ANCHORING THE FUTURE OF DUTCH MARITIME

Thecla Bodewes Shipyards is an accumulation of four yards, including TB Shiprepair Meppel which specialises in vessel repair, refits, providing after-sales services and general support to the yard’s existing fleet. Owner & CEO Thecla Bodewes and Project Developer Wilco Smit provided an update on the company’s latest operation. Report written by Imogen Ward.

Always striving to manufacture brilliance in a sustainable way, Thecla Bodewes Shipyards is the epitome of innovative and eco-friendly designs.

“As a team, we develop and build hightech vessels that contribute to our mutual desire to strive for a better, more sustainable future,” Owner & CEO Thecla Bodewes said. “Our clients trust in what we do and believe in our vessel designs and our forward-thinking.”

TBSY has facilities located in the Netherlands at Kampen, Meppel, Harlingen and Stroobos. The company specialises in designing and manufacturing large, sea-worthy vessels and takes full advantage of its yards’ capabilities, including TBSY Harlingen which is used mainly for special projects (like RV Wim Wolff) and providing refit location facilities to the superyacht industry.

One of the company’s latest projects, the newbuilding and delivery of the 138m long and 11,000-TDW diesel- electric geared multi-purpose vessel Vertom Joy (featuring a 17.8m beam), also fully utilised the maximum build capabilities of TBSY Kampen.

Bustling boatyards

Since TBSY’s last interview with Inside Marine, it has been incredibly busy with a plethora of new vessels. The company has successfully maintained a focus on sustainability with its latest portfolio additions.

In May 2022, the company successfully delivered Krakesandt, a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) to its new home at De Hoop in the city of Terneuzen. “Similar to its sister vessel, TSHD Anchorage,” Ms Bodewes said, “Krakesandt features a diesel-electric propulsion system which offers a variety of operational configurations to efficiently regulate the energy supply during sailing, dredging and vessel unloading.” And this dredger is ready for the sustainable transition to zero-emission fuels.

Another exciting development at TBSY is the recent commissioning of six

Like a fish takes to water, Alewijnse excels when it comes to carrying out complete electrical and automation installations on board vessels of all types. The systems integrator has been working together successfully with Thecla Bodewes Shipyards for more than 40 years. Joint projects include the advanced hopper dredgers Krakesandt, Anchorage and Charlock.