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IHC Holland Merwede Company Profile

IHC Holland Merwede is focused on the continuous development of its design and construction activities for the specialised shipbuilding sector, in particular the dredging and offshore industries.

IHC Holland Merwede is world market leader in the construction of specialist dredging equipment and complex custom-built offshore vessels. The clients of IHC Holland Merwede include major dredging companies, oil and gas exploration groups, offshore contractors and government authorities.

IHC Holland Merwede has a staff of approximately 2,000 at its locations in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Kinderdijk, Krimpen aan den IJssel, Sliedrecht, Delfgauw, Goes, Hendrik Ido Ambacht and Heusden. There are also branches in China, Houston (USA), India, the Middle East and Singapore.

There is more than a 100-year history of business cooperation and friendship of IHC Merwede B.V. with tsarist Russia and later with the Soviet Union and new democratic Russia. Over this time IHC Merwede, the world leader in manufacturing dredging equipment, has built more than 100 dredges for our country which were successfully used at construction of numerous objects including nearly all largest ports of the USSR.

At present Dutch equipment is used at construction of the commercial seaport Ust-Luga, Marine Facade of St. Petersburg and many infrastructural facilities in various regions of Russia. Among the largest partners of IHC Merwede operating at this market the following companies can be named – OJSC “Mezhregiontruboprovodstroy”, OJSC “Podvodtruboprovodstroy”. CJSC “MTA”, CJSC “Baltdraga”, OJSC “NSC”, GT “Morstroy” and other dredging and shipping companies, contractors of coastal facilities and companies engaged in construction of bases.