Louwrens op de Beek from Royal IHC took us around the shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel near Rotterdam (Netherlands) and inside the largest covered slipway in Europe. Hervé Guillou, Naval Group’s CEO, also told us the reasons why the two companies teamed up, the steps they have already undertaken, the strength of their proposal…
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