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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Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.
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