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| September 2004 |
| Slipping Away
Dutch shipbuilder goes
into liquidation |
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| The Dutch ship building yard of Van der
Giessen-de Noord went into liquidation in October 2003. They
have built many ferries over the years including the Stena Jutlandica (above),
the Isle of Inishmore (below right) and the Isle of Innisfree (now
the Pride of Cherbourg) (bottom left). One of the last
ships to be delivered was the Mont St. Michel in December 2002 (below
left). Based in Krimpen aan den Ijssel near Rotterdam, the
yard had impressive undercover facilities. However it could
not compete with South Korea and it had received no new commissions since
the end of subsidies in 2000. |
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Facts (top to bottom) |
 | Stena Line's Stena Jutlandica at
the yard before delivery in April 1996. |
| Isle of Inishmore from Irish
Ferries arriving at Rosslare from Pembroke Dock in August 2003. |
| Mont St. Michel of Brittany
Ferries arriving at Portsmouth from Caen in March 2003. |
| Originally delivered to Irish Ferries
as their Isle of Innisfree, P&O Ferries Pride of
Cherbourg leaves Portsmouth for Cherbourg in April 2004. |
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