Damen Shipyards Antalya opens phase 2

Since it reopened as a Damen shipyard, the Antalya facility has continued as a specialist in composite shipbuilding, successfully making the transition from custom yacht building to the serial construction of high speed workboats up to 40m in length. Today Damen Antalya builds the FCS 1605, Stan Patrol 2205 and Interceptor 1102 models, and the Damen Water Bus.
Now the yard has opened a second, 12,000m² facility - Antalya II - dedicated to the construction of Damen’s 50m-long FCS 5009. The hulls and superstructures are built in steel and aluminium by a nearby subcontractor, and the outfitting takes place in Antalya II. Four 5009s are currently under construction and the facility will produce six to eight vessels a year when fully operational.
The original Antalya I is also undergoing an upgrade in 2015, with 90% of the composite work moving to the vacuum infusion process. The final 10%, representing the most complex structures, will continue to be built using hand lamination techniques. This change is already delivering a more efficient production process and cost and time savings, Damen said.  
The yard currently employs around 125 staff with another 60 working offsite on the 5009 hulls and superstructures. The total number is said to further grow as Antalya II reaches its full capacity.