24 Aug 2022
With her engines installed and her hull and superstructure joined together on August 20th, Heesen is delighted to confirm that Project Jade’s construction remains on schedule. Jade, YN 20350, is the third in the shipyard’s popular 50-metre semi-displacement Series, which builds on Heesen’s...
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27 Jul 2022
Heesen is delighted to announce the launch of YN 19755, formerly known as Project Gemini and now named MY Reliance. The yacht began as a speculative venture, and the client, introduced by Arcon Yachts Monaco, joined 15 months into the construction – early enough for Heesen’s engineering...
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06 Jul 2022
Heesen Yachts is delighted to announce the delivery of YN 19850 MY Book Ends, formerly known as Project Sapphire. Book Ends is a thoroughbred racehorse of a yacht with a top speed of over 23 knots. True to the Heesen philosophy, her performance comes not from brute power but from smart engineering....
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30 Jun 2022
The first episode in Season 3 of Heesen’s YachtTalk Specials took place at the shipyard in Oss inside Shed 6 where its renowned aluminium welding takes place. Presenter Charlotte Kan was joined by long-time Heesen collaborator Frank Laupman, exterior designer of Project Jade, and Heesen’s...
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19 May 2022
Heesen Yachts announces that, as of yesterday, the ownership of its company is once again 100% Dutch. Thanks to this transaction, whereby the shares in Heesen have been transferred to an independent Dutch Foundation, the employment both in Oss and Winterswijk is fully preserved. The Board of the...
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21 Mar 2022
Heesen is delighted to confirm its attendance at the Palm Beach International Boat Show from 24 to 27 March 2022. Key people from the Oss shipyard and the US sales operation look forward to meeting new customers and seeing old friends. Heesen CCO Friso Visser, Mark Cavendish, Executive Commercial...
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07 Mar 2022
Heesen is delighted to be back at the Dubai Boat Show from 9 to 13 March. CCO Friso Visser and Sales Director Robert Drontmann look forward to welcoming visitors to stand MD4. Dr Reiner Behne and Tim Trenker from local representative Behnemar will also be in attendance. “This is the first...
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18 Feb 2022
Heesen is delighted to announce the delivery of MY Lusine, YN 19360, previously known as Project Falcon. During intensive tests in the North Sea, she reached the contractual speed of 17,5 knots with acoustic and vibration performance within the required limits. Powered by two MTU 12V 4000 M65L...
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10 Feb 2022
Heesen is delighted to announce that the construction of YN 20457, Project Akira, began at the Oss shipyard on February 9, formally witnessed by the American Bureau of Shipping surveyor. Akira is the first in a new class of high-speed aluminium yachts by Heesen. At 57 metres, with an enclosed...
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24 Jan 2022
The 11th episode of Heesen’s YachtTalk deep dives into the topic of how to develop yachts with cleaner, more efficient propulsion. Hydrogen remains a focal point, but there are plenty of effective short-term solutions to meet emissions targets. To meet the requirements, however, the industry...
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05 Jan 2022
2021 was an exceptional year, and in spite of the challenges COVID-19 continues to inflict, we delivered four yachts and sold another five. As always at Heesen, we are anticipating the Chinese New Year with great enthusiasm and expect 2022, the year of the Water Tiger, to be another intense and...
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23 Dec 2021
Heesen is delighted to announce that YN 19650 Project Aura was launched at the Oss facility on December 17. Arthur Brouwer, Heesen CEO, comments: “2021 has been a very exciting year for our shipyard, not only for our many sales successes, which will keep us busy for years to come but also for the...
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