Builders by Country
Dutch Yacht Builders
The Netherlands builds the yachts other yards are measured against. Feadship, Heesen, Oceanco and Amels — four names that define custom superyacht quality — all work within a hundred kilometres of each other.
Dutch building is an engineering culture: faultless steel and aluminium work, silent naval architecture, and finish quality that holds decades after launch. ‘It's a Feadship’ remains the industry's shorthand for a build without compromise, and Heesen's fast aluminium hulls and Amels' charter-proven Limited Editions carry the same DNA.
On charter, Dutch pedigree is what guests feel without naming: the quiet underway, the doors that close like vaults, service areas engineered so crew appear exactly when needed.
Amels
Netherlands · est. 1918Limited Editions, unlimited polish
Dutch yard within Damen Yachting, best known for the Limited Editions semi-custom superyacht range 55m-80m.
3 for charter · 3 for saleExplore
Feadship
Netherlands · est. 1949The Dutch gold standard
Dutch alliance of Royal Van Lent and Koninklijke De Vries, regarded as a benchmark for fully-custom superyachts 40m to 110m+.
12 for charter · 4 for saleExplore
Heesen
Netherlands · est. 1978Fast aluminium, Dutch precision
Dutch builder of semi-custom and custom aluminium and steel yachts 50m-80m, known for fast lightweight hulls.
13 for charter · 3 for saleExplore
Oceanco
Netherlands · est. 1987Dutch builder of giants
Dutch custom yard specialising in 80m-140m superyachts, including some of the largest sailing yachts ever built.
4 for charter · 1 for saleExplore