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IHC Holland

Kinderdijk, Krimpen a/d IJssel and Sliedrecht, Netherlands

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The partnership Industrieele Handels Combinatie was formed by L. Smit & Zoon, J & K Smit's Scheepswerven, Scheepsbouwwerf & Machinefabriek de Klop, Werf Gusto, Verschure & Co's Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek and Werf Conrad in 1943. The first five yards decided to merge in 1965 as IHC Holland. IHC Gusto was closed in 1978 followed by IHC Verschure in 1980. Parent company IHC Caland acquired Scheepswerf "De Merwede" in 1993 and Van der Giessen-de Noord in 1996 but the latter was closed in 2003. Sold by IHC Caland in 2005, IHC Holland and De Merwede were merged as IHC Holland Merwede, becoming IHC Merwede in 2007 and Royal IHC in 2013 and at the same time the former Van der Giessen-de Noord yard was reopened.