Koninklijke Niestern Sander B.V. (Royal Niestern Sander) is a Dutch shipbuilding and ship repair company based in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The yard is part of the Royal Wagenborg group and serves commercial, offshore, and public-sector maritime markets.
The company provides design and engineering, newbuild construction, conversions, and maintenance. Its facilities include covered slipways, dry-dock capacity, and outfitting quays suited to complex projects. Royal Niestern Sander is known for ice-class and multipurpose cargo vessels, offshore support and research ships, and other special-purpose tonnage, including projects incorporating low-emission and hybrid technologies. Services span hull construction, systems integration, retrofits, and class-compliant upgrades.
For the chemical and broader process industries, the yard contributes to maritime logistics and infrastructure by building and converting vessels used in industrial supply chains and offshore energy projects, and by supporting lifecycle reliability through repair and modernization programs focused on efficiency, safety, and regulatory compliance.
