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Oceanco is the Dutch yard for very large custom builds. New-build pricing in 2026 starts at $200M for 80m projects and runs to $600M and up for the largest 120m flagship customs. The Alblasserdam yard has delivered roughly 60 hulls since the brand was rebuilt under its current ownership in the early 2000s, and the order book through 2030 is closed [VERIFY: 2025 to 2026 order book figures]. Oceanco is the smaller of the three Dutch top-tier yards by volume (Feadship and Damen-Amels both build more hulls) and the most consistently ambitious by project profile.
We would commission an Oceanco for a 90m-plus custom build with a strong design-team relationship and a five-year horizon. The yard's willingness to take on technically demanding projects, sailing superyachts, hybrid propulsion, and unconventional layouts is the genuine differentiator. We would not commission an Oceanco for a 70m semi-custom: the yard does not really do that product, and the buyer should go to Heesen, Amels, or the Italian competitors.
This buyer's review draws on one broker contributor with 7 years selling Oceanco hulls, one captain with 4 years on an Oceanco 90m, and our walk-throughs of four Oceanco yachts at Monaco and Fort Lauderdale between 2022 and 2025. Order-book and yard-supplied figures are marked [VERIFY: yard-supplied].
What Oceanco actually is
Oceanco was founded in 1987 and went through several ownership and operational reorganisations before settling into its current form under owner Mohammed Al Barwani. The Alblasserdam yard on the Noord river south of Rotterdam was rebuilt and expanded in the 2010s. The yard has one indoor build hall capable of accommodating yachts to roughly 120m LOA, with the option to build longer projects in sections.
Day-to-day leadership has been stable through the last decade. The yard works with a small group of design partners (Nuvolari Lenard, Andrew Winch, Igor Lobanov, Sam Sorgiovanni, Lateral Naval Architects) on most of its high-profile projects. The yard's reputation rests on a handful of headline deliveries: Black Pearl (the 106m DynaRig sailing superyacht), Y721 (the 127m Lürssen-designed and Oceanco-built motor yacht for Jeff Bezos, depending on the project allocation [VERIFY: full delivery attribution]), Bravo Eugenia (109m), Tranquility (92m), and the Project Bravo and Project Y series.
Oceanco builds steel-hulled motor yachts above 80m. The yard also builds large sailing superyachts (Black Pearl and the projects that followed). The yard does not build below 80m as a rule. Almost every Oceanco project is fully custom.
What separates an Oceanco build
Three things stand out at Oceanco against Feadship and Lürssen.
Willingness to take on technically demanding projects. Black Pearl is the clearest example: a 106m three-masted DynaRig sailing yacht with full hybrid propulsion, regenerative drives, and an apparent net energy break-even under sail. Few yards in the world would have committed to that engineering envelope. Oceanco did. The yard's willingness to push into difficult engineering territory is the main reason serial owners with the most ambitious project briefs default to Oceanco.
Design partnership depth. Oceanco's working relationships with Nuvolari Lenard, Lobanov, Winch, and Sorgiovanni run deeper than the design partnerships at most Dutch yards. The yard treats the design partner as a co-author of the project rather than as a subcontractor. Owners with strong design opinions tend to find Oceanco an easier yard to work with than yards that push owners back toward in-house design.
Lifecycle commitment. The yard's after-sale care and refit relationships are strong. Oceanco-built hulls in the 80m-plus bracket have been returning to Alblasserdam for major refits at a higher rate than equivalent Feadship or Lürssen hulls return to their building yards. Whether this is brand loyalty or genuine cost-of-ownership advantage is debatable. The pattern is real.
The trade-offs are real.
Pricing at the ceiling. Oceanco is priced at the Feadship and Lürssen ceiling for the same LOA. There is no discount for the smaller installed base. New-build cost-per-LOA runs $2M to $4M per metre at the 90m-to-110m bracket, putting an Oceanco at the top end of the Dutch market.
Long build slots and lead times. Build times run 4 to 6 years from contract to delivery for the larger customs. Order book through 2030 is closed as of mid-2026 [VERIFY: current slot availability]. A buyer wanting an Oceanco for delivery before 2031 should expect to consider an existing brokerage hull or a project allocation that has freed up.
Smaller installed base. Sixty-odd hulls is a thin foundation compared with Feadship (well over 250) or Lürssen (over 300). The cumulative operational experience across the fleet, the parts availability, and the captain-network depth is thinner. Owners report this as a real operational consideration rather than a theoretical one.
The project profile
Recent and current Oceanco projects worth knowing about for buyers and charter clients:
Black Pearl. 106m. Three-masted DynaRig sailing yacht. Delivered 2018. Hybrid diesel-electric with regenerative drives. Among the most engineering-ambitious yachts ever delivered. Charter market acceptance has been strong despite the very high charter rate (peak weekly $1.8M to $2.4M region [VERIFY: current peak rate]).
Y721 / Koru. 127m. Three-masted sailing superyacht delivered 2023. The largest sailing yacht in the world by LOA. Privately held.
Bravo Eugenia. 109m. Motor yacht delivered 2018. Hybrid diesel-electric propulsion. One of the early examples of the yard's commitment to hybrid systems in a 100m-plus hull.
Tranquility. 92m. Motor yacht delivered 2014. Reportedly transacted in the brokerage market 2024 to 2025 [VERIFY: most recent transaction date and price].
Project Y and Project Bravo series. The yard's recurring project names for hulls under construction. The yard markets these by project name until launch, after which the owner's preferred name is applied.
What we would buy
Two buy paths into Oceanco make sense in 2026.
Brokerage 90m to 110m Oceanco hulls from 2012 to 2018. Asking prices run $80M to $200M depending on hull and specification. A well-surveyed Oceanco from this era is one of the strongest buys in the 90m-plus bracket if the buyer has the operating budget and the broker network to support a hull of this size. Older Oceancos hold well in the brokerage market because the design and engineering ambition was there from day one.
New-build slot acquisition (rare). Occasionally a project slot frees up because an owner has changed plans during construction. A buyer with the broker network to capture one of these slots can step into an in-build Oceanco at a meaningful timeline advantage versus a new contract. The cost is usually a premium over the original contract price.
What we passed on
Two patterns we steer buyers away from.
The original-era Oceancos from before the 2007 to 2010 reorganisation. Pre-2010 Oceanco hulls were built under different ownership and engineering standards. A handful are excellent. Several have aged less well than buyers expected. Survey results on these hulls are variable, and refit cost to bring an older Oceanco to a 2026 operating standard runs $8M to $20M depending on scope. Buyers tempted by sub-$30M asking prices on 70m to 80m pre-2010 Oceancos should expect the math to look different after the survey.
The marketing line that conflates project name with hull pedigree. Oceanco markets each project with a working name, then by owner-supplied name at delivery. The brokerage market sometimes carries the original project name long after a yacht has been renamed. We work past the name to the build year, hull number, and the verified specification every time, and so should you.
The yards we would compare Oceanco against
Feadship. The Dutch reference. Feadship builds to a comparable engineering standard at comparable pricing in the 80m-plus bracket. Feadship has the deeper installed base and the stronger brand floor at resale. For most 80m-plus buyers the Feadship-versus-Oceanco choice is design-team and broker-relationship driven. Buyers with ambitious engineering briefs lean Oceanco. Buyers with conventional briefs and a brand-floor priority lean Feadship. See the Feadship review.
Lürssen. The German reference. Lürssen has the deepest installed base above 90m of any yard in the world. Pricing is comparable. Build times are comparable to longer. For very large projects (100m-plus), Lürssen is the default. For ambitious sailing superyachts or projects where the design partner is the leading voice, Oceanco often wins. See the Lürssen review.
Amels. The platform-build Dutch alternative. Amels Limited Editions go up to 80m. They are not a direct comparable for Oceanco in the 90m-plus bracket. For buyers considering 70m to 80m, Amels is the predictable-delivery alternative. See the Amels and Damen review.
For very large, design-led, technically ambitious projects, Oceanco is the right answer alongside Feadship and Lürssen. For predictable platform builds in the 70m to 80m range, the buyer should be elsewhere.
Cost and timeline in 2026
New-build cost. $200M to $260M for 80m to 90m custom builds. $260M to $400M for 90m to 110m projects. $400M to $600M+ for 110m to 125m flagship customs. Sailing superyacht projects (DynaRig and large rig customs) price comparably to or slightly above motor yachts at the same LOA.
Build time. 4 to 5 years for 80m to 95m. 5 to 6 years for 100m to 120m. 5 to 7 years for the most engineering-ambitious sailing or hybrid projects.
Resale value at year 10. 55 to 75 percent of new-build value for the headline projects, depending on operational record and refit history. Resale liquidity is real in this bracket but slow: a 100m Oceanco typically takes 12 to 24 months to sell.
Refit cost. A 10-year refit on a 90m Oceanco runs $8M to $20M depending on scope. The yard's own refit operation in Alblasserdam handles yard-specific work. MB92 La Ciotat, Lürssen Refit, and Pendennis are the typical alternatives.
The honest verdict
Oceanco is the Dutch yard for genuinely ambitious 90m-plus custom builds. The willingness to take on technically demanding projects, the depth of design partnerships, and the build-hall capability put Oceanco at the top of the Dutch market for this brief.
The yard is not the answer for a 70m semi-custom platform build. The yard is not the answer for a predictable 4-year build cycle on a conventional design. For those briefs, Heesen, Amels, or Feadship's smaller customs are better fits.
For the buyer with the budget, the patience, and the design-team relationships, Oceanco is one of the three or four yards in the world capable of delivering the most ambitious project in the market.
Frequently asked questions
Is Oceanco a good yacht builder? Yes, in the 80m-plus custom build segment. Engineering ambition and design-partnership depth are the differentiators. Below 80m Oceanco does not really build.
How much does a new Oceanco cost? $200M to $260M for 80m to 90m. $260M to $400M for 90m to 110m. $400M to $600M and up for 110m to 125m flagship projects.
Oceanco vs Feadship: which is better? Comparable engineering standard, comparable pricing. Oceanco leans more toward technically ambitious and design-led projects. Feadship leans more toward conventional briefs with the strongest Dutch brand floor at resale. Both are excellent. The choice is project-brief and design-team driven.
Oceanco vs Lürssen: which is better? Lürssen has the deeper installed base above 90m and is the default for very large projects (100m-plus). Oceanco is often preferred for sailing superyachts and projects where the design partner is central. Build times are comparable; pricing is comparable.
What is Black Pearl? The 106m three-masted DynaRig sailing superyacht delivered by Oceanco in 2018. Hybrid diesel-electric with regenerative drives. Among the most engineering-ambitious yachts ever delivered.
Is Y721 / Koru an Oceanco? Y721, delivered 2023, is widely reported as an Oceanco build [VERIFY: full delivery attribution and any joint-yard arrangement]. It is a 127m three-masted sailing yacht.
Where should I refit an Oceanco? Oceanco's own refit operation in Alblasserdam for yard-specific work. MB92 La Ciotat for general Mediterranean refits. Lürssen Refit and Pendennis Falmouth as Northern European alternatives.
Are there current Oceanco build slots available? The order book through 2030 is closed as of mid-2026 [VERIFY: current slot availability]. Buyers wanting an Oceanco for delivery before 2031 typically need to consider an existing brokerage hull or an in-build slot that has freed up.
What is the resale value of a 10-year-old Oceanco? 55 to 75 percent of new-build value for the headline projects, depending on operational record and refit history.
Last updated 2026-05.