Oceanco unveiled 12 new exterior designs for its Simply Custom 80m superyacht series, expanding the collection to 27 total designs. The builder also advanced outfitting of the Y729 (Simply Custom 80m) and launched the 111m Leviathan (Y722) in Alblasserdam.
Simply Custom 80m (12 new exterior designs) — unveiled 2025
Gabe Newell, the founder of the video game company Valve, acquired Oceanco on August 1, 2025. He bought the Dutch yard from Oman's Al Barwani family, which had owned it for fifteen years.
What is Oceanco known for?
Fully custom superyachts of 80 meters and more, built in Alblasserdam, the Netherlands, since 1987. Its fleet includes the sailing yacht Black Pearl, Bravo Eugenia, DAR, and KAOS.
How big are Oceanco yachts?
Oceanco concentrates on full displacement superyachts of 80 meters and up, and its Alblasserdam facility can work on several yachts of up to 150 meters at the same time.
The Dutch yard Oceanco specializes in fully custom superyachts of 80 meters and more, built in Alblasserdam since the company's founding in 1987. It builds no series models; every project is a one off. The fleet includes the sailing yacht Black Pearl along with Bravo Eugenia, DAR, and KAOS, and since August 2025 the yard has belonged to Valve founder Gabe Newell.
Custom superyacht building in Alblasserdam
Oceanco has operated from Alblasserdam, near Rotterdam, since 1987, and its facility can work on several superyachts of up to 150 meters at the same time. Output concentrates on full displacement yachts of 80 meters and up, developed to individual owner briefs. From 2010 the company belonged to Omani businessman Mohammed Al Barwani, whose family sold it after fifteen years of ownership.
Gabe Newell's ownership since 2025
Gabe Newell, founder of the video game company Valve and a longtime supporter of the yard, acquired the Oceanco Group on August 1, 2025. The group has since added Alewijnse, a Dutch electrical systems integrator, and Newell took delivery of his own Oceanco, the 364 foot Leviathan, in November 2025. Newell has said he wants the yard to keep doing what it already does well.
Buying or chartering an Oceanco
Oceanco delivers a small number of very large projects rather than production runs, so listings are rare and yachts of this size run with full professional crews. When Oceanco superyachts do come to market for charter or sale, GetBoat lists them.
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