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SHIPBUILDING: GERMANY

Tamsen Shipyard, Rostock: Minehunting vessels “Herten” and “Homburg” at Tamsen Shipyard.

The German Shipbuilding Industry

The special ship building sector drove much better than in previous years,” value is in the cruise vessel and luxury

German shipbuilding has this growth, as 20 of the 34 delivered said Lüken. By November 2014 ship- yacht segments. But some special ves- made a signi? cant turn- new builds could be classi? ed as high- yards had achieved the full turnover of sels for the offshore segment are in the quality special vessels or naval units. 2013. In that year, shipyards Sietas and order books as well, as shipyard Abek- around. The country’s ship-

Although VSM announces its annual Peenewerft were hit by insolvency. In ing & Rasmussen is now producing its balance of? cially in May of each year, 2014 this picture has been improved. successful SWATH-Design in series.

building industry has seen

MR was able to obtain some early in- Peenewerft is, as part of the Lürssen- The cruise sector is a pillar of the increases in the number of sights into the results. “The order in- Group, back in the market. country’s shipyard capacity.

comes in 2014 have been remarkably This shipbuilding rebound predictably Last year, Neptun Werft delivered 11 employees, orders and de- better than in 2013 – in regard to value produced a rise in employment in 2014, river-cruise vessels, and an additional as well as tonnage. There are clear in- as German shipyards employed 17,854 11 new ships are scheduled for deliv- liveries compared to 2013, dications of an upward trend,” said Dr. workers, according to the statements ery in 2015. The yard in Warnemünde according to the German

Reinhard Lüken, CEO of the German from the union IG Metall. This is a six is scheduled to deliver sections and

Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries As- percent rise compared to 2013. The big complete engine compartment modules

Shipbuilding and Ocean In- sociation (VSM). This is good news for shipyards are recruiting personnel for for Papenburg, a backlog that will keep an industry that saw deliveries drop to 2015 as order volume remains stable. the yard busy until 2016. Business at dustries Association (VSM).

$2.7 billion in 2013. 2014 order volume Thirteen vessels of more than 700,000 Meyer Werft is currently booming, and rose to almost $10.8 billion from $9.9 gt were ordered during the ? rst three to date it is scheduled to deliver eight

By Peter Pospiech billion in 2013. quarters of 2014 at German shipyards. ships through 2019. Last year the ship- “The situation at many yards is Of these orders, almost 90% of the yard delivered “Quantum of the Seas” 78 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • APRIL 2015

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