Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder
Situated on the banks of the river Weser the shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen was founded by[ds_preview] a man named Henry Rasmussen in 1907. Over one hundred years elapsed since then and the shipyard has been developed to a modern shipbuilding facility with currently five halls for ships of up to 80 m length, a harbour basin and a Syncrolift. In ecological friendly workshops conventional steel as well as aluminium and not magnetizing steel is being used for the construction of state-of-the-art ships and boats. As from June 22, 2009, Abeking & Rasmussen has changed its corporate form from a limited partnership to a not listed stock company. After almost 50 years, Hermann Schaedla assigned his son, Has Michael Schaedly as new CEO of the company while moving to the supervisory board himself. This step has been taken in order to prepare to cope with the challenges of the future. Simultaneously it opens a stronger international presence and more transparency to its customers.
»Elandess« is the name of a 60 m motor yacht which was delivered to her owner by mid August. The naval architecture came from the shipyard; the exterior styling was by Donald Starkey Designs, while Bannenberg & Rowell Design developed the interior.
»Elandess« features a king size double cabin of 90sqm for her owners on main deck and four guest cabins on lower deck, with the possibility of connecting two rooms to a suite. A spacious main salon, a homely sky lounge and plenty of outside decks space ensure the guest’s comfort. Up to 14 crew live forward of the lower deck, the captain sleeps right behind the large fully integrated bridge. Her Caterpillar diesel engines performing 1,400 kW each are responsible for her range of more than 4,000 nautical miles. The two tender boats are being launched by the proven Abeking & Rasmussen stern launching system.
Also for delivery still in 2010 the shipyard is working on the motor yacht project Abeking 6483 with 78.43 m in length. Reymond Langton Design is responsible for the exterior and interior design. This superyacht newbuilding is kept very secretly and only little will be known until she has actually been launched and delivered to her owner. So far following specifications could be revealed: max speed: 16.50 knots – cruising speed: 14.0 knots LOA: 78.43 m (257´ 4 ) – Max Draft: 3.2 m (10´ 6 ).
Blohm + Voss
Blohm + Voss Shipyards & Services has confirmed its competence of constructing and building yachts in the premium segment, as well as doing refits, modifications and conversions for large yachts. Its yachts have become more viable and increasingly versatile due to for example, virtually unlimited communication technologies, on board aircraft, longer ranges, greater efficiency, reduced on-board staff numbers – and last but not least – comfort, style and furnishings fulfilling every wish.
Blohm + Voss have been building yachts for over 130 years and have set benchmarks in technology, design and exclusiveness – apart from newbuildings this counts also for refits, modifications and conversions.
Every large yacht is something totally unique. There is and will only be one. It is work of fine art – and is a prime example of engineering excellence – a discipline in which our fellow countrymen excel. B+V- yards are located with reason on north European coasts where the hinterland is rich with the industries, craftsmen, artists and artisans supplying the myriad of components required. The shipyard has covered floating docks that secure the highest quality standards and protect the yachts from the elements as well as from non-authorized viewers.
Project motor yacht »Orca« is a 96 m superyacht currently being built at the yard – a luxury yacht builder which is synonymous with large technically challenging and completely custom superyachts. The UK company Michael Leach Design created the »Orca« yacht’s exterior and interior design work and her interior styling is by Silverlining and Metrica. Superyacht »Orca« has an technologically advanced and futuristic superstructure with a steel hull, and also fascinatingly, a flowing curved superstructure which utilises an aluminium, composite and glass amalgamation. Project »Orca« will also include two Cougar Marine custom tenders on her sports deck. Superyacht »Orca« will accommodate 16 guests in six guest cabins and her two MTU 595 TE 70l diesel engines create a maximum speed of 19 knots and a 6,000 nm range at 14 knots. CharterWorld will cover the launch of project Yacht »Orca«.
The shipyard’s expert team is presently developing a series of pre-designed custom yachts allowing clients to profit from the shipyards experience in large yacht new builds and leading to shorter delivery times as well as reduced building cost.
The first project out of this series is B+V 110 MY/fast. Blohm + Voss present a new 110m luxury power yacht, a direct descendant of the famous 74 m mega-yacht »Eco« (now »Enigma«) yacht, designed at that time to be the fastest yacht of its size. This new B+V 110 MY/fast high power fast yacht with its long stretched profile sits in the water waiting to unleash its incredible power and combines the extremes of yacht design; on one hand speed and sportive appearance, on the other hand luxurious owner’s and guest’s quarters with well protected outdoor areas. The unique exterior styling completes an unrivalled yacht concept study.
In the engine rooms close to 110,000 hp (which is comparable to 100 Bugatti Veyron’s) can speed up B+V 110 MY/fast via water jets up to 40 knots with two extremely powerful MTU engines coupled to two steer able Wärtsilä 9000 water jets and two gas turbines also coupled to two further Wärtsilä 9000 water jet boosters. At the maximum speed of 40 knots B+V 110 MY/fast can roar non-stop between Monaco to Athens within only one single day (25 hours).
The internal layout of the B+V 110 MY/fast is based on most efficient usage of space. The bridge has been designed at the very top deck 6. The owner’s 280 m2 complete private deck 5 consists of a large state room facing the bow which is illuminated with natural sunlight through an amazing skylight, en suites as well as an office with a reception and waiting area well located close to the main staircase. A spacious outdoor area opens from the owner’s state room, towards the bow providing supreme privacy and protecting him from the elements while sunbathing. The entire Upper Deck 4 offers common and entertaining areas for the owner and his guests with a spacious lounge having access to the forward deck where Jacuzzis have been placed on each side of the yacht. A separate dining room can be converted into a conference room and there are also to be found a library as well as a gym with access to the aft outdoor area.
Six comfortable guest cabins accommodating 12 guests are well located together one deck below on main deck 3. An easy access is provided for the owner and guests boarding the yacht via the side gangway leading to the main lobby next to the lift and the main staircase. On the same deck there are a cinema and a large outdoor area in the aft to enjoy more entertainment.
The tender garages with side shell doors on deck 2 can accommodate on one side a small light weight seaplane and on the other side a 7 m (23 ft) tender as well as various water toys.
Fr. Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG, Berne
»Competence for unique ships« can be said about this shipyard situated on the river Weser. Founded in 1850 by Johann Faßmer, the yard this year celebrates its 160th anniversary. From its headquarter in Lower Saxony Fassmer today manages its worldwide activities of four core divisions: Shipbuilding, Deck Equipment, Lifeboats and Fibreglass Technology (GRP). The dynamic family-owned shipyard in its fifth generation enjoys an unsurpassed international reputation for high quality products and reliability of service. With its skilled and highly motivated employees, its experienced development and design department, product facilities the yard guarantees competence of highest order to its customers. In 1958 Fassmer courageously started to choose synthetic material for the construction of boats. This has been adopted especially for lifeboats, rescue- and tenderboats and used until today.
At present the yard is projecting the MY 50, a strong and robust 50 m yacht for unlimited excursions. For the interior and exterior design with plenty of luxury on board Fassmer works together with well known architects according to the owner’s requirements. Based on the company’s long experience in the design and construction of highly sophisticated vessels Fassmer guarantees high quality, safety and reliability.
Gebr. Friedrich GmbH & Co. KG Schiffswerft, Kiel
The traditional shipyard that was established in 1921 and today is renowned for its ideal solutions for complex and difficult refits. Yachts like »Albacora of Tortola«, »Queen M« or »Rudolf Diesel« are belonging to the yards clientele. The family-yard’s management, in third and fourth generation led by Klaus Birr and his daughter Katrin, successfully expanded the yard’s service department. Modern yachts are in every respect high-tech objects. Gebr. Friedrich Schiffswerft is able to cope with all kinds of materials along with the rules and regulations given by the classification societies. Highly valued equipment of the propulsion as well as electrical devices can be fitted and repaired. Competent and motivated staff proved their high level of expertise also in the luxury segment. For instance when the yard replaced a 1,000 hp engine of a megayacht the yard could demonstrate its capability. The Birr family also had shown its foresight in 1993 when extending its maintenance services through its subsidiary Gebr. Friedrich Industrie- und Elektrotechnik GmbH. This company focuses on worldwide repairs of electrical equipment.
Thanks to the high level of expertise and the reliability of the specialists at Gebr. Friedrich, the number of worldwide service and repair commissions has risen steeply. New Zealand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Djibouti and Texas are just a few of the service team’s recent destinations.
Repairs and maintenance works make up a major part of the yard’s turnover. Large motoryachts and many of the Dutch fleet of tall ships based in Kiel number among the yard’s regular clientele.
More than four years after the introduction of the first floating villa on a pontoon made by Gebr. Friedrich out of industrial shipbuilding steel, interest in the project has grown considerably and already the company has received several concrete enquiries.
Today the yard in Kiel employs 65 labourers with about 20 % of its turnover deriving from the superyacht segement.
Lloyd Werft
The Lloyd Werft shipyard – the company with »experience and tradition« is strategically located on Germany’s North Sea coast in Bremerhaven. Established in 1857 the company has many years of experience in repair, conversion, modernization and completion every kind and almost every size of ship. This includes passenger ships, ro-ro vessels, cargo ships and ferries, bulk and oil carriers, LNG tankers, chemical product tankers, container ships, refrigerated vessels, crane ships, different types of offshore technology and yachts. Another field of activities is the maintenance work on destroyers, frigates, mine sweepers and auxiliary vessels of the German Navy.
The shipyard includes two dry docks, two floating docks, ample crane capacities on land and a floating crane, all necessary workshops, as well as repair and equipment piers to a length of 1,400 m. Ships up to 110,000 dwt and a draught of up to 11,5 m can be docked.
The company employs a labor force and permanent staff of around 530 people. They are under the direction of experienced engineers and foremen and undertake any type of conversion, maintenance and modernization work.
The 115 m motor yacht »Luna« was launched last October 2009 and delivered April 2010 to its owner by Lloyd Werft. The exterior styling has been done by Newcruise Design. It features two helipads facing forward and to the rear around the large communications tower. It also holds transom doors at the sides, leading directly the yacht’s high quality tenders. The large, open aft deck holds a covered swimming pool and sunbathing areas with a dedicated open luxury leisure area featuring a beach club leading down to the swim platform.
Lürssen
Founded by Friedrich Lürssen in 1875 and situated in Bremen-Vegesack the shipyard designs and constructs special vessels, naval ships and yachts. It is renowned for
its design of custom superyachts as the »Octopus« or »Rising Sun«, one of the worldwide largest privately owned yachts. The company acts since 135 years according the motto of the founder »My firm shall be known as the leader in both quality and performance«. Today it groups several shipyards and has many national and international connections, focuses its diversity of skill on what is perhaps the most important demand: total customer satisfaction.
The shipyards teams up with more than 1,000 craftsmen, about 200 engineers and other employees that are often family members in the second or third generation.
Application of high-technology provides state-of-the-art levels. At its advanced welding centre materials are cut and processed on one of the worldwide largest automatic lines. Underwater cutting-torches make sure that torsion-free constructions are being made. In addition the shipyard has a most modern dust-free, climate controlled and largest paint shop that can accommodate ships up to 125 m length. Lürssen has built more than 13,000 vessels since it has been established in 1875.
The shipyard has lately launched the 85 m superyacht »Pacific«. This powerful motor yacht is 85 m (278 ft) long and her impressive and unique exterior designing has been created by German Frers. The luxury yacht’s interior design was created by the well known Bannenberg & Rowell.
The latest but best kept secret of Lürssen is the yacht »Katie Sue II« that is also due to be delivered to her owner in 2010 however, very little information could be revealed so far. According to experts of the industry the superyacht is around 60 m (196.85 ft) long over all. The exterior is said to have been styled by Espen Oeino while the interior design was created by the renowned company Glade Johnson Design. She can accommodate up to twelve guests in six luxurious suites with fifteen permanent crew on board.
Kusch Yachts
For nearly 30 years Kusch Yachts has been a professional partner in design and construction of mega-yachts. The company was founded in 1981 by Claus Kusch (1944–2004) who delivered the first yacht, »Lady Georgina« (ex. »Katalina«) to his customer in 1982. During the following years Kusch Yachts placed orders for various international clients with several shipyards.
Claus Kusch searched for an attached and reliable partner in shipbuilding and found a competent affiliate in the shipyard Peters Schiffbau in Wewelsfleth, Germany in 2000. Today, Kusch Yachts is active in all areas of mega-yacht construction, including repair and re-fit of existing tonnage. Mega-yachts built by Kusch Yachts means living a dream. They are famous worldwide for their high-end and quality yachts – tailor-made in Germany. The current facilities at Peters Schiffbau GmbH in Wewelsfleth, Germany, feature all installations, skilled manpower and administrational staff to perform all tasks related to the building of a tailor-made yacht with a length up to 135 m. Since the company’s formation in 1981 Kusch Yachts has always kept schedule and budget for these exciting newbuilding projects.
Special repairs require a high degree of flexibility. Through the own workshops, a team that works well together and short communication channels, the enterprise is able to react swiftly and can offer a one-stop. Kusch Yachts features a 24 hour prompt service for all kinds of required overhauling or repairs. The service team is familiar with the latest class regulations and requirements that may apply.
Moreover the company is an experienced contractor for re-fits or conversions in technical as well as interior matters, specialized in the conversion of smaller cruise tonnage or tugs into private or commercial motor yachts.
Nobiskrug / Abu Dhabi Mar Group
After the inauguration of the Kiel Canal it was possible to also build larger ships in the middle of the North German plains. In 1905 a man named Otto Storck founded Nobiskrug yard in Rendsburg that since then has delivered more than 700 ships. Since 2009 the shipyard belongs to the Abu Dhabi Mar Holding of the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East. The holding has been established in 2007 and is also proprietor of French CMN yard and ADM Shipyards in Abu Dhabi.
Today the yard with a turnover of about € 100 mill. employs around 420 labourers. The Nobiskrug site stretches across an area of about 173,000 m2; 44,000 m2 of which are covered premises. Two dry docks – one of 151 m and one of 193 m length – are located directly to the yards site, one of 227 m is situated in Kiel but also managed by Nobiskrug.
In a modern hall highly sophisticated superyachts are being built that fulfil the customers’ greatest demands and desires. The yard also maintains a mobile task force that carries out worldwide repairs in a most flexible and efficient way. In 2009 the shipyard was awarded the »World Superyacht Award« and the »ShowBoat International Award for Best Custom Motor Yacht Interior 60 m and over« for the construction of the 74 m yacht »Siren«. The yacht was created in close cooperation with »Newscruise Yacht Projects & Design« in Hamburg.
For the time being Nobiskrug has five yachts under construction, three of which are expected to be delivered to their owners still in 2010.
In early August 2010 Nobiskrug delivered the traditional 60-metre motor yacht »Jamaica Bay« to her owners. This classic mega yacht with her remarkable canoe stern was designed by the Dutch designer Felix Buytendijk, both exterior and interior. The superb open exterior decks are undisturbed by superstructure and hence allow uninterrupted views over the ocean. The interiors are very traditional in dark mahogany with deep blue carpeting or wooden flooring and there is a very smooth transition from the guest areas to the well appointed crew accommodation. The accommodation is spaciously divided with the expansive owner’s suite placed forward on the main deck, just ahead of the equally grand VIP Suite, both equipped with whirlpool bathtubs in the large bathrooms. The four guest cabins on the lower deck are typically situated around the main staircase that rises through the vessel with its traditional mahogany balustrading, reaching the Sky Lounge with its window placement and the tranquil ambience. The yacht will not take long with her maximum speed of 16 knots to sail for USA where she will cruise the East Coast down to Caribbean in readiness for the coming season. Nobiskrug has now four further yachts under construction and will shortly deliver the next mega yacht »Sycara V«, to be presented at the Monaco Yacht Show.
Apart from building yachts the yard carries out ship repairs, modifications and tasks for the German Navy.
Tamsen Maritim
Tamsen Maritim is one of the most modern shipyards in northern Europe with a long heritage of shipbuilding in Rostock. The shipyard was founded in 1850 and later renamed Neptun Shipyard. In 1994 Abeking & Rasmussen stepped in for repair of navy and authority vessels of the Baltic Sea Coast. In 2002 the shipyard was optimized for more and larger repair works and the new section for composite construction was built up. In 2009 the shipyard was taken over by Mr. Tamsen from Germany to extend the diversification for refitting and newbuilding of yachts up to 65 m and 1,300 t and renamed in Tamsen Maritim. Already in 2010 the company received the first contracts for refits and inspection of yachts. The 30 m classical sailing yacht »Skythia« underwent a refit of the hull and a complete refit of all masts and rig. The superyacht »Le Grand Bleu« chose Tamsen Maritim as inspection and stop-over point in the Baltic Sea. The ideal logistical location of Rostock in the south of the Baltic Sea is one of the best passage stops with tide-free harbors and a professional environment for service.
The diversification of Tamsen Maritim is unique in the shipbuilding industry. The shipyard is a close partner for the German navy, customs, police and other authority vessels. The flexibility and local position at the heart of the southern Baltic Sea is an attractive service for different types of commercially used vessels. Especially towing and passenger shipping companies appreciate the fast service to keep their vessels running. The composite section is developed to a industrial business with all possible certifications and requirements to keep up with clients demands. Using modern techniques like vacuum infusion systems, operating one of the largest CNC milling machines in Europe with a total length of 65 m and a beam of 13 m and employing an experienced team of composite specialists makes it possible to be a partner of the marine, aviation and transportation industry. The range of products includes intelligent custom-made light-weight products, gangways, light-weight hatches, plugs and moulds for serial shipyards, prototypes the wind energy industry and custom carbon fiber yacht projects. Owning and building yachts was always a passion of Mrs. and Mr. Tamsen with the latest results of building and delivering yachts above 40 m. The experienced team of yachtbuilders at Tamsen Maritim have a impressive reference list of involvements in new builds and refit projects. This passionate know-how is combined with state-of-the-art shipbuilding facilities to a strong team for refitting and building yachts to owners wishes.
