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Neptun Werft

shipyard Rostock, Germany

NEPTUN WERFT GmbH & Co. KG is a shipyard in Rostock, Germany, founded in 1850 and part of the MEYER WERFT Group since 1997. It is one of the market leaders in river cruise ship construction and specialises in building floating engine room units that are installed in MEYER WERFT cruise ships in Papenburg; it also builds ferries and gas tankers. Through the NEPTUN SMULDERS joint ventures with Smulders, the yard is also involved in the planning, design and construction of offshore converter platforms. The company states it has delivered more than 1,600 newbuildings and carried out thousands of ship repairs, and employs around 600–650 people plus roughly 30–35 apprentices.

NEPTUN WERFT

NEPTUN WERFT GmbH & Co. KG is a German shipbuilding company based in Rostock. Founded in 1850, the yard has delivered more than 1,600 newbuildings and carried out thousands of ship repairs over its history. It has been part of the MEYER WERFT Group since 1997 and today focuses on floating engine room units for large cruise ships, river cruise vessels and specialised ships. The yard employs around 600 to 650 people, making it one of Rostock's most significant employers, and trains roughly 30 to 35 apprentices across several trades.

Services

  • New shipbuilding, using a block construction principle supported by logistics planning and design software
  • Construction of floating engine room units that serve as the power plants of large cruise ships built by MEYER WERFT in Papenburg
  • Planning, design and construction of complex offshore converter platforms through the NEPTUN SMULDERS Offshore Renewables and NEPTUN SMULDERS Engineering joint ventures with Smulders
  • Ship repair (stated as part of the yard's historical track record)

Vessel Types

  • River cruise ships — more than 70 delivered; described as a market leader in this segment
  • Ferries
  • Gas tankers
  • Floating engine room modules for cruise ships
  • Offshore converter platforms (via joint venture)

Facilities

  • 150 metre long lowering/launching device for large sections and complete vessels
  • 13,000 m² shipbuilding hall
  • Modern production facilities and digital technologies, with a short-distance site layout

Supply Chain

  • Works with a broad network of partner companies supplying steel, pipes, cables and outfitting materials
  • Uses SAP ARIBA as its primary supplier management tool within the MEYER group
  • Publishes delivery guidelines, General Supplier Requirements (GSR) and General Contractor Requirements (GCR) for suppliers and contractors

Location

  • NEPTUN WERFT GmbH & Co. KG, Werftallee 13, 18119 Rostock, Germany
  • Phone: +49 381 384 10 10 | Email: [email protected]
  • Registered at Amtsgericht Rostock, HRA 3687