Werft Malz GmbH

inland shipyard Oranienburg, Germany

Werft Malz GmbH is an inland shipyard in Oranienburg, Brandenburg, on a site where inland vessels have been built and repaired for around 110 years. The yard hauls out and repairs motor cargo vessels, passenger ships, pusher boats, technical fleet units and government craft (notably police boats), and carries out newbuild and refit work on hulls, interiors and ship systems. Its 26,000 sqm site includes a slipway for vessels up to 67 m, a lift/lowering installation for vessels up to 30 m, a heated shipbuilding hall and a 3 m CNC vertical turning lathe, plus an in-house joinery. The company is certified to DIN EN 1090-1 and 1090-2 and holds GL welding approval, and employs around 29 people.

Werft Malz GmbH

Werft Malz GmbH operates an inland shipyard at An der Schleuse 7 in Oranienburg, Brandenburg. Inland vessels have been built and repaired at the site for roughly 110 years, beginning with 4.85 m wide towed barges for Berlin; the yard was privatised and re-formed under its present name in February 2000. Today the 26,000 sqm facility employs some 29 staff and combines shipbuilding and repair with metalworking, machining and joinery. Additional partner firms for corrosion protection/painting, electrics and nautical equipment are based on site.

Services

  • Hauling out, repair, conversion and refit of inland vessels
  • Newbuild and repair work on ship interiors and ship systems
  • Steel and aluminium construction
  • Machining of large mechanical/engineering components on a CNC vertical turning lathe (3 m face plate diameter)
  • Turning shop and gearbox repair
  • Ship electrics and electronics
  • Interior fit-out and furniture joinery from the company's own carpentry shop
  • Corrosion protection and painting via on-site partners

Facilities

  • Three-tier slipway for vessels up to 67 m and a maximum of 300 tonnes, with 8 slip carriages on a rail system, winches and remote operation from the slip tower
  • Lift/lowering installation for vessels up to 30 m, with rail transfer into one of three doors of the shipbuilding hall; converted to electro-hydraulic PLC control in 2012
  • Heated shipbuilding hall measuring 50 x 30 x 14 m with 10-tonne overhead crane
  • Quay installation
  • Certification to DIN EN 1090-1 and DIN EN 1090-2; GL welding approval

Vessel Types

  • Motor cargo vessels
  • Passenger ships
  • Pusher boats
  • Technical fleet vessels
  • Government and authority craft, particularly police boats

Location

  • An der Schleuse 7, 16515 Oranienburg, Germany
  • Telephone 03301-20320, fax 03301-203220, [email protected]
  • Registered at Amtsgericht Neuruppin, HRB 5354; represented by Ralf Loerke