Meyer Werft
Meyer Werft is one of the major German shipyards, headquartered in Papenburg at the river Ems. Founded in 1795 and starting with small wooden vessels, today Meyer Werft is a builder of luxury passenger ships. 700 ships of different types have been built at the yard. Its "Dockhalle 2" is the third largest shipbuilding hall and the building with the fifth-largest usable volume in the world as of 2022.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Founded | 1795 |
| Headquarters | Papenburg, Germany |
Key people | Bernard Meyer, CEO |
| Products | Cruise ships Tankers Livestock carriers Ferries Research vessels |
| Revenue |
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Number of employees | 3300 (2017) |
| Parent | Meyer Neptun S.à.r.l. |
| Website | www.meyerwerft.com |
Meyer Werft has been owned and managed by the Meyer family for seven generations. Since 1997, it has been part of the Meyer Neptun Group, together with Neptun Werft in Rostock. In 2014, the company added the Turku shipyard in Finland to the group.
The shipyard is an anchor on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
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