Blohm+Voss has belonged to the north German family business Lürssen since 2016; since then, the new owner has already invested around 20 million euros in the Hamburg shipyard. Now comes the next major investment: the roofing of the 287 metre long and 44 metre wide "Dock 10" opposite the Landungsbrücken over a length of at least 200 metres.
The conversion of Dock 10, which will take around six months and cost around 15 million euros, will start in the course of 2020. The dock will probably be towed to Bremen for the work, where it will be given a huge roof. The reason for the major investment is a new order from the Lürssen shipyard for a yacht whose construction will be started at Blohm+Voss in Hamburg and completed at the Lürssen shipyard in Bremen at the customer's request.
Peter Lürßen, Managing Partner of the Lürssen Group, explains: "We are delighted to strengthen the Hamburg site with the investment in Dock 10 and to be able to realise the first part of the new building at Blohm+Voss as planned. The newly roofed dock enables us to efficiently distribute the extensive yacht project across several locations and also offers our employees significantly improved working conditions."
Dr Klaus Borgschulte, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Blohm+Voss, adds: "The conversion will give Blohm+Voss one of the largest covered floating docks in Europe. On the one hand, this will provide new opportunities for existing and potential customers in the field of repairs and refits of yachts, naval vessels and cruise ships; on the other hand, it will create an even better infrastructure for potential new naval construction orders, in particular the MKS 180 project."
Martin Hager
Editor in Chief YACHT
