Management - Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven

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Worldwide Leading 

in Repair and Conversion. 

Management 

Werner Lüken, Managing Director 

Rüdiger Pallentin, Managing Director 

Carsten Haake, Managing Director 

Thorsten Beiler, Head of Production 

Horst Brüschke, Head of Purchasing 

Rolf Ludemann, Head of Projects 

Central e-mail-address of the management: 

management@lloydwerft.com 

Worldwide 

Leading 

in Repair 

and 

Conversion. In 

Highest quality, creativity, know-how, 

a workforce experienced in all areas 

of modern shipbuilding and keeping 

to absolute deadlines are all attributes that 

describe the performance of the Lloyd 

Werft, Bremerhaven GmbH. We are the leading 

specialists worldwide in: 

• The completion and extension of different 

types of ships, 

• Repairs, 

• The conversion and modernisation of all 

types of ships. 

1 An experienced team: 

Lloyd Werft’s managing 

directors Rüdiger 

Pallentin, Werner Lüken 

and Carsten Haake; 

2 Precision shipbuilding; 

3 Shipbuilding today – 

funnel for the luxury liner 

“Norwegian Sun”. 

addition to this the Lloyd Werft is highly 

competent in the use of stainless steel and 

aluminium for high precision and speciality 

construction work for the food and chemical 

industries as well as for shipbuilding. The 

prefabrication of cabins for cruise ships as 

well as the manufacture of specialist tools 

for the aircraft industry are also among its 

strengths. 

Since 1972 more than 1800 vessels have 

been converted or repaired at Lloyd Werft. 

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Most of these have been passenger ships, 

Ro-Ro ferries, tankers and container ships 

but the more spectacular conversions 

of large passenger ships such as the 

SS “Norway” (ex “France”), RMS “Queen 

Elizabeth 2”, MV “Costa Victoria”, MV 

“Norwegian Sky”, FS “Polarstern” and the 

MV “Europa” have guaranteed the yard an 

internationally acclaimed reputation. In its 

specialist field of high-tech conversions of 

ships the Lloyd Werft is the world leader and 

can dock ships of up to 100,000 BRT with a 

draft of up to 11.5 m. 

Whether in Miami, Norfolk, Jacksonville, 

Barcelona, Seattle, San Juan, the Bahamas, 

Palermo, Trieste, Lisbon or Singapore – the 

Lloyd Werft’s mobile teams of shipbuilders 

and engineers have proved themselves 

capable of completing difficult jobs in the 

shortest time, worldwide. 

Owners both in Germany and abroad value 

not only the experience, quality and specialist 

knowledge of the Lloyd Werft, but 

also its consistant and uncomplicated commitment 

to the job. Undoubtedly part of our 

strength is proving our competence while 

using small teams. With a workforce of 

almost 500, the Lloyd Werft operates with a 

reduced but highly dedicated and qualified 

core staff. Our philosophy is to buy in the 

best in order to fulfill our customer’s orders.


The history 

of the Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven. 

The history 

of the Lloyd 

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The Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH 

lookes back to a history of more than 

150 years. The predecessor was established 

in 1857 as the “Technischer Betrieb” 

by the renowned shipping line Norddeutscher 

Lloyd, has existed in its pres ent location 

for more than 100 years. 

In 1872 the State of Bremen decided to build 

a third harbour basin – the “Kaiserhafen” – 

with its own sea lock. This lock, the so called 

“Kleine Kaiserschleuse”, was completed in 

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1876. In 1879 the island created between 

the connecting lock and the “Kaiserschleuse” 

became the home of the “Technischer 

Betrieb” in Bremerhaven. In 1886 there were 

636 men employed in mechanical engineer - 

ing and 425 in hull engineering. In 1889, due 

to the constantly increasing size and number 

of ships, it was decided to build an 

extension north of the “Kaiserhafen”, along 

with a new lock (todays “Kaiserschleuse”) 

and a dry dock with a dock basin. The “Kaiserdock 

I”, the largest dock in the world at 

the time with a length of 215 metres, was 

ready for inauguration by 1897 and was put 

into service by the “Technischer Betrieb” in 

1899. The first ship to drydock there was the 

“Prinz-Regent-Luitpold” on September 8 th , 

1899. This was the year of the foundation of 

the present Lloyd Werft. The age of the large 

express liners that competed for the “Blue 

Ribbon” was still to come. 

Norddeutscher Lloyd based its shipyard in 

the maritime town of Bremerhaven because 

it was the centre for overseas trade and passenger 

voyages. The majority of cross ings to 

America started or ended in Bremerhaven. It 

was only logical that Norddeutscher Lloyd 

should use this advantageous position and 

in so doing it found the support of the free 

trade town of Bremen. Norddeutscher Lloyd 

received government funds to build the 

world’s biggest dry dock of its day, where all 

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1 A big job for P&O/Carneval UK: The 

conversion of the passenger vessel 

“Arcardia” to the modern cruise liner 

for the UK club-market M/V “Ocean 

Village”. At the Lloyd Werft the vessel 

got in new spirit for a new market and 

a total refurbishment of all cabins; 

2 Tradition and competence. Norddeutscher 

Lloyd owned fast passenger 

steamer “Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse” 

in dock of what is now Lloyd Werft; 

3 In 1899 – Kaiserdock I prior 

to completion; 4 Ship building 

as was – the forge; 

5 Longer, bigger, better: 

The lengthening of “Windward” 

for “Norwegian Wind”. 

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Werft Bremerhaven. 

the necessary maintenance and repair work 

could be carried out. 

On May 31 st , 1913 the “Kaiserdock II” was 

inaugerated. With a usable length of 260 

metres and a width of 35 metres it was 

“Europe’s largest dry dock”. Between 1936 

and 1938 the “Kaiserdock II” was extended 

to 335 metres. With the building of the “Kaiserdock 

II” the Norddeutsche Lloyd spared 

its passenger ships the need to travel to 

distant shipyards and it could guarantee 

excellent service under its own care. In this 

way they succeded to secure and build upon 

their market share in the ever increas ing 

market for shorter overseas passages. 

The yard made its breakthrough in 1979 

with the conversion of the famous liner 

“France” into the SS “Norway”. This liner, 

with its elegant and pleasing lines, had 

been laying in a french harbour for five 

years. The order for the conversion of this 

old “Musikdampfer” into a modern cruise 

liner designed to cater to, and meet the specific 

requirements of a mainly american cli- 

entel, was placed by the Norwegian Caribbean 

Line (NCL – today’s Norwegian Cruise 

Line). The Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven fulfilled 

the contract in the highest quality in 33 

weeks to the full satisfaction of the client. 

From this point on the Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven 

was one of the yards that set world 

standards of performance in cruise liner 

conversions. Their reputation became firmly 

established in the following years by some 

extraordinary performances. The crowning 

moment in their eventful history was surely 

the conversion of the RMS “Queen Elizabeth 

2”, which was completed on April 25 th , 1987, 

after exactly 179 days. 

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After the bankruptcy of Bremer Vulkan in 

1996, Lloyd Werft soon established itself as 

an independent company and has since 

secured a remarkable market share in the 

modernisation and conversion of passenger 

vessels and ferries. 

In addition to this, Lloyd Werft has extended 

its activities into the new building sector, 

with the hulls being built elsewhere and 

then towed to Bremerhaven for outfitting. 

This system had been introduced for 

famous projects such as Norwegian Sky and 

Norwegian Sun, Pride of America or lately 

the first two dockships for Combilift ApS. 

Recently and in light of the significant market 

development and prosperous outlook, 

Lloyd Werft is penetrating the Yacht business 

sector with one Yacht currently under 

production. 

In 2006, the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri – 

Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. and the stateowned 

BIG Bremer-Investitions-Gesell - 

schaft mbH became new shareholders in 

Lloyd Werft by way of a capital increase, giving 

Lloyd Werft additional reputation and 

solid shareholding background. 

Based on the solid know-how of its work - 

force, flexible working, persistant rational - 

ization, outsourcing and partnership alli - 

ances, the Lloyd Werft has been able to 

maintain competitive prices for its work. 

The yard’s facilities also enable it to send 

mobile teams of craftsmen anywhere in the 

world. When time is of the essence and high 

quality workmanship and unconventional 

ideas are required, the Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven 

is your best partner. 

We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming 

you to the Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven.


Longer, bigger, better: 

“Norwegian Wind”, “Norwegian Dream” 

and “Norwegian Majesty”. 

The Caribbean cruise market is growing 

at a phenomenal rate. Those 

owners reacting fast enough will end 

up with a big slice of the cake. Norwegian 

Cruise Line (NCL) did this. 

At the beginning of the nineties they or - 

dered two new vessels in France and one in 

Finland. The new ships provided the ideal 

conditions for providing more passenger 

capacity. NCL had already been working successfully 

with the Lloyd Werft, which had 

Longer, bigger, better: 

“Norwegian Wind”, “Norwegi 

and “Norwegian Majesty 

made its name with unconventional and 

success oriented conversions, and in particular 

with ship’s lengthenings. 

The yard promised NCL that within 60 days 

they would have each of their three ships 

back, to a new standard: Longer, bigger, better. 

The “Windward” marked the beginning. 

On 14 th January, 1998 she arrived in Bremerhaven 

and on 14 th March, 1998 she left the 

Longer, bigger, 

better. 

yard as the “Norwegian Wind” – lengthened 

by a complete midship section of 39.8 metres 

that provided additional accomodation 

for 500 passengers and 100 crew. 

Following on almost immediately was her 

sistership “Dreamward” which left the Lloyd 

Werft as the “Norwegian Dream” after 60 

days and as good as a “new” ship. The third 

ship, the finnish built “Royal Majesty” was 

lengthened by 33.6 metres and re named 

“Norwegian Majesty”. All three ships were 

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an immediate hit and achieved market 

advantages for NCL while setting new standards 

in the competitive cruise market. 

The tasks of planning and completing the 

lengthenings were complicated and de - 

manding and attracted worldwide atten tion. 

To the exact millimetre the ships were cut 

down the middle, from the upper deck down 

the the bilge. Barges fore and aft and a specially 

designed float assured the stability of 

both sections when they were afloat, during 

which time the preconstructed mid ship section 

was floated into the drydock.


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Result: All three ships were not just bigger 

but also became more elegant through the 

lengthening. Within 60 days new interna - 

tional standards were created in the cabins, 

salons, restaurants and bars. This double 

success was made possible by the Lloyd 

Werft’s modern prefabrication methods and 

its solid experience with demanding ship 

conversions. 

1 The “Norwegian Dream” (ex 

“Dreamward”) had to pass 

under this 40 metre bridge of 

the Kiel-canal. With the funnel 

folded down it is not a 

problem; 2 The whole ship cut 

in two halves and the 

midbody in serted; 3 From two 

old ship sections of the 

“Windward” and one new 

section grew the “Norwegian 

Wind”. 

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Building a new cruising 

sensation in 25 days. 

Building a new cruising 

sensation in 25 days. 

1 Prior to completion: Balconies are installed 

over two decks on the outside cabins; 2 A pre - 

fabricated balcony element spanning two decks 

is matched up to the hull by the gantry crane; 

3 Ready for new challenges in the international 

cruising market: MS “Costa Victoria” at the 

Columbus pier in Bremerhaven prior to hand - 

over to the owners; 4 A new cruising sensation: 

Outside cabin with balcony; 5 Arrival at Lloyd 

Werft: the “old” “Costa Victoria” prior to 

con version; 6 On board cabins are converted 

and existing fittings enlarged; 7 The balconies 

for eight cabins gliding into their final position; 

8 After 25 days: All outside cabins of the ninth 

and tenth deck are equipped with balconies. 

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The cruise market is booming. More 

and more, bigger and more modern 

ships have entered the market. With 

this wave of newbuildings came the necessity 

to consider whether a conversion lengthening 

or upgrading, could be the answer to 

build ing a new ship. 

For two centuries Lloyd Werft has spe - 

cial ised in developing and bringing to frui - 

tion concepts, in the shortest time, that 

have been worked out together with the 

owners, in order to meet the growing 

demand on cruise ships in the market. The 

passenger requirements for luxury are 

becoming bigger, the competition at sea is 

getting stronger and the creativity of cruise 

ship operators hardly knows any bound - 

aries. 

As an example we cite the “Costa Victoria” 

(75,166 grt). The 252.5 m long luxury liner 

for 2,400 passengers and 766 crew was 

delivered to Costa Crociere S.p.A by Lloyd 

Werft in 1996, since then she has cruised 

mainly in the Mediterranean with great success 

from her home port of Genoa. After 

eight years of cruising the owners had to 

add more comfort, that meant changing 

242 outside cabins on decks 9 and 10 to 

panorama balconies. 

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Costa Crociere profited from the “building 

block“ system which Lloyd Werft developed 

for speedy and complex projects: in only 

25 days the image of the “Costa Victoria” 

was changed. When the ship docked on 

12 January 2004, the balconies and cabins 

were ready and waiting to be installed. 

On 7 February 2004 the luxury liner left Bremerhaven 

(the first time since 15 July 1996 

when the yard handed over the ship), with 

a whole range of attractive improvements 

on board: apart from the general repair and 

overhaul work, 242 balconies had been 

fitted to outside cabins, many of which 

received a new interior, an enlarged buffet 

terrace was added to the stern on deck 11, 

four new mini suites were created on the 

same deck and last but not least two 140 m 

long panorama promenades with their furnishings 

were installed on both sides of the 

ship.


For the first time 

an US-flagged 

cruise ship was built 

abroad. 

The third newbuilding Lloyd Werft 

under took after the “Norwegian 

Sky” and “Norwegian Sun” was spectacular 

in every way: Since the last 50 years 

the “Pride of America” is the first cruise liner 

been built again under US flag and the first 

passenger ship ever been built abroad 

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under an US flag. The lead up to this is unusual, 

too: Initially the American owners 

were building a cruise ship at Northrop 

Grumman in Pascagoula (Mississippi), but it 

did not work out. NCL bought the hull, which 

had been completed to 50 % and had it 

transported, including its parts in 480 con- 

tainers, to Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven for 

their flagship project “Pride of America”. 

On 13 December 2002 the 265 m long hull 

arrived after a long voyage in Bremerhaven 

and left again – on course for Hawaii – in 

June 2005 as the 280.95 m long “Pride of 

America”. 

This is the fourth lengthening Lloyd Werft 

has undertaken for NCL only, but the first for 

a hull which never was in service before. The 

new superliner “Pride of America” is for 

2,400 passengers and 1,000 crew and will, 

on one hand, carry on the NCL philosophy of 

freestyle cruising, while on the other have 

set typical American accents on board. The 

“Pride of America” became a very American 

ship, with American taste and reflecting 

the diversity of its states. The “American 

Way of Life” in 1055 passenger cabins and 

suites, restaurants, bars, saloons, casinos, 

libraries, gambling malls, pools, fitness 

centres, lounges and lobbies, will guarantee 

a recipe for success for the mainly American 

clien tele. Two pod propulsions of 12.5 

megawatt each will produce a cruising 

speed of 21 knots. 

From the keel to the top of the funnel the 

elegant luxury liner measures 51.40 m. 

In between are 15 decks for a small American 

town at its very best. 

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1 After a complicated “operation”: the US built 

hull of the future “Pride of America“ was cut 

down the middle and pulled apart by hydraulics; 

2 Large prefabricated sections are lifted on 

board by the floating crane; 3 A luxury suite at 

the “Pride of America”; 4 Spacious and built in 

For the first 

time an USflagged 

cruise 

ship is built 

abroad. 

the old fashioned american style: The wide 

staircase from the main lobby to the salons and 

restaurants; 5 Impressive and a tribute to the 

american patriotism: The American Eagle at the 

floor of the main lobby; 6 Built over two decks: 

The main restaurant on board; 7 On her Maiden 

Voyage from Bremerhaven to New York – the 

“Pride of America”. 

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Cabins 

out of modular kits. 

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Walls, ceilings, doors with coded 

locks, fitted furniture, windows, 

complete wet cells, airconditioning, 

electrical installations, lights, 

sockets, telephone and TV. In earlier days 

cabins for passenger ships were taken on 

board bit by bit and built in situ. Lloyd 

Werft decided in 1994 that this method 

takes too long and developed a prefabrication 

system for cabins. 

Since 1995 completely fitted out cabins of 

different types are being assembled 

almost in conveyor belt fashion in the 

workshops of the Lloyd Werft, using a process 

that has been patented worldwide. 

Special trailers take the cabins to the ship 

where they are lifted by crane and inserted 

into the side opening of the decks. 

There they are slid along and connected 

to one another. Leads and pipes are 

connected to the board sup ply. The cabin 

is ready. 

Ten to twenty such cabins are manufactured 

daily in the special workshop at Lloyd 

Werft – a cost saving way which shortens 

manufacturing time and allows for more 

space on board. Prefabricating the modules 

guarantees consistent quality. 

1 On the outside a prefabri - 

cated container, on the inside 

a comfortable cabin – the 

module is lifted from the 

transport vehicle into the 

ship; 2 Still on land the showers, 

too, are fitted into the 

cabin modules; 3 Made in kit 

form: a passenger cabin.


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Top-Yard 

for ship repairs. 

Occasionally the public get the impression 

that the Lloyd Werft work mainly on the 

conversion and repair of cruise liners. This 

is probably due to the publicity such spectacular 

contracts create. The core business of our company 

is however the same as it has been for the 

past 140 years – the repair of all types of vessel. 

The Lloyd Werft was founded in 1862 as a repair 

yard for the then legendary fleet of “Norddeutscher 

Lloyd”. Our competence worldwide has 

been based on this tradition, which we then built 

upon after the Second World War to become international 

market leaders. 

Today we are the top yard for the repair of all kinds 

of ships, while specialising in expensive vessels 

with short docking times and demanding schedules. 

This means: best quality in the shortest time 

and at competitive prices. To fulfil this market 

requirement we have at our disposal a substantial 

infrastructure of floating docks and drydocks for 

all sizes of ship, as well as specialist work shops, a 

highly skilled work force and a network of skilled 

subcontractors. 

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1 Container giant 

“Trade Freda” after 

contact with a coral 

reef, having almost 

the entire bottom 

renewed in Lloyd 

Werft’s large Kaiserdock 

II; 2 The almost 

twelve year old channel 

ferries arrived as 

“European Pathway“ 

and “European 

Highway” at Lloyd 

Werft and were 

converted to highly 

modern passenger/ 

RoRo vessels.


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Specialist 

with a modern outlook. 

Specialist with 

a modern outlook. 

The spectrum of the Lloyd Werft covers 

container ships, bulk carriers, research 

vessels, Ro-Ro ferries, fishing 

boats, tugs, destroyers and frigattes as well 

as reefer ships, drilling vessels, cruise 

liners, tankers and survey ships. Long experience 

gained over generations has made 

the Lloyd Werft a repair and conversion yard 

of world renown and is internationally recognised 

as a specialist for “difficult cases”. 

The interest in a challenge together with the 

changing demands of modern shipping as 

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well as a tradition dating back to the middle 

of the 19th century has made a wide palette 

of activities necessary. For over 100 years 

the shipyard, which covers an area of 

260.000 sqm, has been at home in the 

“Übersee”-harbour of Bremerhaven. This 

domicile is currently being brought in line to 

meet the challenges of the marketplace by 

substantial reconstruction and new building 

works. 

1,400 metres of fitting out and repair quay, 

two dry docks and two floating docks for all 

1 A legend in passenger and cruise shipping: “QE 2” in Lloyd Werft’s dock. For more than 

20 years she wars regular customer at the yard; 2 Extensive work on all types of transmission 

gear; 3 Frequent customer at the Lloyd Werft: research vessel “Polarstern”; 4 New tanks for the 

specialist orange juice carrier “Orange Sky”.

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For over a century the Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH has had its home address 

in the midst of the Überseehafen – Bremerhaven’s Overseas Port – surrounded 

by container, car, fruit and cruise terminals. Norddeutscher Lloyd moved permanently 

to the location when the huge Kaiserdock was built - at the time, the largest dry 

dock in the world. NDL’s direct successor, the Lloyd Werft, is now situated here, on a 

265,000 m 2 site, where it operates extensive workshops, two dry docks and a floating 

PanMax dock. And it is here that it achieves its plans for the future. As from 2010, the 

dockyard will get additional seaboard access via the new Kaiserschleuse lock, to 

expand its capacities still further.


sizes of ship together with the necessary 

infrastructure – from a design office to the 

pipe shop and boiler plant – as well as a proven 

network of partner companies have all 

been available to the Lloyd Werft for years. 

The Lloyd Werft has been certified by Germanische 

Lloyd Certification GmbH. Our 

quality management system complies with 

DIN EN ISO 9001 and from the year 2001 

also to DIN EN ISO 14001. It applies to all 

areas of ship repair, ship engine repairs, 

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conversions of all kind as well as to the 

aluminium and stainless steel manufacture. 

We are authorised to carry out ultra sound 

measurements of ship’s hulls. 

Lloyd Werft fulfills international standards 

of process control, documentation, quality 

control, after sales service and staff qualification 

and has been certificated by Germanischer 

Lloyd, Lloyds Register of Shipping 

and Det Norske Veritas. 

In meeting the SOLAS-requirements of the 

International Maritime Organisation (IMO), 

which have to be complied with by all passenger 

ships and ferries by 2010, Lloyd 

Werft has been a competent and experi - 

enced partner for many years, converting 

the requirements quickly, efficiently and 

safely according to international law. 

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Specialist 

with 

a modern outlook. 

1 Repair and conversion of the Stena ferry 

“Stena Felicity”; 2 Conversion and repair of the 

specialist offshore drilling vessel “Petrojarl 

I”; 3 German Navy fregate “Bremen” in the Kaiserdock 

I for an overhaul; 4 Lykes container-carrier 

in the dry dock; 5 “Haircutting and shaving” 

– Lloyd Werft does any job; 6 Spectacular repair 

job after a collision: “Norwegian Dream” in the 

float ing dock to receive a complete new fore - 

ship. 

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Stainless steel 

and aluminium? 

There too we are 

on top. 

The fabrication of stainless steel and 

alu minium is one of the specialities 

of the Lloyd Werft. Modern methods 

and well train ed personnel are prerequisites 

for high quality results no matter how difficult 

the job and no matter how large, or 

small, the construction is. Non destructive 

material tests and the examination of welding 

seams according to US methods are 

standard in our diversified fields of work. 

Our aluminium fabrications include deck 

structures, radar masts, gangways as well 

as roofing, swimming pools and special constructions 

for stairs. In our stainless steel 

fabrication workshop we have increas ingly 

specialised on the customer specific development 

and manufacture of large laundry 

equipment and extraction con tainers fitted 

with heating elements, sieves, stirrers etc. 

The location of the Lloyd Werft offers the 

best conditions for a fast and safe transport 

by road, rail or by water. 

1 Manufacturing special 

purpose equipment to 

meet highest demands in 

industry and research. Two 

stainless steel containers 

including mixers and heat - 

ers for the manufac ture of 

gelatine; 2 Container in 

the rough; 3 Mixing gear 

inside the stainless steel 

containers; 4 Also in - 

cluded in special purpose 

manufacturing: Cabin 

modules for cruise ships. 

Stainless steel and aluminium? 

There too we are on top. 

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Bon Voyage! 

Although cruises have gained a greater share in 

the international tourism market over recent 

years, cruise liners are facing fierce competition 

across all seven seas. Accordingly, these floating 

holiday resorts are under constant pressure to 

adapt to the ever-changing tastes of their clientele: 

The challenge is to be fresher, more exciting, 

more innovative, modern and to offer an 

ever-increasing level of comfort, convenience and 

luxury, as well as always staying one step ahead 

of the competition. In fact, these days, lifestyle 

trends often emerge on board cruise liners. 

This is where we – Lloyd Werft – come in. 

Not only do we equip cruise ships with all amenities 

and mod cons, we also give older vessels 

much needed “face lifts”, making them fit for 

new markets, achieving greater acceptance in 

existing markets as well as satisfying customers 

and offering an even greater holiday experience. 

We ensure that our customers always remain at 

least one step ahead of the market. 

For over 20 years, we have enjoyed an excellent 

reputation across the globe for our skill and competence 

in converting and lengthening large 

cruise ships. This reputation is built on our 

insight into the needs and requirements of our 

customers. We are well aware that time is money 

and that each day spent in the shipyard must be 

paid for in passage. For this reason, innovation, 

creativity, top-notch engineering skills and strict 

compliance with deadlines have become our 

trademark. 

And this is also why we can deliver – either after 

a comparatively short session in the shipyard in 

Bremerhaven or at one of the many other shipyards 

around the globe – refitted and revamped 

cruise liners to our customers, thereby making 

good on our promise: Bon Voyage! 

Advanced Technology 

in Ship Repair, Conversion 

and Completion. 

Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH 

Brückenstrasse 25 

27568 Bremerhaven 

P.O. Box 120542 

27519 Bremerhaven 

Germany 

Phone: ++49 471 478-0 

Fax: ++49 471 478-280 

E-mail: info@lloydwerft.com 

Internet: http://www.lloydwerft.com 

Management: 

Werner Lüken, Managing Director 

Rüdiger Pallentin, Managing Director 

Carsten Haake, Managing Director 

Advanced Technology 

in Ship Repair, Conversion 

and Completion. 

1857–2007 

150 years of shipbuilding. 

Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH 

The origin and development of the present Lloyd 

Werft is closely linked to the history of the 

famous shipping company “Norddeutscher 

Lloyd”, which was then located in Bremen. When 

the shipping line opened for business in 1857, a 

small repair shop was also founded in Bremen. 

This was moved closer to the open sea in Bremerhaven’s 

“Neuer Hafen” five years later. 

Only 

the best will do. 

With the Lloyd fleet growing continuously, the 

Bremerhaven repair facilities proved to be too 

small. So, in 1869, when the State of Bremen 

started widening the “Neuer Hafen”, a ship engine 

shop with its own dry dock was set up and 

inaugurated in December 1871. 

The shipyard in Bremerhaven’s transatlantic harbour 

has been growing over the decades with the 

development of shipbuilding and shipping. 

Today, amidst one of the most advanced ports in 

the world, the Lloyd Werft is a modern complex 

with both graving and floating docks that can 

cater to vessels of any size, and a full range of 

trades within the work force of more than 500.

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125 25/10 tons 16/40 m 

Mobile cranes: 1 11/0.8 tons 2/13 m 

1 10.2/2.18 tons 5/9 m 

1 11.2/2 tons 4.5/16 m 

Floating crane: 1 150 tons liftcapacity 

with 11 m outreach 

Graving dock I: Gantry crane 

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Graving dock II: Gantry crane 

3 50/20 tons 31/60 m 

12 35/ 8 tons 13/45 m 

Floating dock III: Gantry crane 

1 60/27 tons 17.6/37.5 m 

133 15 tons 21.75 m 

134 10/7.5 tons 14/21.75 m 

135 15/12 tons 14/21.75 m 

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1 At night at the Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven: 

Two Cruise Liners at the outfittingpier 

and in drydock; 2 Ready for the 

sea: Polishing of the propeller of a 

Cruise Liner; 3 Conversion and repair 

of Hapag Lloyd’s flagship MV 

“Europa”; 4 Tanks for orange juice are 

placed into the hull of MV “Orange 

Sky”; 5 Specialist for diesel engine 

repairs and overhaul; 6 Repair of propeller 

shafts; 

7 Coperation network with Fincantieri 

in Trieste and Palermo. 

1 2 3 4 

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Cranes Floating- and heavy lift 

Subcontractable 1 500 tons 

City owned 100 tons 

lenght width of width of water depth lifting of size of 

lower upper over keel capacity vessels 

entrance entrance blocks (tons) (tdw) 

Graving dock I 222 m 26 m 32 m 10.5 m – 30,000 

Graving dock II 335 m 35 m 40 m 11.5 m – 90,000 

Floating dock III 286 m 38 m 38 m 7.0 m 35,000 110,000 

Rickmers Lloyd 

Floating dock 147 m 21 m 21 m 6.5 m 7,200 15,000 

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Buildings 

and Workshops 

1 Administration building 

2 Shipbuilding shop, Rigging-loft 

3 Workshop and accommodation facilities 

4 Stores 

5 Gritblasting and paint shop 

6 Container, refined steel and aluminium 

production 

7 Offices for owner’s representatives 

and various other accommodation 

8 Accommodation facilities and various 

other accommodation 

9 Stores 

10 Workshop 

11 Boilermaking shop 

12 Power plant graving dock II 

13 Machine shop 

14 Fire department and Training facilities 

15 Stores 

16 Pipe fitting shop 

17 Service departement, Electrical 

workshop and first aid station 

18 Production offices: Management, hulland 

engine managers, hull-/welding 

store, Project offices 

19 Power plant graving dock I 

20 Propeller repair shop 

21 Stores and workshop 

22 Rickmers Lloyd administration building 

23 Graving dock I 

24 Graving dock II 

25 Floating dock III 

26 Rickmers Lloyd floating dock 

27 Wash-water treatment plant 

28 Sludge-oil-storage tanks 

29 Garbage sorting plant 

30 Warehouse 

31 Stores 

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3 4 

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1 The flotable cargo area of Combi Dock-vessels; 

2 A view from the bridge: The helicopter-platform; 

3 The bridge – fully equipped 

with electronics for navigation and exploration 

and a 360° view over the whole vessel; 

4 Friendly and comfortable: The crew mess; 

5 The world under deck: Pipes, cables and 

decks; 6 M/V “Blue Giant” at her first voyage 

from Lloyd Werft to the Gulf of Mexico. 

Specialists 

in floating loads: 

The “Combi Dock” vessels. 

It all started as a fairly low-key affair, with the 

docking of a bulk carrier. Since then, this initial 

contact has turned into a committed partnership 

between the Bremen shipping company 

Harren & Partner, the German/Danish joint venture 

K/S Combi Lift and Lloyd Werft. Four dock ships, each 

being 162.3 m in length and 25.4 m in width and all 

having a draft of 6.6 m, are currently being built for 

K/S Combi Lift. This is a new development for the Bremen-based 

shipping company and a true challenge 

for both Lloyd Werft and the ship-owner. 

These dock ships are able to transport heavy loads 

(e. g. fully assembled finished goods) and – above all 

– floating cargo on its own keel. Anything that is not 

possible to transport over land, is no problem for 

these “Combi Dock” vessels. In fact, entire inland 

vessels, up to a length of 132 m, a width of 17 m and a 

draft of 3 m, can be floated into position within the 

newbuildings via the stern ramp. Being a dock ship, 

the vessel can be lowered so that floating cargo – 

even when its draft is up to 4.5 m – can be floated into 

the cargo space. Special cranes on deck ensure that 

even the heaviest loads can be unloaded whenever 

heavy-duty logistics are not available. 

Whether dock ships or ro/ro vessels, the four newbuildings 

ordered from Lloyd Werft require a high 

level of proficiency and are therefore tailor-made for 

Lloyd Werft to demonstrate their expertise and skills. 

In fact, this has provided Lloyd Werft with the opportunity 

to once again use its proven production concept: 

to have the hulls built by partner companies – in 

this case Crist in Gdansk – and then completing the 

vessels on its own waters in Bremerhaven. 

While the design of the MS “Combi Dock I” still followed 

the original concept of a “normal” dock ship, 

only the basic principle was applied to its successor: 

The “Combi Dock II” was chartered out for off-shore 

deployment in Mexico under the new name “Blue 

Giant”. In addition, this newbuilding was equipped 

with a crane having a high lifting capacity, additional 

bow and stern thrusters, a heli pad on the fore section 

of the vessel, container housing for up to 200 

additional workers on board and a moon pool for 

using a diving bell in extreme depths. 

The third newbuilding has already been launched, 

number 4 is currently under construction. With all 

these vessels, Lloyd Werft has once again demonstrated 

the flexibility, expertise and absolute compliance 

with deadlines that has earned us such an 

excellent reputation within the global shipbuilding 

market. 

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Privacy for a special 

customer: The Kaiserdock 

I is totaly covered 

to built an other special 

part of us. 

Since her lounching in 

1983 a regular customer 

of Lloyd Werft: The 

resarch ice-breaker 

“Polarstern”. 

The picture shows the 

“Polarstern” in duty in 

the Antarktic area. 

Discretion. 

It’s no secret that we have been repairing, converting, lengthening 

and building ships from scratch for over 150 years. Our 

customers the world over trust us and rely on us. Sometimes 

they entrust us with sensitive projects that require a high 

level of confidentiality. After all, for some, shipbuilding is a 

very private matter. Whenever a high degree of confidentiality 

is required, newbuildings or conversions in the dock will be 

enclosed by a custom-built, temporary structure that completely 

protects our customer’s privacy. 

Regular customers. 

Once a ship has visited us 50 times or so for dock work, 

work according to classification requirements, conversions or 

repairs, we can safely call it a “regular customer”. The Alfred- 

Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven 

entrusted us from day one with its flagship, the 

17,300 tdw research ice-breaker “Polarstern”, some 25 years 

ago. Measuring 118 m in length and 25 m in width, the floating 

research station for deployment in Antarctica, the Arctic, 

in ice floes and all weather conditions, continues to be the 

largest and most powerful specialized vessel of its kind in the 

world. Propelled by its 20,000 horsepower engine and having 

a draft of 11.2 m, the Polarstern requires the best technical 

attention a shipyard can provide, given the extreme stresses 

she is regularly exposed to. 

Photo: S. Schiel, Source: Alfred-Wegener-Institut

Management - Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven

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