Major order for Neptun Werft: nine river cruise ships

Shipbuilding - Major order for Neptun Werft: nine river cruise ships

The Viking shipping company has commissioned the Rostock-based Neptun Werft shipyard to build nine river cruise ships. This continues the successful series of 65 ships for Viking to date, announced Neptun Werft, which belongs to the Papenburg-based Meyer Group. The orders are for one ship for the Seine and eight ships in the well-known Longship series. A further ship for the Seine had already been ordered in February 2023. The symbolic start of construction for all ten ships took place on Tuesday with the laying of the keel.

The new ships will reportedly be equipped with a hybrid system consisting of a diesel-electric drive and a battery system. This will save a considerable amount of fuel. The Neptun shipyard now has a well-filled order book until 2026 with orders for ten river cruise ships, two naval fuel supply vessels and parts of the research vessel "METEOR IV".

Meyer Group is also planning to enter the construction of offshore converter platforms together with the Belgian company Smulders in Rostock. To this end, both companies recently announced the establishment of a joint venture under the name Neptun Smulders Engineering, which is currently being set up. In future, these platforms are to be built at the Neptun shipyard and on part of the site of the Warnow shipyard, which is part of the naval arsenal.

Press release Neptun Werft Meyer Werft

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1. The Viking shipping company, known for its river cruises, has placed a large order for nine more river cruise ships at the Shipyard Neptun in Rostock, continuing their partnership with the Meyer Group in Papenburg.
2. The new shipbuilding project in Rostock will see the construction of ten river cruise ships in total, including one for the Seine and eight in the Longship series, further augmenting Neptun Werft's order book until 2026.
3. With the construction of these river cruise ships incorporating a hybrid system, Viking aims to significantly reduce fuel consumption, contributing to the sustainability of their shipping operations.
4. The Meyer Group, alongside Belgian company Smulders, is also planning to venture into the construction of offshore converter platforms in Rostock, setting up a joint venture named Neptun Smulders Engineering for this purpose.
5. The government of Lower Saxony expressed its appreciation for this investment in shipbuilding and tourism in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, emphasizing the importance of these industries for the regional economy.

Source: www.stern.de