ermany’s shipbuilding industry closed
AN ICON OF INNOVATIVENESS
BC Ferries. Apart from well-engineered de-
2008 with a considerable increase
1872-established Flensburger, which is
signs and competitive contract prices the
of its production. According to data fa-
based in the city of Flensburg just few kil-
yard offered numerous additional benefits
cilitated by the German Shipbuilding and
ometres south of the borderline between
corresponding to its ‘Total Customer Care’
Ocean Industries Association (VSM) the
Germany and Denmark, illustrates how
approach. As but one example, Flensburg-
output totalled at 1.5 million cgt against
key factors such as engineering excellence,
er agreed to arrange the delivery voyages
a production of 1.2 million cgt in the pre-
team spirit and customer orientation can
from Germany to Canada as part of the
vious year. 88 vessels were delivered, in-
result in a lasting success story. Rough-
contract – as a result the client received
cluding 41 ships built for German own-
ly ten years ago, in the late 1990s, the
its ships where they are needed, and not
ers. Container vessels accounted for the
yard started concentrating on RoRo-ship-
where the shipyard has built them. For the
largest segment with a total of 51 units,
ping, delivering its 14,200 tdw “UND Ak-
next few years Flensburger will again con-
including 38 ships delivered to German
deniz” to Turkish owners as the shipyard’s
centrate on the construction of RoRo and
clients. In the beginning of January Wern-
first reference in this segment in 2000. The
ConRo ships for various clients, including
er Lundt, MD of VSM, commented that
ship turned into an instant success for its
Cobelfret, UN Ro-Ro, Bore, Seatruck Fer-
the shipyards’ accumulated turnover had
owner, contributing to several follow-up
ries and Ulusoy Sea Lines. But the ship-
reached 3.1 billion euros already by the
owners from the respective client and to
yard – which has one of the proportion