Schichau Seebeckwerft Ag - SUW- Profile

Schichau Seebeckwerft AG (SSW), a member of the Bremer Vulkan group, is a domestic shipyard located in Bremerhaven on the North Sea. SSW builds and repairs deep-sea ships for the merchant navy, ferries and crusade ships. During 94 the company's shipbuilding orders comprised of 2 combined superfast passenger, car and trailer ferries with maximum speeds of 27 and 31 knots, 1 containership and a participation in the building of a crusade ship currently under construction on the Bremer Vulkan shipyard. In close cooperation with Bremer Vulkan, SSW currently develops a new laser welding technique and an electronic data interchange system. Shipbuilding accounted for 82% of 1994 revenues; ship repairs & alterations, 16% and other, 2%.