Kiel-based German Naval Yards (GNY) has been awarded the contract to build a 100-meter superyacht hull. The client is the Bremen shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen (A&R).
According to German Naval Yards, the order includes the construction of a steel hull and aluminum superstructure. This project not only illustrates the close partnership between GNY and A&R, but also their outstanding ability to successfully realize the most demanding projects within the global yacht building industry, it says.
In parallel, work is progressing at GNY’s covered dock on the 114m superyacht “Elf”, which will be 114m long and 15.8m wide with a GT of 4,950 and is scheduled for delivery in 2028.
The shipyard has also recently launched a new superyacht project together with Swisship and Pascoli International – specifically for the “next generation of owners”. The 93-m superyacht concept goes by the name of “Koa”. With a beam of 14.60 m, a draught of 4 m and around 3,500 GT, the project is intended to combine contemporary aesthetics with state-of-the-art hybrid drive technology and “exceptional on-board spaces”.
Announcing the concept, Rino Brugge, Managing Director of German Naval Yards, said: “This project represents the evolution of our shipyard. With the technical successes of Sailing Yacht ‘A’ and the construction of Project ‘Elf’, we are proud to present a concept that illustrates what GNY can offer to the next generation of superyacht owners. The combination of Andreas Iseli and Kristian Pascoli’s visionary design highlights our expertise, craftsmanship and ambition.”
German Naval Yards – which emerged from the surface shipbuilding operations of the former Howaldtswerke Detsche Werft (HDW) and ADM Kiel as well as the former Lindenau shipyard – was founded by the Privinvest Group of the Safa family of entrepreneurs. Privinvest specializes in the planning and construction of naval and commercial vessels as well as superyacht projects and has shipyard locations in Europe and the Gulf region. Since the reorganization, part of the group has been operating as CMN Naval with locations in Germany (German Naval Yards), France (CMN Cherbourg) and England (Isherwoods Newcastle). In Kiel, the infrastructure includes the largest dry dock in the Baltic region (426 m long) and the 900 t gantry crane.
