Schiffs- und Yachtwerft Dresden GmbH: Shipbuilding with tradition – Best know-how from Dresden

For already more than one hundred years ships have been repaired, reconstructed and newly manufactured at the Schiffs- und Yachtwerft Dres­­­den GmbH. A particular focal point of the shipyard lies in the application of historical technol­­­ogies such as rivet technology, as well as in the repair of steam engines. That way for instance, the more than one hundred-year-old side-paddle steam engines could be reconstructed. For a long time this steam engines moulded the city­­scape of Dresden, alongside the Frauen­kir­che (Church of Our Lady), the Sem­per Opera House and the Zwinger Palace. Thanks to the shipyard, they today be­­long to the most distinguished tourist attractions in the city. However, modern innovative shipping technology is also offered and developed at the Schiffs- und Yacht­werft Dresden. In the area of refitting, valuable racing boats and mo­­tor yachts are renovated. Moreover, at the shipyard’s own design department, the ambit of mobile living and life on water is addressed. Via the shipyard’s patent-slip dock site, ships with a length of up to 80 metres can be taken on land and also be set to water. Due to its lo­­cation on the Elbe river, the shipyard is also accessible from all European na­­vigation areas. With its wide variety of offers, the Schiffs- und Yacht­­werft Dres­den makes a considerable contribution to inland navi­­gation of the Dresden region.