Volkswerft GmbH

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:closed 2022
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:formerName VEB Volkswerft Stralsund
gptkbp:founded 1948
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Volkswerft GmbH
gptkbp:industry shipbuilding
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Baltic_Sea
gptkbp:location gptkb:Stralsund
gptkbp:notableEvent privatized after German reunification
major shipbuilder in East Germany
gptkbp:notableProduct cargo ships
container ships
trawlers
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 7,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:ownedBy Aker Yards (2002–2008)
East German government (1948–1990)
Gentings Hong Kong (2016–2022)
Kværner (1998–2002)
Peterson Group (2016)
Wadan Yards (2008–2009)
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Meyer_Neptun_Group
gptkbp:website https://www.volkswerft.de/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MS_Nordlys
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7