Aarhus Flydedok
The Danish shipyard Aarhus Flydedok A / S existed in Aarhus with its predecessor and successor companies from 1913 to 2009 .
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During the time of its existence, numerous different types of ships and ship engines were built at the shipyard, which has been successful for decades. In addition to special shipbuilding, in particular in the construction of passenger ships, car ferries, oil, product and gas tankers, the company also made a name for itself in the construction of floating dredgers and cement carriers . In addition, a ship repair department with floating docks with a load capacity of up to 8,000 tons was operated. The history of the shipyard is also remarkable due to the numerous owners and names.
history
1913–1945 Hans Nielsen Maskinkompagni
The company was founded in 1913 under the name Hans Nielsen Maskinkompagni in the port of Århus by the lathe operator Hans Nielsen. Initially designed as a pure machine shop, Nielsen began repairing ships after the end of the First World War. In addition, crane and elevator operations were maintained. In 1921 the company moves to Toldbodgade.
1945–1948 I / S Hans Nielsen's Flydedok and Maskinkompagni
After the end of the Second World War, the company moves again. Hans Nielsen's first floating dock arrived at his new location on the Mellemarm on August 16, 1945. It was left in Korsør by the German occupation at the end of the war and left in Denmark as British reparation. Hans Nielsen's Maskinværksted and Helsingør Skibsværft merged in 1945 to form I / S Hans Nielsen's Flydedok og Maskinkompagni. At this time around 80 men were working at the shipyard.
1948–1976 Aarhus Flydedok and Maskinkompagni A / S
In 1948, the shipyard association was converted to the Aktiengesellschaft Aarhus Flydedok og Maskinkompagni A / S with Helsingør Skibsværft as the majority owner. Hans Nielsen continues operations in Aarhus as director. In 1954 the expansion of the Mellemarm (completed in 1958) and the construction of a new shipbuilding hall begin. In the following year, 500 employees work at the shipyard for the first time.
By 1967 the workforce increased to 900, but in 1968 the shipyards in Helsingør, Ålborg and Frederikshavn were merged to form the Dan-Værft A / S association, after which the number of employees fell to 450.
In 1970 the cooperation with the Danværft group was ended and the shipyard was sold to the Dannebrog group for three million crowns the following year .
1976–1989 Dannebrog Værft A / S
In 1976 the repair department of the shipyard with Århus Container og Skibsservice ApS belonging to Østasiatiske Kompagni . together and the shipyard in Dannebrog Værft A / S renamed. In the course of the shipbuilding crisis, the number of employees fell by 1985 to the lowest level since 1945. Although new construction orders could be carried out again from 1985 to 1987, the company slipped into threatening financial difficulties by 1988.
1989-2001 Aarhus Flydedok A / S
After the shipyard made a loss of around 15.6 million crowns in the first half of 1989, the Dannebrog Group sold the company to Nordsøværftets Holding A / S in Ringkøbing, LD Invest A / S and the pension insurance Kommunernes Pensionsforsikring A / S ( KP). The subsidiary of Nordsøværft , renamed Aarhus Flydedok A / S, was able to benefit from the joint purchasing and was completely modernized. In addition, it was possible to fall back on developments from the parent company, but the building program remained with a focus on reefer ships and chemical tankers. The repairs department remained essentially untouched after the sale. After Orlogsværft was closed , Aarhus Flydedok managed to conclude a ten-year submarine maintenance contract with the Danish Ministry of Defense in 1990 , after which two suitable floating docks were acquired. In the following years, the shipyard was increasingly unsuccessful in the private shipbuilding sector. Only between 1993 and 1996/97 did the situation stabilize again through state aid and guarantees. In 1996 the shipyard took over a 120-ton crane from a closed shipyard in Gothenburg. In the following year, LD Invest increased its stake to 35%. In August 1997, Aarhus Flydedok acquired part of the operating equipment of the bankrupt Svendborg Værft to expand its own repair department.
In 1998 the company ran into serious trouble again. A weakening of the shipbuilding economy, mistakes in management and operations consumed most of the equity in connection with seven refrigerated vessels ordered by the Russian Dalmore Products. Although both LD Invest once again brought fresh capital into the company at the end of the crisis year and A / S Dansk Erhvervsinvestering also contributed 15 million crowns to the capital increase, Aarhus Flydedok A / S went bankrupt on February 26, 1999 Sign in. 800 employees lost their jobs.
2001–2007 Århus Værft A / S
After the bankruptcy, Olav de Linde acquired the Aarhus Flydedok shipyard. The engineering company Petersen & Sørensen Motorværksted A / S from Svendborg leased a third of the company in order to continue with the submarine maintenance.
On February 22, 2001, Århus Værft A / S was re-established by Peter Johansen (Royal Denship yacht yard) and the Martin Group. She operated the Aarhus shipyard until it went bankrupt on October 5, 2007.
2009–2009 Aros Maritime A / S - 2009–2009 Euroflex Marine A / S
The last chapters up to the final liquidation of the shipyard fell on the companies Aros Maritime A / S and Euroflex Marine, Offshore and Industrial Services A / S, which were only active for a few months in 2009 . After the latter filed for bankruptcy in December 2009, the auction of the entire shipyard inventory took place on April 24, 2010.
Web links
- Company page (Danish)
- Company build list (Danish)