History of Schiffswerft Barth GmbH

The Barther Shipyard was founded on 17 August 1867 by J. Holzerland in Barth as the "Holzerland'sche Werft am Dammtor". During this time there were 5 shipyards in Barth, where over 500 sailing ships were built in the 19th century. Under J. Holzerland, C. Holzerland sen. and C. From 1867 to 1936, more than 65 sailing ships, mostly gaff schooners, brigantines and barques as well as galeasses from 30 RT to 452 loads, i.e. lengths from 16 m to 40 m (overall), were built at this Holzerland junior ship. The larger ships were lightened and brought to Stralsund and equipped there. The picture shows the launching of the three-masted gaff schooner "IRMGARD" in 1920 at the boatyard of the master shipbuilder Carl Holzerland jun., in Barth. The client was J. Krüger from Szczecin.

Since Mr. C. Holzerland Junior had no direct descendants, the shipyard was leased after 1945 to the master shipbuilder Gustav Sanitz, who after the war manufactured wooden cutters in addition to Zeesbooten. In 1953, VEB Bootsbau und Reparaturwerft bought Barth from Margarete Kurzweil, C.'s sister. Holzerland junior, the shipyard duly and with a notarial contract. From 1953 to 1958, VEB Bootsbau und Reparaturwerft built more than 20 wooden cutters as reparations for the former Soviet Union and for fishing in Mecklenburg, including cutters with lengths of 12 m, 17 m, 21 m and 24 m (the SAS 251 and SAS 252).

From 1956 onwards, steel construction began, which flourished in the 60s. For example, flushing and folding barges, tugboats (including the tugboat "Buche"), coastal boats, control boats (such as the sounding vessel "Baltic", which at 28.5 m was the longest self-propelled steel ship and is now used by the Water and Shipping Office in Stralsund) and other special ships were built. In 1971, with the formation of the Shipbuilding Combine, the shipyard was assigned to VEB Schiffsanlagenbau Barth and was then allowed to carry out almost only ship repairs. Among the few new ships built in the 70s and 80s are 3 dishwashers for the melioration combine, the dishwasher "Barth" for BBB, type pontoons and barges for various shipowners.

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The history of the Barther shipyard since 1990

On December 17, 1991, the shipyard became an independent company again under the name Schiffswerft Barth GmbH. After the Shipyard in Barth was privatized on January 1, 1993, investments in the 2-digit million range have been made to date, which now makes this shipyard one of the most modern small shipyards in the Baltic Sea.

1991

Proper disposal of old paints and solvents from painting
Preparation of expert opinions for soil and water
Dredging of the harbor basin

1992

Start of the reconstruction of the shipyard

1993 - 1994

Demolition of the mechanical workshop and rigging/technology
Renovation of the shipbuilding hall and its areas
Implementation of the mechanical workshop
Renovation of the social building

1994

Reorganization of the company's heating and sewage system
Demolition and disposal of the warehouse and the old boiler house
Start of surface remediation and reinforcement of open spaces

1994 - 1995

Improvement of flood protection by rehabilitating the quay wall and erecting a quay wall in the area of carpentry
New construction of the slipway

1995

Conversion of the old mechanical workshop into a residential and commercial building

1995 - 1996

Replacement of free blasting by a high-pressure cleaning system with integrated water treatment system (boat washing area)
New construction of the 45t lift system

1996

Commissioning of a new extraction and filter system in the welding shop
Preparation of expert opinions for the determination and evaluation of the asbestos fibre concentration
Demolition and disposal of the painting, the old shipbuilding hall and the old carpentry workshop
New construction of the workshop extension and the
Creation of new water berths
Installation of a faecal extraction system for boats
Commissioning of a new extraction and filter system in the joinery
Use of the EH Box L20 exhaust gas purifier during the temporary use of the technical diesel equipment in the hall to reduce diesel exhaust emissions

1997

Construction of a multi-purpose hall for winter storage of yachts and pleasure boats
Preparation and construction of a boat filling station on the quayside
Demolition of the old residential and commercial building with adjoining warehouse and transformer house
Commissioning of the boat filling station
Renovation and renewal of the quay (east side of the shipyard), demolition of the old water hall and creation of new yacht berths
Dredging of the port and the access road

1998

Creation of open spaces, improvement of infrastructure including fencing
Partial renovation of the west side of the shipyard

1999

Planning of further yacht berths
Demolition of old buildings on former Wobau site
New construction of the quay on the north-east side
Shipyard areas with fortification and creation of additional yacht berths

2000

Partial renovation of the north-west side of the former Wobau site with new construction of the quay
New construction of the fence - formerly Wobau site - with partial renovation of the road for Borgwall

2001

Construction of approx. 180 berths for pleasure boats and water hiking rest areas
Planning of a new multifunctional sanitary building
Dredging of the port and the access road to the western port to 3.20 m

2002

Construction of a multifunctional building for the marina with sanitary facilities, sauna, tanning salon, etc.
Recertification of the Barth shipyard according to the latest environmental conditions according to EMAS

2003

New construction of the multifunctional building with sanitary wing
Achievement of the quality assurance program according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000

2006

New construction of a 3800 sqm shipbuilding / repair and storage hall on the western part of the shipyard site

2007

Repaving of approx. 3000 sqm of work and outdoor storage space on the western part of the shipyard site
Introduction of the ultra-high-pressure cleaning process with approx. 3000 bar water pressure and thus a further contribution to the significant reduction of environmental pollution

2008

Complete conversion of the office building at Werftstraße 2c
Relocation of the management to the new premises in autumn 2008

2009

Quality management ISO 9001 successfully certified by the GLC
(12 years ISO 9001)

2010 to 2020

Conversion of the shipyard / dismantling of the slipway and new construction of two finger piers
Commissioning of the 180t mobile ship lift
New construction of the carpentry workshop
Extension of the washing area
New hall door for the large lift
Construction of a harbor snack bar
Extension of the racks and pitches for the ship's objects
Construction of a new access road to the shipyard
Quality management ISO 9001 successfully certified by the GLC
Purchase of a hydraulic 3-roller sheet metal roller
Installation of a hydraulic press brake
Replacement of a sheet press up to 16mm sheet thickness
Purchase of a scissor lift for up to 14m working height
Electric pallet truck for shaft assembly
Revision of the workshops
Installation of new operating software, e.g. IFQ / ELO / DATEV

2021

Implementation of the WERFT 4.0 digitization project with the support of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Development Institute

2023

by coming summer of 2023, a brand new mobile ship lift with up to 60 tons of load capacity, equipped with AWD / 4WS and fully remote-control-system, will replace the aging 45'er. This enables us to drive the capacity expansions that have become necessary in the overall structure of the shipyard location.