Kölner Schiffswerft Deutz
Kölner Schiffswerft Deutz (KSD) is a repair shipyard at a traditional site in the Köln-Mülheim harbor.
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Overview
Kölner Schiffswerft Deutz (KSD) is a shipyard based at a traditional site in the Köln-Mülheim harbor at Rhine kilometer 691.5. The site's history reaches back to 1898, when the Sachsenberg brothers from Rosslau an der Elbe founded a branch operation in Köln-Deutz. In 1914 the Sachsenberg AG received permission to build a slipway facility in the Mülheim harbor. After the Duisburg Werftbetrieb II was shut down, Berninghaus acquired the Cologne shipyard operation from Sachsenberg AG in 1929 and focused the Cologne site entirely on shipbuilding and ship repair. In 1976 economic difficulties led to bankruptcy, but the shipyard site was preserved, and in 1978 Kölner Schiffswerft Deutz (KSD) was founded. For more than 45 years KSD has operated as a repair shipyard at the traditional site in the eastern basin of the Mülheim harbor, presenting itself today as a compact shipyard location with short distances, adapted to the needs of modern inland navigation.
History
The site's history begins in 1898, when the Sachsenberg brothers from Rosslau an der Elbe founded a branch operation in Köln-Deutz. In 1914 the Sachsenberg AG, then the largest European inland shipyard, received permission to build a slipway facility in the Mülheim harbor. After the Duisburg Werftbetrieb II was shut down, Berninghaus acquired the Cologne shipyard operation from Sachsenberg AG in 1929 and focused the Cologne site entirely on shipbuilding and ship repair. Until 1976, when economic difficulties led to bankruptcy, numerous newbuildings left the Cologne harbor. The shipyard site was preserved, and in 1978 Kölner Schiffswerft Deutz (KSD) was founded. For more than 45 years KSD has existed as a repair shipyard at the traditional site in the eastern basin of the Mülheim harbor. Today KSD presents itself as a compact shipyard location with short distances, adapted to the needs of modern inland navigation.
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Compact shipyard location with short distances, adapted to the needs of modern inland navigation; repair shipyard.
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