The Fassmer shipyard in Berne has been a successful and internationally recognised shipbuilding company for five generations and is a fascinating example of entrepreneurial perseverance, technical innovation and family continuity. The history of the shipyard begins in 1850 with the boatbuilder Johannes Fassmer. Founded as a one-man business in Berne-Bardenfleth in the Wesermarsch district of Lower Saxony, the company initially built small wooden...
On 5 September 2025, the shipyard celebrated its anniversary with a ceremony and guests from politics, business and the maritime industry. The company presented its entrepreneurial milestones, technical pioneering work and the transformation of a medium-sized company into an international speciality shipbuilder. "Sometimes the sea is as smooth as glass, sometimes you fight against the...
On the occasion of its 175th anniversary at the Berne site, the family-owned company FASSMER celebrated with guests from politics, business and the maritime industry. The company presented its entrepreneurial milestones, technical pioneering work and the transformation of a medium-sized company into an international speciality shipbuilder. "Sometimes the sea is as smooth as glass, sometimes you fight against the...
Another co-operation project surprises on the coast! The two traditional shipyards Fassmer and Abeking & Rasmussen announce the presentation of a joint design for the German Navy's procurement project. The further cooperation was formally announced at the EURONAVAL maritime trade fair in Paris on 5 November 2024. For both shipyards, the signed partnership is not a new...
On 1 June 2024, Björn Schlüter (36) took over the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at ABEKING & RASMUSSEN Schiffs- und Yachtwerft (A&R) in Lemwerder. Björn Schlüter has many years of management experience in shipbuilding and was most recently Head of Construction at the Fassmer shipyard. In the future management duo...
Submarine for Singapore launched as "Inimitable" On 22 April 2024, the fourth submarine in the Type 218SG construction programme was christened at the thyssenkrupp Marine Systems shipyard in Kiel. Among the 250 invited guests were Boris Pistorius, Federal Minister of Defence, and Teo Chee Hean, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister...
Thanks to a prospering economy, small Singapore can afford a sizeable maritime defence force. And it has further ambitions. The island city-state of Singapore is the smallest country in Southeast Asia in terms of area. The multi-ethnic state - officially known as the Republic of Singapore - has an area of 734.3 square kilometres. It has around 5.9 million...
According to the Singapore Ministry of Defence, four offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) have been ordered for the Singapore Navy from the Fassmer shipyard in Berne on the Weser. They will enter service in 2028 and replace four Singaporean SENTINEL-class vessels. Their operational focus will be in the heavily travelled waters of the...
Hydrographic vessel for Indonesia On 14 December, the keel was laid for the first joint project of ABEKING & RASMUSSEN and FASSMER, a 105m hydrographic vessel. After A&R recently successfully delivered two minehunting vessels to the Indonesian Navy, the shipyard was also commissioned to build the new hydrographic vessel in December last year.
According to a press release issued by Singapore's Ministry of Defence on 20 November 2023, the city state is procuring four new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), which will be manufactured by German shipyard Fassmer. According to the announcement, the units are based on the design of the OPVs used by the German Federal Police. This leads to the assumption that they are...
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