Shipyard · New build & refit
Abeking & Rasmussen
Family-run Weser yard that builds yachts alongside naval, authority and SWATH vessels. Liva (118.2 m, 2023) is its largest; an 80 m hull (6516) is in build for 2027, and a 100 m+ contract (hull 6521, hull by German Naval Yards) was announced in Jan 2026 for 2030.
Yachts built by Abeking & Rasmussen →Key facts
- Parent
- Private (family-controlled)
- Country
- Germany
- Founded
- 1907
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- c.30–120 (fleet average 48.7 per SYT; sheds take 125+)
- Largest delivered
- Liva, 118.2 m, 2023
- Yachts delivered
- 64 yachts in fleet (SuperYacht Times profile, as of Sep 2026); superyachtfan says 50+ motor yachts since the 1950s (undated); the yard also cites 6,500+ vessels of all types historically
Notable yachts
- Liva · 118.2 m, 2023
- Aviva · 98.4 m, 2017
- Excellence · 80 m, 2019
- Elandess · 74.5 m, 2018
- Cloudbreak · 72.25 m, 2016
Services
- new build (custom motor and sail yachts in steel, aluminium, non-magnetic steel)
- SWATH and special vessels
- naval and authority craft
- refit
- maintenance and repairs worldwide
Haul-out
| Travel lift | not published |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | synchrolift with transverse carriage system, tonnage not published |
| Dry / floating dock | not published |
| Max LOA handled (m) | 125+ (weather-protected sheds, SYT) |
| Max tonnage handled | not published |
| Sheds / berths | five heated production sheds with two fitting bays and an inner harbour |
Sources
- superyachttimes.com — https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/abeking-rasmussen
- abeking.com — https://www.abeking.com/en/ships/yachts/
- superyachtnews.com — https://www.superyachtnews.com/fleet/abeking-rasmussen-launches-its-largest-yacht-yet
- boatinternational.com — https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/abeking-and-rasmussen-100m-plus-new-build-superyacht
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.