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 liftnot published
Shipliftsynchrolift with transverse carriage system, tonnage not published
Dry / floating docknot published
Max LOA handled (m)125+ (weather-protected sheds, SYT)
Max tonnage handlednot published
Sheds / berthsfive 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.