Meyer Werft is a company with tradition, which started operations in Papenburg on the Ems in 1795. For more than 200 years ships of most different types have been built by the experts working for this family-owned company.

In 1975 the yard moved its premises to a location on the periphery of Papenburg. Here, cruise ships were built for the first time. As early as in 1986 the "Homeric" was completed, the first and at the same time the last cruise ships that was literally launched, in this case sideways.

To be able to compete with other shipyards on an international scale, production engineering has been permanently improved. Among others, a covered building dock was built in 1987, the biggest one worldwide at that time, and was extended by 100 m in the early 1990s. In 2001 a second, even bigger covered building dock was added. It was followed by new pre-fabrication halls and a new state-of-the-art laser welding system.

Meanwhile also the second building dock is being extended. After adding another 120 m, the total length of the hall will be 504 m.

Nowadays Meyer Werft's production premises count among the most modern ones in the shipbuilding industry.