Admin I Saturday, August 03, 2024
PAPENBURG – The new Disney Treasure cruise ship left the construction hall of Germany’s Meyer Werft shipyard in the north-western town of Papenburg, watched by hundreds of onlookers, a dpa photographer reported from the scene on Saturday.
The Disney Treasure has 1,250 passenger cabins and is powered by liquefied natural gas.
At the customer’s request, the shipyard did not issue information about the undocking maneuver, said a company spokesman. The ship’s transfer via the river Ems towards the North Sea is likely to take place in September.
The Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN) already announced the necessary closure of the Ems barrier in Gandersum for the second half of September for the ship’s transfer.
The Meyer Werft shipyard, known worldwide for its cruise ships, is currently struggling in a difficult market and must secure commitments for urgently needed loans by mid-September at the latest.
It also needs an increase of its equity by €400 million ($420 million) and the central and regional state governments are currently examining whether and to what extent they can help the ailing shipyard.
The shipyard, which employs more than 3,000 people, fell into debt after the collapse of the global tourism market during the pandemic.
