MEYER WERFT is expanding its management team. Following the appointment of Melanie Freytag as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the beginning of November 2025 and the imminent arrival of André Walter as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in summer 2026, Jörg Heidelberg joined the management team as Chief Operating Officer (COO) on 1st January 2026. Jörg Heidelberg learned his trade from the ground up at…

Good news for the 34 trainees from MEYER WERFT, EMS PreCab, RE Interior and ND Coatings, who received their certificates last week at a ceremony held at the shipyard: all of them are now working as skilled employees within the companies and have signed employment contracts. “A strong group of newly qualified professionals,” said Jörg Heidelberg, COO of MEYER WERFT, in his speech to the new skilled…

MEYER WERFT has signed a cooperation agreement with the victim protection WEISSER RING e. V., Leer branch and Emsland/Grafschaft Bentheim branch. The agreement provides for low-threshold access to advice and support for affected MEYER WERFT employees through WEISSER RING e. V. at the company.

Today, MSC Cruises announced a major new order for four next-generation cruise vessels and two additional options from MEYER WERFT in Papenburg marking the launch of its new “New Frontier” platform - a brand-new class of ships. The order will secure full capacity at the shipyard well into the next decade.

Change at the top of the management board

Self-assertion courses for women and training for employees on respectful interaction with one another