About us

Barkmet, a.s. is a Czech shipyard located on the river Elbe in northern Bohemia approximately 70 km south of Dresden in Germany. Specifically our location is in Lhotka nad Labem at the city of Lovosice. We specialize in ships manufacturing of various types, sizes and purposes such as chemical tankers, cargo vessels, container vessels, tugboats, ferries, pontoons, houseboats, yachts and floating homes.

Barkmet company also manufactures, supplies and assembles various types of custom steel structures for marine and building industry, including bridge structures, building structures, mounting platforms and industrial ventilation systems, among many others.

Recently, the Barkmet company is entering the market of steel components producers for agricultural and construction machinery. We already supply parts for a German manufacturer of agricultural equipment.

Work of our professional and experienced staff reflected in the certificates granted by renowned international companies such as: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, Germanische Lloyd and Bureau Veritas.

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LAUNCH OF THE CHEMICAL TANKER VESSELS AT BARKMET SHIPYARD

During the year 2019, namely in July and December, two (technically identical) steel hulls of the so-called "Ecotankers" were launched at our Barkmet shipyard. Those Tankers will serve for the transport of edible oils on European inland waterways.

Integrated cargo tanks are made of special stainless steel material.

Both vessels were built under the supervision of Lloyds register of shipping.

As on previous projects, the remaining outfitting works of each vessel will be subsequently done at a specialized partner shipyard in the Netherlands.

We thank our customers, partners and employees of our shipyard for their cooperation and quality work!!!

Basic parameters of both vessels:

Length 86m
Width 11,45m
At side 5,35m
Total weigh of one hull 611t

The production of the pontoon assembly set

In October 2018, the workers of our shipyard Barkmet, a.s. have finished the production of the pontoon assembly set.
It consists of 8 pieces of so-called “floats” which must be freely interconnected with each other.
After all necessary operational tests, including floatability and connectivity, the pontoons were successfully passed on to the customer, who will use them as a platform for the work of dredgers and boreholes.
The steel structure of the pontoons and the connecting pins are made of special “class A” steel.
The whole building process of the pontoons has been under the supervision of CS Lloyd.
Since the pontoons are arbitrarily interconnected with each other, it was a very precise and technically demanding production, which our staff managed excellently!!!

Basic parameters of pontoon:

Length: 6740 mm
Width: 2340 mm
Height: 1202 mm
The weight of the empty pontoon: 6000 kg
Draught of the empty pontoon: 423 mm
Maximum load: 6770 kg
Maximum displacement: 12 770 kg
Pontoon draught with max load : 900 mm
Freeboard: 300 mm

Basic parameters of assembled set:

Maximum platform length without stabilization: 13 340 mm
Maximum platform width without stabilization: 8 940 mm
Dimension difference with stabilization: +2 x 600 mm
Diameter of connecting pins: 62 mm
Length of pins: 1 150 mm
Platform weight in standby mode: 63 000 kg
Draught of platform in standby mode: 555 mm
Maximum load capacity of the platform: 39 200 kg
Maximum displacement of the platform: 102 200 kg
Platform draught during max load capacity: 900 mm

Launch of the chemical tanker vessel at Barkmet shipyard

On Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at our shipyard Barkmet, a.s. took place a ceremonial launch of another chemical tanker.

Building and construction took over one year under the supervision of “Lloyd´s Register of shipping” inspectors.

Customers and future owners are from the Netherlands.

Specifically, this is a tanker specified to transport chemicals along European inland waterways.

The base material of the vessel construction is a shipbuilding steel of Grade A quality with the certification from Lloyd´s Register.

Integrated cargo tanks are made of Duplex 1.4462 stainless steel material.

Our shipyard produced a steel hull of the vessel, including a piping system and paintings.

The rest of outfitting works will be done at the shipyard of our partners in the Netherlands.

We would like to thank our customers, partners and everyone involved in this complex but interesting project!

Special thanks to all of our shipyard staff for honest, hard and quality work! Thank you!

Basic parameters:

Name of the vessel: chemical tanker „Spera“

Dimensions:

Length 110m

Width 13,5 m

At side amid/foreship 5,25 m

Total weight of the hull: 900 t

Launching of a ferry for Dolni Zleb municipality

On 22 November 2016 in the morning, the launching of a new ferry, which would be used in Dolní Žleb municipality in the District of Děčín, took place at the shipyard "BARKMET, Inc." in Lhotka nad Labem.
The new ferry will replace the original one which is already outdated and does not meet current regulations.
The complete production of the vessel took place at the premises of the shipyard "Barkmet" under the supervision of certification authorities' representatives.
The new ferry will continue to serve for transportation of both people and cars between the two riversides of the river Elbe in the picturesque valley of the "Bohemian Switzerland", which is frequently visited by tourists.
We wish everyone a happy voyage!!!

Launching of yacht "Aeolus"

On June 8, 2016 took place, at the Czech shipyard Barkmet, launching of yacht "Aeolus", which underwent extensive repair. This vessel was purchased several years ago by Czech owner in the Netherlands. At that moment status of the vessel corresponded to several years of wear in the service of the Coast Guard.
Barkmet shipyard workers generally reconstructed the yacht, made repair of the hull and ship's interior. Now the yacht will be used for recreational purposes mainly on the rivers Vltava and Elbe. Later this year „Aeolus“ will issue a long journey to the North Sea.
The whole company Barkmet wish yacht "Aeolus" and its owner a happy voyage !!!

BARKMET, a.s., the shipyard, welcomed Chinese delegation

The general manager of BARKMET, a.s. welcomed the delegation from the People's Republic of China on April 26, 2016. The meeting with a presentation of Barkmet took place right in the shipyard in Lhotka nad Labem. A following tour of the premises was accompanied by the general manager of a Shanghai shipyard and two delegates from Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Czech Republic.
This meeting was realized thanks to the general editor of Waterways and Inland Navigation magazine, with a cooperation of Chinese Embassy. At a time of continual development of business relations between the Czech Republic and the People's Republic of China, this event represents Barkmet's next step in the continuous effort to extend the portfolio of its business partners.

Work in the company´s own shipyard is subject to supervision by internationally renowned audit institutions (Lloyd´s Register of Shipping, Germanische Lloyd and Bureau Veritas), this, together with high quality of steel materials supplied by verified European partners, makes for the best results in the region in terms of quality and work organization.

The premises are located strategically ahead of the last regulation/sluice on the river Elbe, with an area of approx. 7.5 ha. - Slipway of 185 m - 3 cranes with capacity of 25/5 t + 12 t + 10 t operating over the slipway - new workshop (grand opening on 27/1/2010), with 2 overhead cranes of 10 t capacity - old workshop with 2 overhead cranes of 8 t capacity and 1 crane of 5 t capacity - Special equipment (CNC plasma cutter with workbench of 3x12 m, up to approx. 50 mm width; over 50 mm oxyacetylene burner), the workplace is equipped with 2 overhead cranes of 5 t capacity

OUR ABILITY

Shipbuilding

In the halls of our shipyard we mainly built vessels from the smallest up to length of 135 m and width of 15m. Quality technical background and size of the shipyard, allows us to manage technologically sophisticated works, such as painting and surface treatment.

Ship repair service

Repair of steel hulls, TIG welding, metal polishing, repair and manufacture of fittings - Painting, sanding, fiberglass repairs, hull paint spraying - Gel coat repairs and surface polishing with Antifouling paint - Production and installation of custom marine interiors and furnishings - Installation of new technical equipment of the vessel - Installation of new engines - Installation of wiring

Steel manufacturing and steel structures

Barkmet manufactures, supplies and assembles various types of custom steel structures and technological units, construction of buildings, truss structures, beams, girders and pylons, bridge structures, technological structures, tanks and piping systems, silos, etc.

Pontoons and cruising yachts

Barkmet produce both small and large-scale pontoons, pontoon assemblies according to customer requirements. We offer reconstruction and service of the pontoons. We produce pontoons for: - Landing stages and piers - Houseboats and restaurants - Floating homes and offices - Floating parking hangars for yachts - Floating excavators and cranes - Floating pumping stations - Passenger and vehicle ferries - Simple small cruise ships - Recreational vessels and lifeboats