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Simulation · Minimal Factory · Ports and coast

Papenburg shipyard · shipbuilding in the building dock

Shipbuilding in a covered building dock as a model: cruise ships grow from prefabricated blocks, block transporters run, welding light flashes behind the hall door, on the Ems in Papenburg.

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Real are location, terrain and halls (official Lower Saxony elevation data, OpenStreetMap). The third building dock is interpreted, the transfer is shortened; quantities, processes and times are model values. With your data, the model shows your site and your processes.

In the white building-dock halls on the Ems, cruise ships are built from prefabricated blocks; two real building docks stand as a block model on the real terrain, a third is interpreted. Steel arrives by truck, blocks from prefabrication wait in the block store, block transporters take them into the dock, welding light flashes behind the hall door.

The finished ship travels from the outfitting dock down the Ems to the sea, in the model greatly shortened, in reality around 40 km, mostly backwards. Five controls steer the yard: investment (one to three building docks), workforce, supply, quality and market. If steel and blocks are missing, the docks run only in part.

Real are location, terrain and halls from official Lower Saxony elevation data and OpenStreetMap. The third building dock, quantities, processes and times are an interpretation of our own and model values; one working day lasts ten seconds. The page is for exhibitions and visitor centres, schools and universities, training and local history.

From raw material to product

  1. 01

    supply – steel by truck, blocks from prefabrication

  2. 02

    building docks – block transporters move, welding light flashes behind the hall gate

  3. 03

    block yard – takes in what is not sold

  4. 04

    dispatch – the finished ship leaves the outfitting dock via the Ems to sea

A site at work

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A site at work

Papenburg shipyard: In the white building-dock halls on the Ems cruise ships grow from prefabricated blocks; when finished they travel down the Ems to sea.

Building dock 1 (real)

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Building dock 1 (real)

Building dock 1 (real) – A building dock: inside the hall the ship grows from big blocks; block transporters bring them from prefabrication, welding light flashes behind the gate.

What is shown – why – for whom

Ce qui est montré Pourquoi Pour qui
Two real building docks, a third as an expansion PourquoiShows how the ship grows from blocks in the hall. Pour quiexhibition, teaching
Block transporters and welding light behind the hall door PourquoiShows how the blocks get into the dock and are joined. Pour quimuseum, teaching
Prefabrication PourquoiShows where the large blocks are made from which the ship grows in the dock. Pour quiteaching, history of technology
Block store PourquoiShows where blocks wait until they are needed. Pour quieconomics teaching, exhibition
Outfitting dock and the Ems PourquoiShows how the finished ship leaves the yard. Pour quilocal history, exhibition
Visitor centre PourquoiShows from where visitors look into the building-dock halls. Pour quiexhibition, visitor centre
Five controls with output, block store and daily result PourquoiShows connections in operations, not operating figures. Pour quieconomics teaching
Building dock 3

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Building dock 3

Building dock 3 – the expansion runs along as long as people, materials and market suffice.

Five levers, one works

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Five levers, one works

Full investment – three building docks: capacity for the boom, but only with enough people and materials.

Films from the model

  • Above Papenburg shipyard

    A flight across the whole site: low approach, Building dock 1, then across the works to the long shot – everything moving, with the sound of the works.

  • From raw material to product

    The works’ chain in one flight – supply (steel by truck, blocks from prefabrication), building docks, block yard, dispatch: station by station.

  • A working day in time-lapse

    In time-lapse working days pass in seconds: shifts at the gate, traffic on the supply and dispatch routes, the stockpile (block yard) changing along.

  • A works grows

    Investment step by step: new building docks appear, the workforce grows with them, then more supply and a boom in the market.

  • Bottleneck – the works respond

    First materials run short and the plant only runs in part, then the market takes too little and the stockpile fills up – in the boom the works recover.

  • Using the software

    With the full interface: open the works, set investment and market, look at stockpile and plant – every lever acts at once.

Facilities and areas in the model

  • Building docks

    A building dock: inside the hall the ship grows from big blocks; block transporters bring them from prefabrication, welding light flashes behind the gate. In the game: 2 real, 1 as expansion (interpreted).

  • Block yard

    Whatever is made but not sold ends up here; when it is full the surplus goes at a discount, when the market wants more it is drawn down.

  • Supply

    Steel by truck, blocks from prefabrication. A bigger contract costs more, the store buffers short gaps.

  • Dispatch

    The finished ship leaves the outfitting dock via the Ems to sea. The market only takes what it needs.

  • Visitor centre

    From here visitors look into the building-dock halls.

  • Prefabrication

    The big blocks the ship grows from in the dock are made here.

When things get tight

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When things get tight

Block yard filling up – more is made than sold; when there is no room left the surplus goes at a 40 % discount.

Medium long shot

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Medium long shot

Medium long shot – Building dock 1: block transporters move, welding light flashes behind the hall gate.

Processes in the model

From raw material to product

  1. 01supply – steel by truck, blocks from prefabrication
  2. 02building docks – block transporters move, welding light flashes behind the hall gate
  3. 03block yard – takes in what is not sold
  4. 04dispatch – the finished ship leaves the outfitting dock via the Ems to sea

Expansion

  1. 01raise investment by one step
  2. 02another building dock is built on its plot
  3. 03set the workforce to match, otherwise it only runs in part
  4. 04the market decides whether it pays – success in one number at the top

Bottleneck and recovery

  1. 01supply short – the store empties
  2. 02materials missing – the plants only run in part
  3. 03market in a slump – the stockpile grows until the fire sale
  4. 04boom – the stockpile empties, the result rises

What the model can be used for

  • Exhibition and visitor centre

    The building dock explains itself on the plant: in the hall the ship grows from large blocks, block transporters bring them from prefabrication. From the visitor centre the view goes into the building-dock halls.

    Pour quiexhibitions, visitor centres, museums

  • School and university

    How is a cruise ship built, and what is a covered building dock? Terms like section construction, block, prefabrication and outfitting dock sit where they belong.

    Pour quischools, universities, vocational training

  • Industrial heritage and local history

    How does a ship get from Papenburg down the Ems to the sea? Halls, river and terrain lie in their place; the transfer is shortened in the model, in reality around 40 km.

    Pour quiindustrial heritage, city marketing, local history societies

  • Understanding operations

    Investment, workforce, supply, quality and market act at once on output, block store and result. It becomes visible why a further building dock without steel, blocks and people costs money.

    Pour quieconomics teaching, further training

Building dock 1 at work

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Building dock 1 at work

Building dock 1 at work – block transporters move, welding light flashes behind the hall gate; the machines run with the works’ utilisation.

The whole software

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The whole software

Running the works – five levers: investment, workforce, supply, quality and market; the chain shows at once what follows.

What you can change

Controls

  • Investment: Number of building docks (1 to 3): more money builds more, less shuts them down; without more people they only run in part.
  • Workforce: Enough people for all building docks – output rises, and so does success. Too many people cost wages without more output.
  • Supply: More material arrives – the plant no longer has to wait. Levels short, normal and double; supply security costs money.
  • Quality: More quality means less scrap and fewer breakdowns but costs testing and maintenance (levels low, normal, high).
  • Market: Slump, normal or boom. In a slump more is made than sold: the stockpile grows and success drops. In a boom the market takes more: the stockpile empties and success rises.

Disruptions

  • Too few people: Workers are missing, part of the plant stands still.
  • Material missing: Supply is not enough; once the store is empty the plants only run in part (message: “Parts store empty – supply is short”).
  • Too much built: More is made than the market takes: the stockpile grows; when it is full the surplus goes at a 40 % discount (message: “Stockpile full – fire sale at a discount”).
  • Market wants more: Demand is greater than the works can make; once the stockpile is empty orders are lost (message: “Stockpile empty – orders are lost”).

What the model brings

  • 01

    The real terrain as a stage

    Halls, river and surroundings stand on terrain from official elevation data. You show the site as it lies, not as a diagram.

  • 02

    A ship from blocks

    Prefabrication, block transporter, building dock, outfitting dock: you understand the path of the ship before you steer the yard yourself.

  • 03

    Bottlenecks without damage

    Steel and blocks fail to arrive, the store empties, the docks run only in part. You see where it gets tight first, and set it back.

  • 04

    For big screens and the browser

    Runs in the browser and on large projections. A working day in fast motion lasts ten seconds.

  • Werft Papenburg: In den weißen Baudockhallen an der Ems wachsen Kreuzfahrtschiffe aus vorgefertigten Blöcken, fertig fahren sie über die Ems zur See.
    Papenburg shipyard: In the white building-dock halls on the Ems cruise ships grow from prefabricated blocks; when finished they travel down the Ems to sea.
  • Werft Papenburg von der anderen Seite – derselbe Ort in der Nachmittagssonne aus Südwesten, mit langen Schatten der Hallen und Gerüste.
    Papenburg shipyard from the other side – the same site in the afternoon sun from the south-west, with long shadows of halls and structures.
  • Halbtotale – Baudock 1: Blocktransporter fahren, Schweißlicht blitzt hinter dem Hallentor.
    Medium long shot – Building dock 1: block transporters move, welding light flashes behind the hall gate.
  • Weit draußen bei Papenburg – Gelände, Häuser und Bäume stammen aus amtlichen Höhendaten, am Rand läuft die Welt weich ins Dunkel aus.
    Far out near Papenburg – terrain, houses and trees come from official elevation data; at the edge the world fades softly into the dark.
  • Von oben – Werft Papenburg als Modell aus Quadern: jede Zelle ein Quader, Gebäude und Gelände nach Höhendaten und OpenStreetMap.
    From above – Papenburg shipyard as a model of blocks: every cell a block, buildings and terrain from elevation data and OpenStreetMap.
  • Werft Papenburg schräg von oben – Zulieferung, Baudocks, Blocklager und Abtransport auf einen Blick.
    Papenburg shipyard from above at an angle – supply, building docks, block yard and dispatch at a glance.
  • Rundherum Papenburg: Straßen, Gleise und Wasser aus OpenStreetMap, Häuser und Bäume aus den Höhendaten – nur die Anlage in der Mitte ist eigens gebaut.
    All around Papenburg: streets, tracks and water from OpenStreetMap, houses and trees from the elevation data – only the plant in the middle is built specially.
  • Auf Augenhöhe – Baudock 1, so nah wie vom Zaun aus.
    At eye level – Building dock 1, as close as from the fence.
  • Baudock 1 (echt) – Ein Baudock: In der Halle wächst das Schiff aus großen Blöcken; Blocktransporter bringen sie aus der Vorfertigung, Schweißlicht blitzt hinter dem Tor.
    Building dock 1 (real) – A building dock: inside the hall the ship grows from big blocks; block transporters bring them from prefabrication, welding light flashes behind the gate.
  • Baudock 2 (echt) – ein echtes Bauwerk des Orts, im Spiel in Betrieb: Blocktransporter fahren, Schweißlicht blitzt hinter dem Hallentor.
    Building dock 2 (real) – a real structure of the site, running in the game: block transporters move, welding light flashes behind the hall gate.
  • Baudock 3 (Ausbau, gedeutet) – entsteht erst mit mehr Investition und läuft nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Building dock 3 (expansion, interpreted) – only appears with more investment and runs only with enough people and materials.
  • Blocklager – hier landet, was entsteht, aber nicht verkauft wird; ist kein Platz mehr, geht der Überschuss mit Abschlag weg.
    Block yard – whatever is made but not sold ends up here; when there is no room left, the surplus goes at a discount.
  • Zulieferung – Stahl per Lkw, Blöcke aus der Vorfertigung: ein größerer Vertrag kostet mehr, das Lager puffert kurze Lücken.
    Supply – steel by truck, blocks from prefabrication: a bigger contract costs more, the store buffers short gaps.
  • Abtransport – das fertige Schiff fährt vom Ausrüstungsdock über die Ems zur See: der Markt nimmt nur, was er braucht.
    Dispatch – the finished ship leaves the outfitting dock via the Ems to sea: the market only takes what it needs.
  • Besucherzentrum – von hier sehen Besucher in die Baudockhallen.
    Visitor centre – from here visitors look into the building-dock halls.
  • Baudock 1 nah – Blocktransporter fahren, Schweißlicht blitzt hinter dem Hallentor.
    Building dock 1 close up – block transporters move, welding light flashes behind the hall gate.
  • Blocklager nah – Stapel um Stapel, sobald mehr entsteht, als der Markt nimmt.
    Block yard close up – stack upon stack as soon as more is made than the market takes.
  • Baudock 1 in Betrieb – Blocktransporter fahren, Schweißlicht blitzt hinter dem Hallentor; die Maschinen laufen mit der Auslastung des Werks.
    Building dock 1 at work – block transporters move, welding light flashes behind the hall gate; the machines run with the works’ utilisation.
  • Baudock 3 – der Ausbau läuft mit, solange Leute, Material und Markt reichen.
    Building dock 3 – the expansion runs along as long as people, materials and market suffice.
  • Blocklager im laufenden Betrieb – Stapel um Stapel, sobald mehr entsteht, als der Markt nimmt.
    Block yard in day-to-day operation – stack upon stack as soon as more is made than the market takes.
  • Abtransport – das fertige Schiff fährt vom Ausrüstungsdock über die Ems zur See; im Boom ist mehr unterwegs, in der Flaute weniger.
    Dispatch – the finished ship leaves the outfitting dock via the Ems to sea; in a boom more is on the move, in a slump less.
  • Volle Fahrt – alle drei Baudocks in Betrieb, der Markt im Boom: auf Zufahrt und Abfahrt ist am meisten los.
    Full steam – all three building docks running, the market booming: supply and dispatch routes are at their busiest.
  • Investition klein – nur Baudock 1 läuft, die übrigen Plätze liegen als Fundament mit Markierung da.
    Small investment – only Building dock 1 runs, the other plots lie ready as marked foundations.
  • Investition voll – drei Baudocks: Kapazität für den Boom, aber nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Full investment – three building docks: capacity for the boom, but only with enough people and materials.
  • Jede Anlage beschriftet – Baudock 1 bis 3, Blocklager, Zulieferer und Markt; oben der Werktag mit der Menge je Tag, rechts der Erfolg in einer Zahl.
    Every facility labelled – building dock 1 to 3, block yard, supplier and market; at the top the working day with the daily output, on the right success in one number.
  • Baudock 1 beschriftet – Name und Nummer stehen direkt im Bild.
    Building dock 1 labelled – name and number right in the picture.
  • Erfolg in einer Zahl – 100 heißt: besser geht es bei diesem Markt nicht; darunter das Ergebnis je Tag, oben die Menge je Werktag.
    Success in one number – 100 means it cannot get better in this market; below it the result per day, at the top the output per working day.
  • Wo ein Regler wirkt, leuchtet ein Ring – hier nach einem Wechsel am Markt: Blocklager.
    Where a lever acts, a ring lights up – here after a change in the market: block yard.
  • Material fehlt – die Zulieferung ist knapp, das Lager leer: die Baudocks laufen nur noch zum Teil, auf der Zufahrt ist wenig los.
    Materials missing – supply is short, the store is empty: the building docks only run in part, the supply route is quiet.
  • Blocklager läuft voll – es entsteht mehr, als verkauft wird; ist kein Platz mehr, geht der Überschuss mit 40 % Abschlag weg.
    Block yard filling up – more is made than sold; when there is no room left the surplus goes at a 40 % discount.
  • Boom – der Markt nimmt mehr ab, als gerade entsteht: die Halde leert sich, auf der Abfahrt ist viel los.
    Boom – the market takes more than is being made: the stockpile empties, the dispatch route is busy.
  • Die ganze Software – oben der Werktag mit Uhr und Menge, rechts der Erfolg in einer Zahl, unten die Kacheln für Werk und Anlagen.
    The whole software – at the top the working day with clock and output, on the right success in one number, below the tiles for works and facilities.
  • Werk steuern – fünf Regler: Investition, Belegschaft, Zulieferung, Qualität und Markt; die Kette zeigt sofort, was daraus wird.
    Running the works – five levers: investment, workforce, supply, quality and market; the chain shows at once what follows.
  • Ein Regler, sofort sichtbar – Markt auf Flaute: die Lage oben erklärt den Engpass, die Halde wächst, das Ergebnis je Tag sinkt.
    One lever, visible at once – market set to slump: the status line explains the bottleneck, the stockpile grows, the daily result drops.
  • Karte einer Anlage – Baudock: in Betrieb, Beschäftigte und Auslastung, dazu ein Satz, was dort geschieht.
    Facility card – building dock: in operation, workforce and utilisation, plus one sentence on what happens there.
  • Karte der Halde – Blocklager: Bestand, belegter Platz und Zuwachs je Tag.
    Stockpile card – block yard: stock, space used and growth per day.
  • Karte der Zulieferer – Lieferung je Tag, Lager und Materialkosten am Tag.
    Supplier card – delivery per day, store and material costs per day.
  • Karte des Markts – Nachfrage, verkauft und Umsatz am Tag.
    Market card – demand, sold and turnover per day.
  • Engpass in Orange – die Zulieferung reicht nicht: Zeile oben und Lage im Werk sagen in einem Satz, was fehlt.
    Bottleneck in orange – supply is not enough: the line at the top and the works status say in one sentence what is missing.
  • Das Menü – Übersicht und Anlage, Schnitt, neu beginnen, Vorführung, Ton und andere Orte, darunter die Bedienung mit Maus, Finger und Tastatur.
    The menu – overview and plant, cutaway, restart, demo, sound and other sites, below the controls for mouse, touch and keyboard.
  • Sechzehn echte Orte – Hochöfen, Zechen, Autowerke, Häfen und eine Werft, jeder dort, wo er wirklich steht.
    Sixteen real sites – blast furnaces, collieries, car plants, harbours and a shipyard, each where it really stands.

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Basis and limits

Real are the location, terrain and buildings in Papenburg (official Lower Saxony elevation data and OpenStreetMap). The plant in the middle is our own simplified interpretation: quantities, processes, times and prices are model assumptions; the economy runs in time-lapse (10 seconds are one working day). Not a simulation of real operations and no cooperation with the site.

Public sources the model is based on:

  • Wikipedia (German), article on the site: Werft in Papenburg
  • GeoBasis-DE/LGLN 2026, data modified: DGM1 and DOM1 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
  • OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): streets, tracks, water, land use

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Real are location, terrain and halls (official Lower Saxony elevation data, OpenStreetMap). The third building dock is interpreted, the transfer is shortened; quantities, processes and times are model values. With your data, the model shows your site and your processes.