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Founded in 1795 as a wharf for the construction of Wood en ships, Josef Lambert Meyer started the construction of Iron ships in 1874 . Today, it is one of the largest and most modern wharfs in the world with 2100 Employees . It builds Cruise Ship s of PANMAX size for the shipping companies RCI and Norwegian Cruise Line / NCL America in Florida , USA . As of 2006, its most recent project was the construction of the NCL America Pride Of Hawaii . Due to its upstream location on the river Ems , the giant ships to be delivered have to make a 36 Km voyage to the Dollard Bay , which is only possible at high Tide , and which each time attracts thousands of spectators. External links |