▁Hong ▁Kong – G erman ▁ship building ▁company ▁that ▁oper ates ▁three ▁facilities ▁in ▁eastern ▁Germany ▁to ▁construct ▁cru ise ▁ships ▁for ▁parent ▁company ▁Gent ing ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁origin ated ▁in ▁Gent ing ▁Hong ▁Kong ' s ▁purchase ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁of ▁three ▁ship y ards ▁from ▁Nord ic ▁Y ards , ▁located ▁in ▁W ism ar , ▁Str als und , ▁and ▁Rost ock - W arn em ünd e . ▁ ▁The ▁yards ▁were ▁initially ▁combined ▁with ▁Lloyd ▁Wer ft , ▁previously ▁purchased ▁by ▁Gent ing , ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Lloyd ▁Wer ft ▁Group , ▁but ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁three ▁eastern ▁ex - N ord ic ▁yards ▁were ▁organized ▁into ▁M V ▁Wer ften , ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁W ism ar ▁and ▁led ▁by ▁J arm o ▁La ak so . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁M V ▁Wer ften ' s ▁first ▁new build ▁vessels , ▁two ▁river ▁cru ise ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁class ▁named ▁Cry stal ▁Bach ▁and ▁Cry stal ▁Mah ler , ▁were ▁laid ▁down ▁at ▁the ▁W ism ar ▁ship yard . ▁In ▁November , ▁Gent ing ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁public ized ▁further ▁plans ▁for ▁its ▁ship building ▁plans ▁at ▁M V ▁Wer ften — four ▁river ▁cru ise ▁vessels ▁for ▁Cry stal ▁Cru ises ▁under ▁the ▁Cry stal ▁River ▁Cru ises ▁brand ▁to ▁be ▁delivered ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁ 2