The company was established in 1945 based on installations left by occupying German forces.

Aarhus Flydedok both produced and repaired ships although in its later years production focused on smaller vessels.

[1] Aarhus Flydedok was founded in 1945 but the early history extends back to the earlier 20th century.

The first task of the new shipyard was to repair German minesweepers which were cleaning the Danish territorial waters of mines.

[5] Up to 1967 the company was healthy and in the early 1960s it employed some 900 people; during this time the harbor facilities were expanded when a 2,000 m2 (22,000 sq ft) workshop was constructed in Risskov.

The Danish shipyards suffered a general decline starting in the 1979s and employment dropped from 20,000 in 1976 to 14,000 in 1980.