Wismar shipyard TKMS secures 800 million euros for submarine moderation!
Wismar shipyard TKMS secures 800 million euros for submarine moderation!
The Wismar shipyard has drawn a large contract: Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) receives over 800 million euros for the modernization of six submarines from the German Navy. Loud Ostsee-Zeitung the contract was concluded with the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Bundeswehr in Koblenz and runs over ten years. The goal? Secure the technological superiority of the German submarine fleet.
In the context of this modernization, the navigation system and the management and weapon use system of the older U-boats of type 212a are brought up to date. TKMS can feel as a world market leader for non-nuclear submarines and plans to be able to easily load their capacities until the 2040s.
orders and jobs
In addition to the modernization orders, the Bundestag budget committee also approved the construction of four other class 212CD for the German Navy in December 2022. A total of ten submarines of this type are in the pipeline: six for Germany and four for Norway, whereby Norway has already signaled to want to draw the option to two additional boats. According to esut.de , TKMS needs further orders from the Federal Government to secure the shipyard in Wismar financially and plan to start the production of u-boats from 2024.The takeover of the insolvent MV shipyards in Wismar by TKMS was accompanied by a month -long investor process. With the takeover, a location is created where both over and underwater ships are to be manufactured. At the start of the production, up to 1,500 new jobs could be created there, according to TKMS. The first employees are to be hired by the end of the year so that the labor market in the region can benefit from this commitment.
investments in the future
With a low three-digit million amount, TKMS plans to upgrade the Wismar location for the submarine building. The company in Kiel has invested over 250 million euros in new manufacturing capacities since 2019. The head of corporate Oliver Burkhard has clear plans to expand the subsidiary in Wismar into a full submarine location. As soon as this plan is implemented, Wismar will surely be an important hub for the German Navy, since some of the new submarines are on schedule.
So it will be exciting how the shipbuilding industry in Wismar and beyond will develop in the coming years. With an order book of 18 billion euros, TKMS has the resources and motivation to significantly shape the maritime future of Germany.For the Northwest Mecklenburg region, the takeover and the order seems to come at the right time. The shipyard is not only an important employer, but also a core of the regional economy.
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