Country: Transfer company of MV Werften is extended

Created: 2022-10-05Updated: 2022-10-05 10:55 am

The shipyard's gantry crane with the lettering "MV Werften".

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The state government in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has announced that it will extend the transfer company for the insolvent MV Werften Group until the end of November.

He expects a decision on the desired further construction of the cruise ship Global One in Wismar in the short term, "that's why we agreed yesterday in the cabinet that we will extend the transfer company by one month," said Economics Minister Reinhard Meyer on Wednesday morning at a rally of the IG Metall union the state parliament in Schwerin.

Schwerin - With the completion of the ship, which is 75 percent complete, an employment bridge is to be created with the aim of as many as possible of the 900 employees in the transfer company being taken on by the new owner of the Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) shipyard.

He wants to start building submarines in Wismar in 2024.

Stefan Schad from IG Metall in Rostock was pleased with the state government's quick commitment, but pointed out that the union was aiming for an extension until the end of the year.

The employee representative also hopes that up to 1,000 more industrial jobs will be created with the Belgian metalworker Smulders in Rostock.

The country shares the hope of the union, but according to Meyer there is still a need for persuasion in Berlin.

As the Economics Minister explained, the Ministry of Defence, as the new owner of the former MV shipyard in Rostock, is examining whether the areas requested by Smulders are needed for the naval arsenal.

However, according to the union, time is running out, and the company must know how to proceed in the next few weeks.

dpa