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Habeck sees opportunities for MV shipyards in the fight against climate change
Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck visited Wismar on Monday. During his visit, he emphasized that he wanted to use the insolvency of the MV shipyards in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to convert shipbuilding into a climate-friendly industry. There is definitely interest from investors both in the cruise ship “Global One”, which is three quarters complete, and in the shipyard locations, said the minister: “Today I have the feeling, after talking to the insolvency administrator, Mr Morgen, and also with the staff, that this gloom will be broken up somewhat. There is interest in the ship as well as in the locations, in the shipyard locations and that at least gives the cautious hope. More can certainly not be said, but the cautious hope that this is not the end of shipbuilding in Wismar , in Rostock on the Mecklenburg-West Pomeranian coasts, but another transitional phase.” The Baltic Sea shipyards in Rostock, Wismar and Stralsund filed for bankruptcy at the beginning of January after negotiations between the Genting Group and the federal government and the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania failed to find a solution for further financing. Shortly thereafter, Genting Hong Kong itself initiated legal action for the settlement. The trigger for the imbalance was the corona pandemic, which caused the cruise business to collapse.
The trigger for the imbalance was the corona pandemic, which caused the cruise business to collapse.