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MV Werften file for bankruptcy
The ailing shipbuilder MV Werften is broke. The group of companies, which recently had almost 2,000 employees, filed for bankruptcy on Monday. In talks between the federal government, the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the owner Genting from Hong Kong, no solution for further financing was found. The employees were informed about this by the management. Claudia Müller, coordinator of the federal government for maritime economy and tourism: “Today is a very sad day for the shipyard location Germany, especially Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Federal and state governments have tried almost everything or tried everything to save the shipyards. It There were intensive negotiations with the owner Genting. The federal government has submitted an offer to get significantly more involved: 600 million for the prefabricated Global 1. This required a contribution from the owner. Unfortunately, there was no agreement on this point and we have now the sad situation of bankruptcy of the shipyards in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. ” According to a spokesman, the ship “Global 1”, which is designed with 2,500 cabins and space for 9,500 passengers, is three-quarters ready. MV Werften had recently done everything possible to complete the ship. And even if the Ministry of Economic Affairs clearly sees the blame for the bankruptcy on the owner Genting, the federal government will continue to work to preserve jobs in the structurally weak northeast.
But the federal government wants to continue to work to preserve jobs in the structurally weak northeast.