Status: December 3rd, 2020 2:33 p.m.
The management of the crisis-ridden MV shipyards answered questions from the economic and finance committee of the state parliament. Details of possible layoffs were not given. Construction continues on two ships.
The location of the MV shipyards with their locations in Warnemünde, Stralsund and Wismar has once again occupied the state parliament of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The economic and finance committees wanted to find out more about the situation at the shipyard group in a joint meeting on Thursday. According to the shipyard’s managing directors Peter Fetten and Carsten Haake, the intention is to continue building the two ships currently under construction – taking into account the Corona distance requirements and with fewer staff. The 342-meter-long cruise ship “Global 1” is currently being built in Wismar and the 165-meter-long luxury expedition yacht “Crystal Endeavor” is being built in Stralsund.
No details of possible layoffs
As it was also said, the shipyard group’s order volume collapsed in the course of the corona pandemic. Fewer ships would now be built and fewer workers would be required. Fetten and Haake did not mention details of the layoffs in the room – we are talking about around 1,200 of the total of 3,200 jobs and not taking on trainees. After the discussions in the committees, the management said that the main thing now is that the federal government and Genting find a good solution so that the ships can continue to be built – with government support. “We remain optimistic and continue to work on the projects. We do what we do best: build ships,” said Haake.
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