State Secretary warns: Wismar could harm a billion dollar order!

State Secretary warns: Wismar could harm a billion dollar order!

The shipyard in Wismar is faced with a pioneering decision that could significantly influence the fate of its workforce. The planned armaments for the construction of new submarines worth 4.7 billion euros was discussed in the Bundestag, but Secretary of Justice Friedrich Straetmanns vehement against this step. "The money that is invested in submarines could better flow into projects that secure the prosperity and security of the region in the long term," he said in the "Ostsee newspaper", such as n-tv.de reported. Despite its warnings, the state government supports the project because it is of central importance for the shipyard location.

Minister of Economics Reinhard Meyer sees great hope in the new orders that could definitely revitalize shipbuilding in Wismar. "There were recently very positive signals from Berlin," emphasized Meyer, hoping for a quick decision by the budget committee. The submarine builder Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS), who took over the shipyard after its bankruptcy 2022, heads for the first orders after he has already expanded its capacities. The common plans with Norway to procure six new submarines are under the “U212 CD” project in the spotlight, such as nordkurier.de reported

developments related to the Wismar shipyard

The decision on the billion -dollar order could not only save the future of the shipyard, but also numerous jobs in the region. The industrial representative Jochen Schulte emphasized the importance of the order for economic stability and expressed that everything had to be set to keep specialists in the region. At the same time, however, there is a challenge that some of the employees are busy completing a cruise ship, which delays the immediate return to submarine production. Time is pushing and the shipyard employees look forward to Berlin, where the decision could be made in the coming days.