Company:ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
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| Type | GmbH |
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| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Founded | January 5, 2005 |
| Headquarters | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein , |
Area served | worldwide |
Key people | Oliver Burkhard (Chairman and CEO) |
| Owner | ThyssenKrupp |
Number of employees | 6000 |
| Parent | ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions |
| Subsidiaries | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Hellenic Shipyards Co. Atlas Elektronik |
| Website | www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com |
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems of Germany (often abbreviated TKMS) is a group and holding company of providers of naval vessels, surface ships and submarines. It was founded when large industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp acquired Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft on January 5, 2005.
Composition
The group consists of:
- Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in Kiel, Germany
- Atlas Elektronik in Bremen, Germany
- Hellenic Shipyards Co. in Skaramangas, Greece (25%)
As of August 30, 2006, the group represented a sales volume of around €2.2 billion and had a workforce of 8,400 people.
It is said that ThyssenKrupp wants to sell its Yards' Business in Emden, Kiel and Hamburg.[1]
Company history
The corporation opened a branch office in Karachi, Pakistan on 25 July 2007. By January 2009, it had become one of the biggest private shipbuilding companies in Pakistan .
In 2017 the Israeli government and TKMS signed a deal for 3 Dakar-class submarines. Allegations of corruption surrounding the deal have led to the formation of an Israeli governmental committee of inquiry and subsequent prosecution for corruption.[2]
References
- ↑ "Thyssenkrupp könnte seine Werften verkaufen" (in DE). 8 June 2018. http://www.kn-online.de/Nachrichten/Wirtschaft/Thyssenkrupp-koennte-seine-Werften-verkaufen.
- ↑ ToI Staff. "Israel signs scandal-ridden €3 billion deal with Germany to buy new submarines" (in en-US). https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-signs-scandal-ridden-e3-billion-deal-with-germany-to-buy-new-submarines/.
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