“We are in intensive talks with the Romanian government regarding the acquisition of the Mangalia shipyard, together with our partner MSC,” Oliver Grün, spokesperson for NVL B.V. & Co. KG, Rheinmetall’s naval division, said in a response to ZF.
NVL B.V. & Co. KG, part of the German Rheinmetall Group, is the company with which the Defense Ministry signed a EUR920 million contract through SAFE for four military ships to be built at the Mangalia shipyard.
The Romanian government awarded Rheinmetall’s Naval Systems Division a contract for the construction of four military vessels. The agreement calls for the construction of two 96-meter offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) based on the MMPV90 design and two 43-meter diver support vessels (DSVs) based on the PV43M design, intended for the Romanian Naval Forces, Oliver Grün added.
He also told ZF that all four vessels would be built in cooperation with a local industrial partner, ensuring a high level of local added value while strengthening regional collaboration.
The second auction for the sale of the assets of the Damen Mangalia shipyard has recently taken place at the market price of EUR184 million, with a total of six auctions scheduled at this price. The first auction, held last month, ended with no bidders, and so did the second, the shipyard’s union said.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)