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Schwerin (dpa / mv) - The future of the shipyards in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania continues to concern politics.

There are two applications for the state parliament session on Thursday.

Both the SPD and CDU coalition factions and the opposition left-wing faction expressly commit to maintaining the shipbuilding companies, in the current Corona crisis also with state help.

“Genting Hong Kong as the parent company has invested one billion euros in the shipyards, but has got into financial difficulties due to the corona pandemic.

We hope that the pandemic will be over in the summer, that cruise lines will start up again and that Genting will earn money again, ”said SPD parliamentary group leader Thomas Krüger on Monday in Schwerin.

For the completion of the ships under construction, however, credit guarantees are required.

The state government is therefore being asked to continue to urge the federal government to ensure that MV Werften benefit from the economic stabilization fund and that Genting receives Hermes-covered export financing.

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Genting Hong Kong took over MV Werften in 2016 in order to build cruise ships for its own needs.

But with the corona-related interruption of cruise shipping at the beginning of 2020, one of the Group's most important sources of income collapsed, with consequences for the three shipyards in Wismar, Rostock and Stralsund.

Around a third of the last 3,000 jobs are to be cut according to a redevelopment concept.

In its motion, the Left calls for the continued existence of as many jobs as possible and of all three shipyards.

At the same time, however, she demands that the SPD / CDU state government «immediately begin work on an alternative concept for the shipyard locations and the supplier industry».

The Greens, who are not represented in the state parliament, want to make the future of MV Werften an issue on Wednesday.

In Schwerin they want to present their “Future Paper Shipyards and Shipbuilding in MV”.

© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210308-99-740081 / 2

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