Now that was quick! The "intentions" announced just a fortnight ago are being realised. No additional words are needed - read today's press release from TKMS: Project start for MEKO A-200 frigates: TKMS and BAAINBw sign preliminary contract The preliminary contract between TKMS and the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and In...
Maintenance for the Canadian submarine programme As both companies announced in a press release, TKMS and Seaspan will work together with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Ministry of Defence. The collaboration will combine TKMS' submarine technology with Seaspan's Canadian capabilities. The focus of the collaboration will be on the Canadian Submarine Programme (CPSP),...
On 14 January 2026, "Henryk Zygalski", the second SIGINT reconnaissance ship for the Polish Navy, was launched in Gdańsk in the presence of Deputy Minister of Defence Paweł Bejda. The ship was named after a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who helped decipher the German Enigma code in the 1930s. The main contractor for...
The staff expansion at the TKMS site in Wismar is progressing according to plan. On 5 January 2026, more than 140 new employees took up their posts. This means that TKMS now employs over 400 people in Wismar and is thus consistently continuing the expansion of the site. In the coming years, the shipyard will...
Meyer Werft is internationally known primarily for building large cruise ships. With the undocking of a fuel transporter for the German Navy, it is now deliberately entering a less familiar but strategically important field. The supply ship is part of a contract awarded in 2021 during the coronavirus pandemic, which aimed to utilise free capacity in the...
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