ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
State-of-the-Art Technology in Shipbuilding

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems stands worldwide for outstanding naval shipbuilding and intelligent system integration. Through the development of revolutionary propulsion technologies or the use of ground-breaking production technologies, the ships and submarines of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems set standards in innovation and quality.

This performance does not come by chance. After all, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems has brought together the most significant and traditional German shipyards into one alliance and has thus united outstanding competences throughout the world. In addition, controlling interests include sites in Sweden and Greece. The shipyard group includes fine-sounding and world-famous names like Blohm + Voss, Blohm + Voss Repair (both Hamburg), Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (Kiel), Nobiskrug (Rendsburg), Nordseewerke (Emden), Kockums (Karlskrona / Malmö, Sweden) as well as Hellenic Shipyards (Skaramanga / Athens, Greece).

By focusing on its outstanding core competences and bringing together the established, reputable shipyards in one joint group, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems is represented in almost every shipbuilding sector with excellent state-of-the-art technology that is unique throughout the world. ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems stands under the industrial management of the worldwide operating ThyssenKrupp AG, which holds 75 percent of the shares. The other 25 percent are allotted to the financial investor One Equity Partners (OEP).

With total sales of over 39 billion Euro in the financial year 2003/2004 and more than 184,000 employees, ThyssenKrupp AG is one of the world’s most successful technology companies. Its activity is focused on the orientation to the segments Steel, Automotive, Elevator, Technologies and Services.
Within these segments the group is concentrating more and more on system solutions and innovative services as well as product manufacture.

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems belongs to the segment Technologies. The integration of the company into the group structure of ThyssenKrupp AG also contributes to the strength, reliability and flexibility of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems – and therefore also secures valuable advantages for company customers.