Warnemünde (dpa/mv) – IG Metall is demanding a quick decision from the Ministry of Defense on the possible leasing of parts of the former MV shipyard site in Warnemünde. For an industrial-political perspective in Rostock, there must be a jolt in politics, said Daniel Friedrich from the IG Metall Coast on Thursday in Rostock. The Belgian metalworker Smulders needs a signal by this weekend as to whether the site can be used to build converter platforms for offshore wind power.
According to previous information, the Ministry of Defense, as the new owner of the site, is currently examining its own needs. At the former location of the MV shipyards, the naval arsenal is to repair ships in the future. However, the trade union and the Ministry of Economics in Schwerin hope that Smulders can also use it.
According to Friedrich, between 800 and 1,000 collectively agreed jobs could be created here from the middle of next year. Against the background of the energy transition and the expansion targets for offshore wind power planned by the federal government, he said: “It would be a fatal signal if this added value did not take place in Europe.” According to him, even a limited lease for the next 10 years would not be a reason for the investor to be excluded.
According to Economics Minister Reinhard Meyer (SPD), the investor will not fail: “I know they want, they also want to go to Rostock,” he said on Wednesday at a trade union demonstration in front of the state parliament in Schwerin. In order to convince the Ministry of Defense, it needs the support of the union. The Navy does not need the entire site.