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Damen assumes the operational control of the Rumanian ship yard of Mangalia
Between the objectives, the restoration of the solidity financial institution of the society and the stabilization of the occupation
July 23, 2018
The navalmeccanico group Dutch Damen has celebrated today the assumption of the operational control of the Rumanian ship yard of Mangalia. The shipbuilding society is participated by Damen and the government of Bucharest that stops the majority quota, while the operating activity is managed by the Dutch group(on 23 March 2018).
The yard will be renamed Damen Shipyard Mangalia. "We will face a difficult period in consideration of the current conditions of the yard", Frank Eggink, member of the board of directors of the Dutch group has explained, in the course of the ceremony of start of the activity. "However - it has added - with the full support of the Rumanian government, of 2MMS (the 2 Mai Magnalia Shipyard, society through which the State it stops own participation in the navalmeccanica society, ndr), of the expert workers of the ship yard and the local community, Damen aimed to restore the solidity financial institution of the yard, to stabilize the occupation and to pursue adequate commercial opportunities to international level that will contribute to reconstitute the levels of activity. Meantime, Damen will facilitate an easy transition and will maintain occupied the qualified resources and of talent".
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