ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (often abbreviated TKMS) is a leading European group of providers of naval vessels, surface ships and submarines. It was founded when ThyssenKrupp merged with Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft on January 5, 2005. The term privately held company refers to ownership of a business company in two different ways—first, referring to ownership by non-governmental organizations; and second, referring to ownership of the companys stock by a relatively small number of holders who do not trade the stock publicly. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Duesseldorf. ... Men from Francisco de Orellanas expedition building a small brigantine, the San Pedro, to be used in the search for food Shipbuilding is the construction of ships. ... For the tax agency in the United Kingdom of the same name, see HM Revenue and Customs. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A holding company is a company that owns part, all, or a majority of other companies outstanding stock. ... In business, a subsidiary is a company controlled by another company or corporation. ... View on HDW-shipyard at Kiel The Brandtaucher in the museum in Dresden Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (often abbreviated HDW) is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Kiel. ... Nobiskrug is a shipbuilding company located on the Eider River in Emden, Germany specialized in building luxury yachts. ... Blohm + Voss Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik is a German shipbuilding and engineering works. ... Nordseewerke GmbH is a German shipyard in Emden, now part of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systeme. ... Kockums in Malmö, 1970 Foto: Pål-Nils Nilsson. ... Hellenic Shipyards is a naval Shipyard in Skaramangas near Athens, Greece bought 2002 by a group of German investors under the industrial leadership of the German shipyard HDW. HDW is a subsidiary of the German ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. ... German industrial company ThyssenKrupp AG, with about 200,000 employees, mainly operates in the steel industry, but also in the automotive, industrial construction, and shipbuilding areas, as well as manufacturing lifts and providing other technologies and services. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... World map showing the location of Europe. ... A surface ship is any type of naval ship that is confined to the surface of the sea. ... USS Virginia, a Virginia-class nuclear attack (SSN) submarine Alvin in 1978, a year after first exploring hydrothermal vents. ... German industrial company ThyssenKrupp AG, with about 200,000 employees, mainly operates in the steel industry, but also in the automotive, industrial construction, and shipbuilding areas, as well as manufacturing lifts and providing other technologies and services. ... View on HDW-shipyard at Kiel The Brandtaucher in the museum in Dresden Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (often abbreviated HDW) is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Kiel. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The group consists of:

• Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in Kiel, Germany
• Nobiskrug in Rendsburg, Germany
• Blohm + Voss in Hamburg, Germany
• Nordseewerke in Emden, Germany
• Kockums in Malmø, Sweden
• Hellenic Shipyards Co. in Skaramangas, Greece

All in all, the shipyard alliance represents a sales volume of around €2.2 billion and presently employs a workforce of approx. 8,400 people as of August 30, 2006. View on HDW-shipyard at Kiel The Brandtaucher in the museum in Dresden Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (often abbreviated HDW) is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Kiel. ... Kiel ( ) is a city in northern Germany and the capital of the Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein. ... Nobiskrug is a shipbuilding company located on the Eider River in Emden, Germany specialized in building luxury yachts. ... Rendsburg (Danish: Rendsborg) is a town at the Kiel Canal in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Blohm + Voss Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik is a German shipbuilding and engineering works. ... Location Coordinates Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE6 First Mayor Ole von Beust (CDU) Governing party CDU Votes in Bundesrat 3 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  755 km² (292 sq mi) Population 1,754,317 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 2,324 /km² (6,018... Nordseewerke GmbH is a German shipyard in Emden, now part of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systeme. ... Emden is a city and seaport in the northwest of Germany, on river Ems. ... Kockums in Malmö, 1970 Foto: PÃ¥l-Nils Nilsson. ... Hellenic Shipyards is a naval Shipyard in Skaramangas near Athens, Greece bought 2002 by a group of German investors under the industrial leadership of the German shipyard HDW. HDW is a subsidiary of the German ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. ... Skaramagas, Skaramanga, Skaramaga, Skaramangas or Skaramagkas (Greek: Σκαραμαγκά or Σκαραμαγκάς) older forms Skaramangas and Scaramanga is a small town in the western part of Athens, Greece. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

External links

• Homepage of TKMS