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Russia’s Pellas Shipyard is to takeover insolvent German yard Sietas Shipyard with a commitment to invest EUR15m.

Marcus Hand, Editor

February 11, 2014

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Pellas is taking over Sietas in Hamburg from insolvency administrator Berthold Brinkmann, which has ran the yard for the past two years while searching for a strategic investor.

Pellas is to takeover the yard on 10 March subject to approval from creditor committees and banks. The Hamburg yard is to be renamed Pellas Sietas and all 120 employees will be kept on or re-employed.

Sietas plans to invest EUR15m in the yard by the end of 2016 and increase its number of employees to 400.

“I am delighted that we have found a strategic investor for Sietas Shipyard in the company Pella Shipyard. It is not only acquiring one of Hamburg’s long-established maritime companies, but also securing the expertise of the experienced Sietas employees,” said administrator Berthold Brinkmann.

Sietas is set to deliver its first offshore wind jack-up installation vessel soon.

 

About the Author

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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