News – Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft

20th September 2021 Press Release

The Flensburg Fjord greets Down Under: FSG to build RoRo vessel with LNG propulsion for Australian company, SeaRoad

Presently, a distance of more than 16,000 kilometres, or almost half-way around the globe, seems insurmountable when it comes to signing a contract, unless the contracting parties agree to do so in synch via video link. That is precisely how the Tasmanian-based Australian shipping company, SeaRoad, and German shipbuilding yard, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), have finalised the purchase contract for a RoRo vessel with LNG propulsion. A face-to-face meeting in Australia or Germany was not possible due to the current pandemic, but the spirit of cooperation between the two organisations provided the foundation to deliver an outcome that was almost a…

Coin Ceremony: Philipp Maracke, CEO at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, during the coin ceremony. In the background: Flensburg’s Mayor Simone Lange; photo credit: FSG/Marianne Lins

30th December 2020 Press Release

Successful new start for FSG: keel laying for newbuilding 782

In a traditional keel-laying ceremony at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), the first hull segment of the newbuilding number 782, weighing more than 50 tons, was lowered by crane onto the blocks. In accordance with maritime custom, a 1-euro coin was placed under the keel for good fortune. The keel laying of the RoRo ferry to be built was performed by Philipp Maracke, CEO of FSG, Klaus Müller, project manager of this newbuilding project at the classification society DNV GL, Thomas Jansen, chairman of the FSG works council, and Flensburg’s mayor Simone Lange. “For FSG, today’s keel-laying marks an important milestone, as…

27th November 2020 Press Release

Order to build a RoRo ferry plus option for a second RoRo ferry for Flensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft

Premiere in Flensburg: The Flensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft (FSG) receives its first order since the new start under the direction of Tennor Holding. IVP Ship Invest orders a RoRo ferry for completion in April 2022. At the same time, the customer also places an option for a second vessel. The order has a total volume of 140 million euros. IVP Ship Invest is a company of Lars Windhorst, founder of Tennor Holding. “This order is an important building block for the future of the Flensburg shipyard”, says FSG CEO Philipp Maracke. “Construction is scheduled to start in December. With the implementation of…

28th October 2020 Press Release

Philipp Maracke takes the helm at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft

On 2 November Philipp Maracke takes over the management of the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) as CEO. The management of the shipyard acquired by Tennor in September will thus go to an experience expert who has held various management positions in the maritime industry. Most recently, Philipp Maracke was a member of the management of German Naval Yards Kiel where the 40-year-old has built up extensive expertise in the naval shipbuilding sector. Another of his core competences lies in purchasing. “In the course of its long history, the FSG has repeatedly proven itself to be a pioneer in innovative shipbuilding and…

1st September 2020 Press Release

The new FSG is launched under the direction of Tennor

The execution of the purchase agreement has taken place as scheduled: several companies belonging to Tennor Holding have taken over 350 employees of the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) as well as the assets of the shipyard within the scope of a transferable restructuring as of 1 September, 2020. In order to continue the restructuring process started in the insolvency proceedings, the new managing directors Stefan Kindler and Tarek Malak, who were seconded by Tennor Holding, will further build up the organization. By the winter of 2020, the management of the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft will be placed in the hands of a management…

5th August 2020 Press Release

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG): Joint press release by management, works council and IG Metall Flensburg

98.7 percent of the affected employees have declared their entry into the transfer company Flensburg, 5 August 2020: The transfer company set up by the FSG can start work: 98.7 percent of the FSG employees affected have declared their entry into the transfer company. There they will receive qualified further training over a period until January 2021 in order to create a new career perspective. During this period they will receive 80 percent of their previous net wages. Press Contact:Schellenberg & Kirchberg PRCord SchellenbergTelefon: 040 59350500mail@schellenberg-kirchberg-pr.de About the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) Since its foundation in 1872, the FSG has designed…