ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems of Germany (often abbreviated TKMS) is a group and holding company of providers of naval vessels, surface ships and submarines. It was founded when large industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp acquired Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft on January 5^th, 2005.

The group consists of:

• Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in Kiel, Germany
• Meyer Wismar in Wismar, Germany
• Meyer Wismar
• Atlas Elektronik in Bremen, Germany
• Hellenic Shipyards Co. in Skaramangas, Greece (25%)

As of August 30, 2006, the group represented a sales volume of around €2.2 billion and had a workforce of 8,400 people.

The corporation opened a branch office in Karachi, Pakistan on July 25^th, 2007. By January 2009, it had become one of the biggest private shipbuilding companies in Pakistan.