US EditionThyssenkrupp to Spin Off 49% of Defence Division TKMS to Shareholders
- On June 4, 2025, TKMS unveiled its new brand identity at a large-scale event held at the Kiel shipyard in Germany, marking a key step in the company's transition to operating under the TKMS name.
- This event follows the company's ongoing spin-off plan to list TKMS as a separate entity by year-end and to transfer a minority stake to tkAG shareholders.
- TKMS is one of the world’s leading naval companies with a strong order book of approximately €18 billion, including recent contracts for submarines in Germany and Singapore and a research vessel for the Alfred Wegener Institute.
- CEO Oliver Burkhard highlighted that the updated branding reinforces the company’s image as an independent entity, aligning with their stock market listing plans, while emphasizing their unified slogan, "Your Maritime Powerhouse," and the coordinated launch of the new visual identity.
- The rebranding and independence efforts aim to strengthen TKMS’s position as a distinct naval systems leader, consolidating all operations under one brand to be completed by the end of 2025.
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Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems comes on the stock exchange and makes itself more independent from the crisis-ridden parent company. The timetable for this is now clear. However, it will be crucial how the state positions itself with the largest submarine builder in Europe.
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Becomes TKMS, New Brand, New Claim and New Colours
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The rebranding of the TKMS locations will take place in stages: initially at the main locations in Kiel and Bremen, then at the other facilities in Germany and abroad. World News | Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Becomes TKMS, New Brand, New Claim and New Colours.
Thyssenkrupp strives for a new group structure – once again. This does not change much about the fundamental problems of the company and its divisions.
German maritime giant thyssenkrupp Marine Systems is changing its name to TKMS. "We are the only German company that combines all maritime areas under one roof," the company said in a statement.
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