• Rheinmetall and MSC won an auction to acquire Romania's Mangalia shipyard for about EUR 138 million jointly.
• The acquisition is expected to close within weeks, creating a site for civilian and military shipbuilding.
• Planned expansion and modernization will upgrade infrastructure, improve production conditions and adapt capacity to future requirements.
• The yard will help build four Romanian naval vessels: two 96-meter offshore patrol ships and two 43-meter diving support ships.
• It will also serve as a hub for additional military shipbuilding projects in Southeast Europe.

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