The activities of the Manche Industrie Marine (MIM) shipyard in Dieppe have come to an end as a commercial court has ruled the company is to be wound up.
The state of MIM’s finances are such that it owes €647,000 in unpaid rent to Ports de Normandie, in addition to other debts. The yard has claimed that despite numerous requests, the owners of the site failed to carry out essential repairs to the yard’s slipway and the roof of its fabrication hall.
Although the company had initially stated that the shutdown at the Dieppe site would be temporary, the compulsory winding-up order appears to have ended any such ideas. The company has stated that its activities will continue at its locations in Fécamp and Rouen that are part of the FIPAM Group. This hasn’t gone down well with the Dieppe yard’s thirty staff, who are now out of a job.
‘Like any company, we’ve encountered obstacles. Recent years have been particularly difficult, with activity slowdowns and unforeseen financial challenges,’ a representative of the yard stated, commenting that the situation is the outcome of a dispute that should not have been.
‘We understand everyone’s frustration, but anger won’t solve anything,’ the yard’s representative said. ‘We’ve done our best to keep the activity going, despite obstacles and the absence of some vital work. We’ve already started preparing what’s next. New projects are underway, and we are confident that this challenging step will open the door to opportunities and a stronger, more sustainable business revival.’
