Category: Shipbuilding

Spain's pride

Spain's pride

Posted by | 2 Jul 2021 | , , , | 0

The Spanish navy has a wide range of capabilities. Many classes are national in-house developments with export potential. The Armada Española is one of the oldest navies in the world. It has existed since the end of the 15th century and is now the fifth largest navy in NATO after the navies of the USA, Great Britain, France and Italy. Its most important units include the Galerna-class submarines, the Alvaro de Bazan- and Santa Maria-class frigates, the Meteoro- and Serviola-class patrol vessels and the Segura-class minesweepers, as well as the Galicia, Castilla and Juan Carlos I amphibious support units. With the Patiño and Cantabria supply ships, the Spanish naval forces also have a significant naval defence force.

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A bridge to the future

A bridge to the future

Posted by | 2 Jul 2021 | , , | 0

Despite all the setbacks of the past hundred years, the Gebrüder Friedrich shipyard has always capitalised on its opportunities. The company is also successful as a service provider for the navy. On 5 July 2021, Gebr. Friedrich GmbH & Co. KG Schiffswerft will be 100 years old. And just in time for the anniversary, the Kiel-based company with 180 employees and its subsidiaries in Kiel and Rostock is launching an innovation offensive. The innovative hybrid pier that has just been completed in front of the shipyard is characteristic of the family business, which has transformed itself from a small craft business into a modern, medium-sized industrial company. Over four generations, the family has constantly...

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Turn seven into four

Turn seven into four

Posted by | 3 Jun 2021 | , , | 0

As Finland turns to the West, it is also modernising its maritime armed forces. The small country is spending a lot of money on this. From a strategic military perspective, Finland is a country of extremes. With only 5.5 million inhabitants on 338,465 square kilometres, the country is relatively sparsely populated and the population is also distributed quite unevenly across the country, with a clear population focus in the south. A good 10 per cent of the country is made up of inland waters, predominantly the approximately 56,000 lakes with an area of at least one hectare, plus a forest area of 73 per cent of the national territory. The 1250 kilometre long...

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Atair: Ambassador of the seas

Atair: Ambassador of the seas

Posted by | 3 Jun 2021 | , | 0

The new survey, wreck search and research vessel Atair 75 metres long, around 17 metres wide, a draught of five metres and a speed of around 13 knots characterise the Atair, the first seagoing government vessel for special tasks with LNG propulsion, low noise and awarded the Blue Angel for energy-efficient design. In more than 300,000 hours of design work, around 6,000 drawings and documents were produced. The ship contains 1300 tonnes of steel. 180 kilometres of cable and 92 tonnes of pipe were laid on board. 5500 measuring points were programmed. In September 2020, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) accepted the ship. At the end of April 2021...

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Submarines International: Strong together

Submarines International: Strong together

Posted by | 3 Jun 2021 | , , , , | 0

A successful German-Italian partnership began with the construction of the submarine class 212A. Portugal is now also benefiting from the advantages of the trinational partnership. 25 years ago, on 22 April 1996, Germany and Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to mark the beginning of a far-reaching partnership in the field of submarines. The aim was not only to build the pioneering U 212A class submarines as successors to the German 206 class and the Italian Sauro class. Even at this time, the joint vision extended far into the future. Following the procurement phase, the MoU was extended on 2 September 2002 by a supplement...

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