Category: Shipping

NVL GROUP at the SMM for the first time

Naval Vessel Lürssen", newly founded last year in October as the Defence division of the Lürssen Group, is now taking part in SMM as such for the first time. The new name is also intended to convey new content, naturally with representative space. To this end, around 100 square metres have been booked to introduce visitors to the shipyard group. The programme includes the presentation of the entire portfolio of government and naval shipbuilding. Visitors to the stand can expect a visual leitmotif: communication and interaction with a customised stand design, also to demonstrate the independence of the NVL Group from Lürssen. The fact that the company management and the people involved are known to be the same and are also based at the traditional...

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The return of history - even on the water

A cruise through maritime history shows connecting lines to the present and future The sea is back. In people's minds. Initially, it made a name for itself ecologically - through its man-made pollution. Then it hit the headlines due to its role as an escape route to Europe. And finally, it was and is the maritime arms race in Asia that puts the dependence of the global economy and its globalised logistics on free waterways on the geopolitical agenda. This makes it all the more worthwhile to take a close look not only at the present and future, but also at the history of the oceans. Because much of what has happened there...

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Change of command on the corvette "Braunschweig"

The crew "Charlie" has a new commander. On Thursday, 28 July 2022, Corvette Captain Pascal Störk (40) handed over command of the crew "Charlie" to Corvette Captain Christian Rodust (37). The ceremony was led by the commander of the 1st Corvette Squadron, Frigate Captain Kenneth Harms (42). Korvettenkapitän Störk was commander for around two years, during which time he was also deployed to UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) and has now been back home with his crew since March. "I still have fond memories of Christmas Eve, when we enjoyed our Christmas dinner with the entire crew in the sunshine and had a Christmas party with the support...

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"Wangerooge" out of service - soon no more tugs?

The lack of investment in the past also affected the regeneration of the tugs. And now it has happened: The "Wangerooge", in service since 1986, can no longer be operated. The tugboat, which was delivered from the Schichau shipyard in Bremerhaven in 1968, was actually supposed to undergo a final major overhaul at Tamsen Maritim in Rostock and then remain in service until 2025. However, the "premature end of service life" has now been announced. Due to rising costs and hidden damage, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support has announced the end with the approval of the planning office. The navy drew the consequences with an organisational order:...

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225 years of Old Ironside

The world's oldest warship in service celebrates its birthday After almost a decade without an American navy, Congress very reluctantly authorised the construction of six armed frigates in March 1794 as the centrepiece of a new US navy. The ships, designed under the direction of Joshua Humphries, an experienced shipbuilder from Philadelphia, were each built in a different seaport. A method of involving shipyards that has apparently not been forgotten to this day. The three smallest were the Chesapeake (36 guns; built in Norfolk, Vancouver), the Congress (38 guns, built in Portsmouth, N.H.) and the Constellation (38 guns;...

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