Category: Shipbuilding

Special rudder for the F126 frigate

Special rudder for the F126 frigate

Posted by | 6 Feb 2023 | , , , | 1

Damen Naval, the main contractor for the four F126 frigates, has commissioned Damen Marine Components (DMC) to develop and produce the required rudder pairs for the combat vessels. They are intended to improve the hydrodynamic properties of the ships and withstand extreme impacts. According to Damen, the DMC full spade rudders of the Atlantic type have been calculated according to the special hull shape and operational profile of these frigates. With their slim profile, the rudders reduce flow resistance and improve the F126's ability to maintain its course at high speeds, Damen continues. Good manoeuvrability at low speeds in harbours or during special missions of these naval vessels is maintained....

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Plectrum: Mit 75 Knoten auf See schweben? Ein Traum?

Plectrum: Mit 75 Knoten auf See schweben? Ein Traum?

Posted by | 1 Feb 2023 | , , , | 0

Unter der Bezeichnung "Plectrum" haben die Designer des italienischen Lazzarini Design Studios in Rom das Konzept für eine spektakuläre Tragflügel-Superyacht mit Wasserstoffantrieb vorgestellt, die mit rund 75 Knoten (140 km/h) höchst luxuriös über das Wasser gleiten soll. Sie haben dafür allerdings auch einen finanziellen Rahmen von 80 Millionen Euro gesetzt - es könnte auch teurer werden, wenn man nicht bald zugreift! Aber Pierpaolo Lazzarini und sein Team denken beim Entwerfen ihrer Objekte auch nicht an das Sparen: Bei einer Länge von etwa 75 Metern wäre die "Plectrum" - wenn sie einmal gebaut ist - tatsächlich das größte Tragflügelboot der Welt....

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Netherlands: Hull Vane for the GRONINGEN

Netherlands: Hull Vane for the GRONINGEN

Posted by | 1 Feb 2023 | , , , | 0

The first Hull Vane for the Royal Dutch Navy was delivered in Den Helder at the beginning of June 2022. This is a baffle plate to be fitted under the stern that makes ships faster and quieter, i.e. more efficient, while also improving their sea behaviour. This guide plate will be installed on the transom of the "HNLMS Groningen", one of the four 108-metre-long and, at 3,800 tonnes, frigate-sized ocean patrol vessels (OPV) of the "Holland" class, at the beginning of 2023. Development In 2015, Dutch hydrodynamics specialist Hull Vane BV, as the patent holder, calculated in a study that the guide plate could reduce the annual fuel costs for a patrol vessel by around 13 %. The Defence...

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boot Düsseldorf - Upswing for the industry

boot Düsseldorf - Upswing for the industry

Posted by | 1 Feb 2023 | , , , , | 0

boot Düsseldorf had to take a forced break for three years due to the coronavirus. This year's success of the world's largest indoor water sports trade fair shows that the water sports industry was not in the doldrums during this time, but rather got a real boost. The organisers draw a positive balance after nine days of the trade fair - and we from marineforum were also at boot Düsseldorf for the first time and very successfully. Innovations and trends in the water sports industryThe crises have not harmed the water sports industry - quite the opposite. The industry has received a strong boost and has also developed positively thanks to new innovations. These innovations in the industry characterised the face of boot Düsseldorf....

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VSM Parliamentary Evening

VSM Parliamentary Evening

Posted by | 26 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 0

The parliamentary evening of the German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association took place on Wednesday, 25 January. The kick-off for the year 2023 began with a record: more than 400 visitors from business, politics and associations were welcomed by the President, Harald Fassmer, in the joint state representation of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. He opened the traditional annual event with the demands and reminders to politicians that the VSM has been advocating for years: more support for the maritime industry, creating the framework conditions for competitiveness in international comparison and, above all, looking to the future. He referred to...

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