The VSM (German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association) has issued a clear call for decisions and decisive action Managing Director Reinhard Lüken comments on the situation in the association's October 2025 newsletter. The German naval shipbuilding industry is efficient, but the administration and politicians need to improve their cooperation in order to actually seize the opportunities presented by the turnaround in naval procurement.
The order volume includes generator sets, propulsion units and systems such as methanol treatment and exhaust gas aftertreatment. In September 2025, TKMS signed contracts with three suppliers to procure the propulsion technology for the new Polarstern on behalf of the Alfred Wegener Institute. The aim is to utilise technologies that enable particularly low-noise and low-emission research at sea and in...
In future, the Lürssen Group will focus exclusively on the construction of megayachts. It is therefore not surprising that this decision has been made. The timing is also not necessarily sensational on a Monday morning in September 2025, as the market...
No strategic German-Norwegian partnership as with the submarines It has been a topic of conversation on the coast for some time: Will the German Navy's goals of planning a successor to the Class 124's air defence capability with the Class 127 be compatible with the Norwegians' plans for a new frigate class? The positive...
A legend has finally embarked on its last voyage - albeit not on its own keel! The last seven of the Class 143A fast patrol boats decommissioned at the end of 2016 and laid up at the Kiel Naval Arsenal (MArs Kiel) have been transferred to the Dutch heavy-lift transport vessel MV "Happy" in a loading and securing operation lasting several weeks....
The Russian shipbuilding industry is now feeling the effects of Western sanctions more clearly. According to the latest reports, a major order for urgently needed icebreakers has been cancelled. Russian media report that the state-owned port operator Rosmorport has cancelled an order to a Russian shipyard for two icebreakers worth over 171 million euros....
The SAiL will take place in Bremerhaven from 13 to 17 August 2025. The international meeting of windjammers is one of the largest maritime events in the world. Ships from over 16 nations take part. The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) will be presenting its maritime topics on the Science Mile in the fishing port.
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