Category: Shipbuilding

boot Düsseldorf - Upswing for the industry

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

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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Traditional ships in Hamburg are looking for volunteers

NDR in Hamburg reported on 14 January 2023 that the operators of traditional ships are looking for new volunteers. "We need young talent in all areas, for all historic ships - and the harbour railway," said Claus Liesner, Chairman of the Board of the Hamburg Maritime Foundation (SHM). The foundation is very much aware that there are only a few German seafarers left. "After their active service at sea, many former seafarers have continued to be actively involved on our ships in the past," said Liesner, but there is an increasing lack of new recruits. "From engine drivers to deckhands to ship's command, we are looking for volunteers - for all...

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"MV Tennor Ocean" on the move

Newbuilding 782 from Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) will set off on a test voyage of several days on the North Sea and Baltic Sea after a short stay in dock, before heading for Bremerhaven. The 210-metre-long RoRo ferry will move to Dock 3 at the Lloyd Werft shipyard there for around a week so that the shipbuilders at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft can carry out the remaining work on the ship's hull to optimise its performance data. The "MV Tennor Ocean" will then set off on a test voyage lasting several days on the North and Baltic Seas. All technical systems will be checked and nautical manoeuvres carried out in a tightly timed programme. Already tested during the voyage from Flensburg to Bremerhaven...

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Fire defence on container ships: Recommendations of the DNV

What is - or at least should be - a technical design principle on grey ships and a daily routine in service operations, does not have to be just as consistently decisive on civilian-crewed, cost-oriented cargo and tanker ships: Fire safety in harbour and sea operations. Fire hazard on container ships In the civilian sector, it is less the handling of flammable and explosive substances inside the ship than the cargo in the cargo or container hold. In the case of containers in particular, cargo knowledge and monitoring is rarely available at all times. This is why the topic of "Containership Fire Safety" is currently on the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) two-year agenda: In the subcommittee...

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