Category: Shipbuilding

thyssenkrupp Marine Systems with new CEO

Dr Rolf Wirtz hands over the chairmanship to Oliver Burkhard The company is calling it a baton handover: Dr Rolf Wirtz is leaving the company on 1 May, as announced in December 2021. With the expiry of his contract, he had prepared an orderly handover in good time. At an extraordinary meeting on 18 March 2022, the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems appointed its previous Chairman Oliver Burkhard as the new CEO of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. Dr Rolf Wirtz has headed the company since 2017 and was previously CEO of ATLAS ELEKTRONIK, whose integration into the system house he drove forward. During his time at the company, the digitalisation of processes from...

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Fletcher almost sunk

A decommissioned World War II destroyer moored near downtown Buffalo, New York, took on water Thursday and was listing dangerously. Crews were working to keep the former "USS The Sullivans" from sinking at its berth at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park. Part of the leaning ship's deck had sunk below the waterline by noon. The ship is memorable, it is a Fletcher destroyer, a class of which 175 ships have been built, according to available sources, the largest class ever built by...

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Kölle Alaaf for the corvette "Köln"

The sixth Köln: A special day that the naval enthusiasts of the cathedral city and the "Freundeskreis Marineschiffe Köln" had been longing for: on 21 April, the sixth Köln officially received her name. However, the corvette is even more eagerly awaited in the navy, as the orders and missions are extensive and increasing. The welcoming speeches by the guests of honour followed at 10.30 am. Speaking on behalf of ARGE 130 was Tim Wagner, CEO of NVL B.V. & Co. KG, the company managing the project together with thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH and GERMAN NAVAL YARDS KIEL GmbH, and the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Defence, Siemtje...

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Salvage unsuccessful: Grosse accident declared Ever Forward

Salvage companies begin unloading cargo containers Evergreen Marine, the owner of the stranded Ever Forward, has declared a general average after unsuccessful attempts to refloat the vessel in the Chesapeake Bay. In a statement, Evergreen said that in light of the rising costs associated with continued attempts to refloat the vessel, towing has been abandoned. General average is a principle of maritime law which states that shipowners and cargo interests share proportionately in the costs associated with the salvage of a vessel following a serious accident. When a general average is declared, the...

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Emission-free freight ferry "PR24" from Scandlines

The world's largest hybrid ferry will be powered by a Leclanché liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery system manufactured at Leclanché's European facilities. Leclanché's Marine Rack System will incorporate the latest 65 Ah fast-charging battery cells with high cycle life and a 10-year lifespan. Scandlines' zero-emission ferry project announced in November 2021, which will create the world's largest electrically powered hybrid ferry, will be powered by an advanced 10 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) from Leclanché. The ferry was designed by LMG Marin AS, Norway, and will be built at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey. The "RoPax" (roll-on roll-off) cargo ferry is expected to enter service in 2024....

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