Category: Shipbuilding

New president at the DMYV

New president at the DMYV

Posted by | 25 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

German Motoryacht Association Congress elects new President The German Motoryacht Association (DMYV) elected a new President at its 2021 Congress in Wiesbaden. The delegates elected Frank Dettmering as the new President. The 55-year-old entrepreneur from Wolfenbüttel had been an assessor on the German Motor Yacht Association's Executive Committee since 2017. His predecessor, Winfried Röcker, was bid farewell after 24 successful years and appointed Honorary President. During his time in office, Winfried Röcker achieved many successes for motorised water sports in Germany and always stood up for the interests of motorboat sportsmen and women in politics, administration and business. The major successes of his time in office include the reduction of...

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An aircraft carrier for a penny

An aircraft carrier for a penny

Posted by | 13 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

As is well known, the cent is the smallest currency unit in monetary circulation in the USA (as is now also the case in Europe). There, however, it is colloquially referred to as a penny, just as the English, the originators of the term on the other side of the English Channel, still do today in the unbroken tradition of their coinage system. For such a penny, which has borne the likeness of Abraham Lincoln on one side for 112 years, you could choose one of the two aircraft carriers USS KITTY HAWK or USS JOHN F. KENNEDY and "purchase" it from the US Naval Sea Systems Command (the US Navy's material agency). Although...

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Maritime Cluster Northern Germany at MMG Mecklenburger Metallguss

Maritime Cluster Northern Germany at MMG Mecklenburger Metallguss

Posted by | 12 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

A visit to the propeller makers Huge production halls in which machines several metres high pour liquid metal into a mould. It's hard to believe, but a printer applies layer after layer of a model ship's propeller - all in XXL format. Where are we? On 30.09.21 at Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH (MMG) in Waren an der Müritz. 20 guests were able to see for themselves how ship propellers are made. The event was organised by the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN) under the motto "On board at ...". "With 'On board at', the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany gives its members the opportunity to exchange ideas in a small, exclusive group and...

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First container ship refuelled with SNG

First container ship refuelled with SNG

Posted by | 4 Oct 2021 | , , , , | 0

On 29 September 2021, the first commercial container ship was refuelled with CO2-neutral synthetic LNG in Brunsbüttel. This makes the "ElbBLUE", owned by the German shipping company Elbdeich and registered in Limassol, the first ship in the world to run on synthetic natural gas (SNG). Built in China in 2012, the container ship is 153 metres long and has a displacement of 13,200 tonnes and can transport 1,036 containers. Originally powered by heavy fuel oil, the MAN 8L48/60B diesel engine from MAN Energy Solutions was converted to the MAN 51/60DF four-stroke engine in 2017. At the time, the ship was still called the "Wes Amelie" and attracted international attention with its drive unit. The so-called multi-fuel engine enables the use of...

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Lürssen repositions itself

Lürssen repositions itself

Posted by | 1 Oct 2021 | , , , , , | 0

Separation of the naval shipbuilding division - job cuts in Hamburg Naval shipbuilding and all repair activities for naval vessels and coast guard boats will operate in an independent company under the NVL Group brand. As the future holding company of the NVL Group, the independent company NVL B.V. & Co. KG was spun off from Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG. In future, the company will be headed by Lürssen managers Klaus Borgschulte and Tim Wagner as management spokespersons as well as Lena Ströbele and Dirk Malgowski. The family-run company Fr. Lürssen, which has been managed by cousins Friedrich (72) and Peter Lürssen (62) in the fourth generation since 1983, will thus unite all...

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