Category: Shipbuilding

Isaac Peral swims

Isaac Peral swims

Posted by | 7 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

Spain's newest submarine was handed over to its element for the first time on 7 May at Navantia in Cartagena, Spain. The boat with the hull number S-81 has been named Isaac Peral since its christening a few days ago. It is the first submarine to be built entirely in the country. Although the design is based in part on the French-Spanish Scorpene class, there are significant differences. At 80.8 metres, it is almost twenty metres longer and the diameter of the hull is around one metre larger at 7.3 metres. When submerged, the boat displaces around 3000 tonnes. The Spanish S-80 class is also known as the...

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Major inspection for the USS John C. Stennis

Major inspection for the USS John C. Stennis

Posted by | 7 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

If anything, it's on a grand scale: the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) arrived at Newport News Shipbuilding on 6 May to undergo its scheduled RCOH. This Refuelling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) is scheduled about halfway through the planned service life of an aircraft carrier to make it fit for the next decades. The most important part of the work is the renewal of the fuel rods in the on-board reactor. This requires the reactor to be shut down and cooled down. Only then can the fuel be replaced in a complex process and the reactor restarted later. In addition, the shipyard laytime is also...

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Aid programme for the economy: Canada buys two new icebreakers

Aid programme for the economy: Canada buys two new icebreakers

Posted by | 7 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

The Minister responsible for the Canadian Coast Guard, Bernadette Jordan, has announced that her country will acquire two new icebreakers as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy. They will replace the largest icebreaker currently in service, the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, when it is retired as planned in 2030. The new ships will also give the coastguard new capabilities, as the future units will be larger and more powerful than their predecessors. This will enable longer operations to be carried out in more northerly regions. A length of around 150 metres with a width of 28 metres is planned....

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Number two is coming

Number two is coming

Posted by | 6 May 2021 | , , , | 1

In a few days, the Russian Navy will have one more submarine. The Kazan will be put into service at an official ceremony on 7 May. This was preceded by extensive tests of the new nuclear submarine, which were apparently completed successfully. The CEO of the Sevmash shipyard, Mikhail Budnichenko, and the Chairman of the State Acceptance Commission, Captain Alexei Poteshkin, signed the acceptance certificate on 5 May. At the commissioning ceremony scheduled for Friday, the Russian naval flag will be raised for the first time in the presence of Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, Chief of the Navy. Other participants include representatives from regional and local politics as well as the United...

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Die Lage ist ernst

Die Lage ist ernst

Posted by | 4 May 2021 | , | 1

VSM fordert grundlegenden Umbau der Rahmenbedingungen und eine europäische Maritime Wachstumsagenda Wie auch schon im letzten Jahr fand die Pressekonferenz des Verbandes für Schiffbau und Meerestechnik e. V. (VSM) am 04.05 digital statt. Begrüßt wurden die Gäste durch Harald Fassmer, VSM-Präsident und Geschäftsführer der Fr. Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG.  Er betonte, dass es neben allen positiven Nachrichten, die man auch im aktuellen Jahresbericht nachlesen kann, dass die Pandemie die Branche hart getroffen hat. Als Beispiel nannte er die Flensburger Werft, Nobiskrug und den Plan der Meyer Werft. Er wies auf die 20.000 direkten und an die 200.000 indirekten Arbeitsplätze...

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