Category: Shipbuilding

mtu supplies Polish navy

mtu supplies Polish navy

Gepostet von | 19 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

The propulsion engines and generator sets for the power supply of the three new Miecznik multipurpose frigates for the Polish Navy are currently being built at the Rolls-Royce Power Systems Division in Friedrichshafen. Four 20-cylinder mtu Series 8000 engines with 8,200 kW each and four 12-cylinder mtu Series 4000 gensets with 1650 kW mechanical power each will be installed on each ship. The CODAD (combined diesel and diesel) propulsion system consists of two engines per shaft/propeller and can be used flexibly in different combinations - from single engine operation for slow patrols to high-speed operation at over 20 knots (37 km/h) with all four engines. With a cruising speed of...

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Mercury Marine and the DMYV enter into partnership

Mercury Marine and the DMYV enter into partnership

Gepostet von | 3 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

Partnership agreed for the provision of engines and spare parts for youth and competitive boats. The German Motor Yacht Association (DMYV) is the sporting authority for motorised water sports in Germany. Through its membership in the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), as the sole representative of motorised water sports, and in the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) - the world association for motorised water sports, the DMYV is responsible for the sports organisation. Equipping the boats for youth and competitive sport with engines that meet the high standards of UIM conformity on the one hand, and have to withstand the rigours of training and competition on the other, is essential. Mercury, with its long tradition...

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Ocean-going tugs "Made in China" for the German Navy

Ocean-going tugs "Made in China" for the German Navy

Gepostet von | 21 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

The German Armed Forces Procurement Office has purchased another used ocean-going tug for the German Navy. The tug is to operate under the name "Borkum" and was selected because it is only two years old. According to information from Koblenz, the purchase price is in the low double-digit million euro range. The purchase was realised within five months. The tug "Britoil Guardian" is currently sailing under the Singapore flag with the IMO number 9797280 and was built by Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering in China under the construction number YX3252S. The shipyard was only founded under this name in 2000 and specialises in the construction of so-called AHTS -...

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New management of FSG-Nobiskrug

New management of FSG-Nobiskrug

Gepostet von | 6 Jun 2024 | , , | 0

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft-Nobiskrug gets a new management team. Robert Fischer von Mollard becomes Managing Director of both companies; Michel Bollmann becomes Technical Director. Robert Fischer von Mollard was most recently Production Manager at Nobiskrug and Michel Bollmann held the same position at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft. Lars Windhorst, the shareholder of FSG-Nobiskrug, will leave the operational management. This is obviously a good internal solution for Lars Windhorst, who is in the public eye. An arrest warrant against him had just been suspended in connection with insolvency proceedings in Hanover in which he had failed to appear in court. Whether the difficult...

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ABEKING & RASMUSSEN with new technical director

ABEKING & RASMUSSEN with new technical director

Gepostet von | 6 Jun 2024 | , , | 0

On 1 June 2024, Björn Schlüter (36) took over the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at ABEKING & RASMUSSEN Schiffs- und Yachtwerft (A&R) in Lemwerder. Björn Schlüter has many years of management experience in shipbuilding and was most recently Head of Construction at the Fr. Fassmer shipyard. In the future management duo, the current CEO Matthias Hellmann (53) will take over as Chairman of the Executive Board....

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