Category: Shipbuilding

German Federal Council President visits general contractor for the F126 naval armaments project

German Federal Council President visits general contractor for the F126 naval armaments project

Posted by | 13 Mar 2024 | , , , , | 0

Manuela Schwesig, die Ministerpräsidentin von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, besuchte am 11. März 2024 im Rahmen einer Delegationsreise des Deutschen Bundesrates die niederländische Marinewerft Damen Naval in Vlissingen. Sie ließ sich über die maritime Industrie in den Niederlanden und die deutsch-niederländische Zusammenarbeit im Bereich der Schiffbau- und Rüstungstechnik informieren. Ihr besonderes Augenmerk diente dem Projekt F 126. Mit der Peene-Werft, Wolgast, befindet sich eine der drei Werften, auf denen die zukünftigen Fregatten der Deutschen Marine gebaut werden, in ihrem Bundesland. Laut Pressemitteilung von Damen Naval war Frau Schwesig sehr interessiert an allem, was sie in Vlissingen zu sehen bekam. „Wir freuen uns...

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Naval fuel supply vessel class 707: Construction begins on second tanker

Naval fuel supply vessel class 707: Construction begins on second tanker

Posted by | 29 Feb 2024 | , , , | 1

From a press release by the NVL Group The second naval supply vessel (MBV 707) for the German Navy was launched at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg on 29 February 2024 in the presence of naval representatives and project participants. The new military supply vessels will replace the existing RHÖN-class units in the future with the sister ship that was laid down in the middle of last year. Both naval tankers are being built under the leadership of the NVL Group in cooperation with the Meyer Group in Rostock. "With the cutting of the first steel plate, we are starting the shipbuilding realisation of the second ship today as planned," said NVL project manager Beate Debold on the sidelines of the...

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Netherlands: Maintenance contract for three support vessels

Netherlands: Maintenance contract for three support vessels

Posted by | 17 Feb 2024 | , , , | 0

The Department of Material Maintenance (DMI) of the Dutch Ministry of Defence has signed a five-year contract with the Kinderdijk-based shipyard group Royal IHC in September 2023 to carry out dock-related maintenance work on the two hydrographic survey vessels HNLMS "Snellius" (A802) and HNLMS "Luymes" (A803) and the submarine support and torpedo work vessel HNLMS "Mercuur" (A900). Royal IHC is responsible for the project management, while the docking work will be carried out in cooperation with the Neptune Marine shipyard in neighbouring Hardinxveld-Giessendam. The contract covers a total of five docking periods, twice each for the twenty-year-old survey vessels (81 metres) and once for the torpedo workboat (1987, 64 metres) with...

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Netherlands: Hull Vane trialled at HNLMS GRONINGEN

Netherlands: Hull Vane trialled at HNLMS GRONINGEN

Posted by | 14 Feb 2024 | , , , | 0

We have already reported twice here on the innovation of the small company Hull Vane BV, based in Wageningen in the Netherlands. In May 2023, the Hvide Sande shipyard on the west coast of Denmark handed over the first offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to the Danish Fisheries Agency. It was delivered with azimuth propulsion nacelles and in combination with a guide plate from Hull Vane under the stern. Denmark: Hull Vane for OPV NORDSØEN We already reported on the development and function of a Hull Vane, intended for a 108-metre-long and 3,800-tonne "Holland" class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), in February 2023. Netherlands: Hull Vane for the...

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Abeking & Rasmussen build a special ship together with Fassmer

Abeking & Rasmussen build a special ship together with Fassmer

Posted by | 21 Dec 2023 | , | 0

On 14 December, the keel was laid for the first joint project of ABEKING & RASMUSSEN and FASSMER, a 105m hydrographic vessel.
Having recently successfully delivered two minehunting boats to the Indonesian navy, A&R was also awarded the
new construction of the hydrographic vessel. As the ship concept is based on a tried-and-tested design by FASSMER, the project was realised in the best possible way right from the start.
worked on together.

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