According to the Bremen Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), 99 per cent of global orders for new merchant ships measured in CGT (Compensated Gross Tons) went to shipyards in Asia in the first six months of the current year. The majority of the approximately 600 newbuilding orders, totalling 21 million CGT,...
The small electronics company "Marine Instruments" actually started out in 2004 with data-transmitting buoys for fishing and small boats, but has since catapulted itself to the top of European manufacturers of niche maritime products. The company, based in Nigrán/Pontevedra, south-west of Vigo in the northern Spanish region of Galicia, is now part of the Spanish technology cluster Groupo Arbulu. In the beginning...
China's merchant fleet is not only growing with container ships, but also increasingly in specialised segments. The Chinese company Guangzhou Salvage, for example, has strengthened its fleet with the semi-submersible newbuilding "Hua Rui Long" built by the shipyard China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) in Haimen. Equipped with DP2 technology for dynamic positioning, the 252 metre long semi-submersible...
A navy that operates not only in its own coastal waters needs modern supply ships. Many older classes around the world are currently being replaced by modern units. The provision of effective logistical support remains a fundamental prerequisite for the effective conduct of naval operations at sea. After a period characterised by sluggish procurement...
Following the federal government's refusal to financially support Hamburg's plans for a floating LNG terminal (FSRU), these appear to have been finally abandoned. The reasons given for the decision in the Hanseatic city are that, on the one hand, extensive dredging work would have been necessary at the planned berth in the Moorburg district and, on the other hand, that...
On Wednesday, 4 January 2023 at 10 a.m., the frigate "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" will leave Wilhelmshaven for a NATO mission. Right at the start of the new year, the ship will once again be part of the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), as it was last year, and will take part in the so-called...
Einen kleinen Gruß aus Goldstaub sendet die Redaktion des marineforum.online an alle Leser und Leserinnen unserer Website, verbunden mit dem Wunsch für eine ruhige und besinnliche Weihnacht. Auch wenn das Foto von Michael Nitz keine Fregatte der Deutschen Marine abbildet – es zeigt den Zerstörer USS Ignatius auf Tankstopp in...
In view of record order backlogs and the container ship deliveries expected between 2023 and 2025, the industry service Alphaliner has warned of possible overcapacity for the first time. For example, the usual peak season for container shipping in the third quarter of each year only had a much weaker impact in 2022, as was the case in the previous year. Alphaliner reports that...
After 124 comes 127: In defence against threats from the air, the next generation of frigates is slowly taking shape. After the planned end of service life of the Class 124 frigate in the years 2034 to 2036, the Next Generation Frigate - Air Defence (NGFrig-AD) project, hereinafter referred to as the Class 127 frigate, will...
Ergänzung des Beitrages vom 4. August 2022 durch Anmerkung der Redaktion (siehe unten) Angesichts der rasanten chinesischen Schiffbauentwicklung vor der eigenen Küste und dem aggressiven Gebaren Nordkoreas im Rücken hat Südkorea einen kräftigen Ausbau seiner Marine vorgesehen. Ein wichtiger Teil diese Programmes ist der Bau von drei AEGIS-Einheiten (FüWES) auf...
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