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Review SMM - Developments in the shipbuilding industry

Review SMM - Developments in the shipbuilding industry

Posted by | 17 Sep 2024 | , , , , | 0

The German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association provided information on current industry developments at SMM. Under the motto "SMM - driving the maritime transition", the 31st SMM focussed on the maritime energy transition and the digital transformation. Between 3 and 6 September, not only the latest technologies and solutions from the maritime industry were presented. Twelve packed exhibition halls and numerous exhibitors in the open-air areas once again impressively demonstrated the diversity of the maritime industry. 90,000 square metres, representing the entire value chain of the industry. After all, Germany's maritime industry employs around 400,000 people and its turnover is estimated at 50 billion euros.

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Indo-Pacific Association ends participation in UN sanctions monitoring

Indo-Pacific Association ends participation in UN sanctions monitoring

Posted by | 17 Sep 2024 | , , | 0

The two ships of the German Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 monitored the United Nations sanctions against North Korea's nuclear and missile armament together with multinational partners from mid-August to mid-September 2024. The participants in this cooperation contribute to the situation picture of the Pacific Security Maritime Exchange. The frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" acted as the "eyes and ears" of the United Nations and collected information on illegal ship transhipments on the high seas. They forwarded information about suspicious activities and offences to the Enforcement Coordination Cell, where the data is collected and analysed. The association is now continuing its route...

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Spain: New-build F-110 frigate ahead of schedule

Spain: New-build F-110 frigate ahead of schedule

Posted by | 17 Sep 2024 | , , | 0

Since April 2019, the state-owned Navantia shipyard has had a contract with the Spanish Navy for the construction of five F-110 multi-purpose frigates - first delivery in 2028, worth around 4.4 billion euros. Special new features of this type of ship are the block production in 33 hull sections introduced for the first time at Navantia and a land-based "digital twin", which each ship will receive in the sense of modern system management. Shipbuilding work on the type ship, the Almirante Bonifaz (F-111), began at Navantia in Ferrol in 2022 and is now allowing a critical look at the schedule. As expected, delays and delivery bottlenecks are usually explained verbosely and flowerily. Not so...

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Square concert in Bremerhaven

Square concert in Bremerhaven

Posted by | 17 Sep 2024 | , , | 0

Public concert in the Bremerhaven fishing port and commissioning of the Bremerhaven Home Guard Company To mark the conclusion of the Fishtown Guard 2024 Bundeswehr exercise, the Bremen State Command would like to thank all participating organisations, local residents and the people of Bremerhaven for their support. On 18.09.2024, 15:00, the Bremen State Command therefore invites you to a public concert in the Bremerhaven fishing harbour. The Wilhelmshaven Naval Music Corps will be playing under the direction of Frigate Captain Matthias Prock. As part of this event, Major General Andreas Henne, Deputy Commander of the Territorial Command of the Bundeswehr, will commission the Bremerhaven Home Defence Company.

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Rostock - the traditional ship "Typ-Frieden" is getting loud again

Rostock - the traditional ship "Typ-Frieden" is getting loud again

Posted by | 16 Sep 2024 | , , | 0

The former 10,000-tonne general cargo freighter "MS Dresden" has served as a technical museum since 1970 and is located on the banks of the Warnow River right next to Rostock's IGA Park. Although the ship's engine room is well preserved, the engines have not been running for 50 years. Over the past five years, volunteers and technicians have successfully invested around 13,640 working hours in the repair of two diesel generators. In future, visitors will not only be able to view the e-diesels on the demonstration days, which the museum will announce in advance, but also hear and smell them; something very special for "stokers" - the smell of diesel and the smell of the engines...

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