Category: Shipbuilding

Frigate 126 on course

Frigate 126 on course

Posted by | 13 Jun 2022 | , , , , , | 0

The construction of the future German frigate class is making good progress. The client and shipyard are cooperating at a high level. The F 126 project - formerly MKS 180 - reached the most important milestone in its realisation to date on 19 June 2020 after a multi-year award procedure in the European competition: the conclusion of the construction contract with the Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding shipyard. The project is currently focussing on the ongoing construction work. These are expected to progress to such an extent that production can begin at the end of 2023 and the keel can be laid for the first ship at the beginning of 2024. The construction contract provides for the procurement of four units as well as an option for two additional units for...

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Hapag-Lloyd: Anniversary of a German icon

Hapag-Lloyd: Anniversary of a German icon

Posted by | 30 May 2022 | , , , | 0

On 27 May 2022, it will be 175 years since a group of Hanseatic merchants founded the Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft in Hamburg. The beginning was quite modest with three small packet sailers. First, the DEUTSCHLAND, a full-rigged ship of 538 gross register tonnes, left Hamburg on 15 October 1848, bound for New York. The company, which was later known simply as the Hamburg-America Line or Hapag for short, launched its first steamship in 1855 with the HAMMONIA, which was already 2026 gross register tonnes in size. A little later, in Bremen, the other major Hanseatic city on the North Sea, North German Lloyd was founded on 20 February 1857.

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New frigates for Her Majesty's Navy

New frigates for Her Majesty's Navy

Posted by | 25 May 2022 | , , , , | 0

In addition to a common language, a common history and a common head of state, there are also unifying elements between the United Kingdom and its former colonies Australia and Canada in the area of defence. In recent years, a large-scale frigate project has been added to this. The Global Combat Ship - which the British Royal Navy refers to as the Type 26 Frigate or City class - originated in 1998 as a replacement for the 14 Type 22 frigates and 16 Type 23 frigates from the 1970s and 1980s, both of which were focussed on submarine hunting. Several fundamental decisions in the "infamous"...

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Naval shipbuilding remains a key technology

Naval shipbuilding remains a key technology

Posted by | 25 May 2022 | , , , , | 1

The new maritime coordinator sees outstanding economic opportunities for Germany on the way to achieving climate neutrality. Common regulations for arms exports are to be developed at European level. On 5 January 2022, Claudia Müller (Greens) was appointed Federal Government Coordinator for Maritime Economy and Tourism. Her predecessor in office, Norbert Brackmann (CDU), had held this position since April 2018. She announced her programme priorities as soon as she was appointed: "We must focus on climate-neutral propulsion systems in Germany and, if possible, in Europe as well, and thus make Europe more sustainable as a shipyard location." The shipping industry is at a decisive turning point, at which the future of...

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Global Britain in the distance

Global Britain in the distance

Posted by | 23 May 2022 | , , , | 0

Budget problems and a lack of foresight thwart the Royal Navy's plans The British Parliament's Defence Committee fired a broadside against the British government in its report "We're going to need a bigger Navy" published on 14 December last year. The report raised significant concerns and doubts about the size and capabilities of the Royal Navy: Access marineforum digital+ Already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? Don't have access yet? Click here for the marineforum digital+ subscription: Access to all articles from the marineforum...

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