Category: Shipbuilding

Mega-threat from mega-carriers

Mega-threat from mega-carriers

Posted by | 6 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

The effects of the accident in the Suez Canal can still be felt today. What are the limits for navigating rivers and canals with container giants? The container giant Ever Given attracted worldwide attention when it capsized at around 14:40 (UTC) on 23 March while passing through the Suez Canal, which is only 300 metres wide. Further passages by ships were subsequently no longer possible. Towing the vessel free was unsuccessful as both ends of the ship had been pushed deep into the sandy embankments due to the high kinetic energy. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members:...

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Research for Future

Research for Future

Posted by | 21 Mar 2022 | , , , , | 0

Germany is finally building another new research vessel, the METEOR IV. The contract has been awarded to an unusual shipyard consortium. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research has commissioned the Fassmer and Meyer shipyards to build a new research vessel. According to a press release issued by the ministry on 21 January, the bidding consortium Meyer-Fassmer-Spezialschiffbau was awarded the contract to build the METEOR IV research vessel in mid-December 2021 as part of a Europe-wide tender. The consortium combines the expertise of two renowned German specialist shipyards. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember...

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Shipyards in crisis

Shipyards in crisis

Posted by | 9 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

The insolvency of the MV Werften Group poses considerable challenges not only for the structurally weak region in north-east Germany. Experts see a threat to the entire German shipbuilding industry. 10 January 2022 will go down as a black day in the recent history of German shipbuilding. On this day, the management of the MV Werften Group, which belongs to the Malaysian Genting Group and has sites in Wismar, Rostock and Stralsund, filed for insolvency. Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven, which also belongs to Genting, was also affected. The shock was particularly great in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, although it was not entirely unexpected. The shock was particularly...

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Tender class 404 - Supply ships of the German Navy

Tender class 404 - Supply ships of the German Navy

Posted by | 11 Oct 2021 | , , , , , , | 0

In keeping with our mission #meerverstehen, we want to reach not only the insiders, but also those interested in the navy. That's why we are launching the series "What is actually... " Today: a tender? Definition: A tender boat is actually a dinghy. Anyone who has ever been on a cruise will be familiar with the term, as they often have more than a dozen of them. In the German Navy, however, a tender is a support vessel for the boat squadron. They supply corvettes, minesweepers and even submarines on the high seas with fuel, water, food, spare parts and ammunition. At the same time, they also dispose of waste and have wastewater treatment facilities on board....

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Ship scrapping on the rise  

Ship scrapping on the rise  

Posted by | 14 Sep 2021 | , | 0

Due to the rise in steel prices, more and more ships are being given up for demolition worldwide. Over the course of a year, the price of light displacement tonnes (ldt), i.e. empty ships without supplies, fuel, etc., has almost doubled. Pakistani demolishers are said to have paid 580 dollars per container ship ldt. The previous high of 600 dollars per ldt is expected to be broken very soon. According to Lloyd's List Intelligence, 134 ships with a deadweight tonnage of over 10,000 tdw went to demolishers in the first half of 2021, primarily in Southeast Asia. This is 15 per cent more than in the first six months of the previous year. To the subscriptions...

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