Category: Shipbuilding

Shipyards in distress

Shipyards in distress

Posted by | 7 Feb 2023 | , , | 0

For a few years, it seemed as if the Hong Kong-based Genting Group would be a saviour in times of need for some German shipyards. But after the company's bankruptcy, the tenderloin was divided up. The Genting bankruptcy, which began in 2020 and led to the insolvency of the MV Werften Group with sites in Wismar, Warnemünde and Stralsund as well as the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven in March 2022, was the biggest dilemma for the industry in the post-war period after the disaster at Bremer Vulkan in 1995/96. First of all, it should be noted that after a long period of uncertainty, the situation has regained some shape, mainly thanks to the insolvency administrator...

Read More
Light(er) on land

Light(er) on land

Posted by | 31 Jan 2023 | , , , , , | 0

The Navy and Marine Corps are planning the joint construction of amphibious units. However, different ideas are jeopardising the success of the project. The US Navy is planning to introduce a new class of light amphibious warship (LAW) for transporting marines to the theatre of operations. A decision on the ship design is expected to be made in the first half of 2023. With a length of between 60 and 120 metres and a displacement of 3,000 to 4,000 tonnes, the LAW falls into a medium size class from an international perspective. The maximum draught is 3.7 metres in order to ensure that the ship can approach the landing beach directly and...

Read More
Kiel dominates in naval shipbuilding

Kiel dominates in naval shipbuilding

Posted by | 26 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 0

In marineforum 7/8-2022, Dieter Hanel traced the development of the Bundeswehr and navy in Kiel. In the second part, the author takes a look at the maritime industry in the state capital. With the rearmament of Germany and the formation of the Bundeswehr in 1955, the rebuilding of a German defence industry also began. On 16 March 1959, Kiel-based Howaldtswerke, which still had around 13,000 employees at the time, received an order from the Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement for the construction of twelve Class 201 submarines, based on the development results of the Lübeck engineering office. 12 December 1959 was the...

Read More
Seven lives, seven adventures

Seven lives, seven adventures

Posted by | 16 Jan 2023 | , , , | 0

Rarely had a yacht from the Krupp Gemania shipyard in Kiel led such an adventurous life as the luxury yacht ARGOSY. It began as a luxury yacht, spanned four wars and ended as it had begun many years earlier. In 1931, in the midst of the global financial crisis of the 1930s, the Germania shipyard delivered the ARGOSY. While the New York Stock Exchange collapsed in 1929, huge fortunes evaporated and countries went bankrupt, the wealthy could still afford a brand new luxury yacht. For example, Charles A. Stone from the New York bank and brokerage firm Hayden-Stone. In 1935, one of the biggest names in the yachting world and industry bought the Cox &...

Read More
An export success - fast boats from Damen Shipyards

An export success - fast boats from Damen Shipyards

Posted by | 10 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 0

The "Stan Patrol" design developed by the Dutch Damen Shipyard Group has become a bestseller in various versions. Even the Royal now uses a vehicle of this type for test purposes and the Italian financial police (Guardia di Finanza) recently took delivery of one of the 60-metre units. It is to be the type ship of a new "Bandiera" class. With a diesel-electric hybrid drive, the ships will reach a service speed of 18 knots. The top speed is specified as 26 knots, the sea endurance as up to 15 days and the range as 2000 nautical miles. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Read More

en_GBEnglish
de_DEGerman en_GBEnglish