Category: Shipbuilding

Italy delivers corvettes to Qatar

Italy delivers corvettes to Qatar

Posted by | 1 Nov 2021 | , , | 0

The Emirate of Qatar has received the first of the corvettes ordered from Fincantieri. The type ship is the "Al Zubarah", which is also the namesake of the class that Qatar ordered from the Italian shipbuilder in 2016 as part of the national naval procurement programme. The order is worth around four billion euros. The delivery has now taken place at the shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia). The "Al Zubarah" class corvettes should be able to fulfil a wide range of tasks, from maritime surveillance to sea rescue. This is more the shipyard's description of a rather defensive operational spectrum for a combat ship. They are 107 metres long and 14.70 metres...

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We go with (the) flow

We go with (the) flow

Posted by | 26 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

Event review - electric propulsion systems for shipping Electric propulsion systems are the focus of numerous projects and initiatives, as they offer good economic and ecological prospects for the future of shipping due to their high levels of efficiency, among other things. Challenges are posed in particular by the current availability of fuel cell systems in the megawatt range or the storage capacity of battery systems. Current developments and projects were presented and discussed at the event "Wir fahren mit (dem) Strom - elektrische Antriebssysteme für die Schifffahrt", which took place on 14 October 2021 and was attended by almost 140 participants. Kerstin Broocks from guideLINE GmbH hosted the programme. Dr Susanne Neumann, Head of the...

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New president at the DMYV

New president at the DMYV

Posted by | 25 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

German Motoryacht Association Congress elects new President The German Motoryacht Association (DMYV) elected a new President at its 2021 Congress in Wiesbaden. The delegates elected Frank Dettmering as the new President. The 55-year-old entrepreneur from Wolfenbüttel had been an assessor on the German Motor Yacht Association's Executive Committee since 2017. His predecessor, Winfried Röcker, was bid farewell after 24 successful years and appointed Honorary President. During his time in office, Winfried Röcker achieved many successes for motorised water sports in Germany and always stood up for the interests of motorboat sportsmen and women in politics, administration and business. The major successes of his time in office include the reduction of...

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An aircraft carrier for a penny

An aircraft carrier for a penny

Posted by | 13 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

As is well known, the cent is the smallest currency unit in monetary circulation in the USA (as is now also the case in Europe). There, however, it is colloquially referred to as a penny, just as the English, the originators of the term on the other side of the English Channel, still do today in the unbroken tradition of their coinage system. For such a penny, which has borne the likeness of Abraham Lincoln on one side for 112 years, you could choose one of the two aircraft carriers USS KITTY HAWK or USS JOHN F. KENNEDY and "purchase" it from the US Naval Sea Systems Command (the US Navy's material agency). Although...

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Maritimes Cluster Norddeutschland bei MMG Mecklenburger Metallguss

Maritimes Cluster Norddeutschland bei MMG Mecklenburger Metallguss

Posted by | 12 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

Zu Besuch bei den Propeller-Machern Riesige Produktionshallen, in denen meterhohe Maschinen flüssiges Metall in eine Form gießen. Kaum zu glauben, aber ein Drucker trägt Schicht für Schicht einer Modell-Schiffsschraube auf - alles im XXL Format. Wo sind wir? Am 30.09.21 bei der Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH (MMG) in Waren an der Müritz. 20 Gäste durften sich ein Bild von der Herstellung von Schiffspropellern machen. Eingeladen hatte hierzu das Maritime Cluster Norddeutschland (MCN) unter dem Motto „An Bord bei …“. „Mit ‚An Bord bei‘ gibt das Maritime Cluster Norddeutschland den Mitgliedern die Möglichkeit, sich in kleiner, exklusiver Runde auszutauschen und zu...

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