Category: Shipbuilding

NVL opens expanded training centre in Hamburg

NVL opens expanded training centre in Hamburg

Gepostet von | 5 Jul 2025 | , , , | 0

Modernisation at the Blohm+Voss NVL site In order to get more young people interested in a career in shipbuilding, the industry is working hard to promote its image and recruit young talent. In the annual report of the VSM (Verband für Schiffbau und Meerestechnik e. V. - German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association), recruitment is a central concern. Good training is also part of the attractiveness of the industry. And this is where the NVL has now set an example: At the Blohm+Voss NVL site in Hamburg, around half a million euros has been invested in modernising the training centre. Young trainees from Blohm+Voss, the neighbouring Norderwerft shipyard and Lürssen Yachts & Refit Services receive qualified training in various apprenticeships at Steinwerder. ....

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Shipspotting: Corvette "Emden"

Shipspotting: Corvette "Emden"

Gepostet von | 19 May 2025 | , , , , | 0

Underway on a test voyage in the North Sea - Baltic Sea Canal The K 130 II class corvette. Lot was launched on o4. May 2023 as construction number 7 of the Braunschweig class at the traditional Hamburg shipyard Blohm & Voss, which has belonged to Lürssen Defence since 2016 and is now part of the NVL Group, was christened "Emden" by Ms Annette Lehnigk-Emden. The traditional name has had a special resonance in the navy since the days of the small cruiser "Emden" from the time of the First World War. The old class 122 frigate "Emden" had been decommissioned almost 10 years earlier. The name is back, the unit is waiting for the...

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Tamsen Maritim GmbH celebrates its 30th anniversary

Tamsen Maritim GmbH celebrates its 30th anniversary

Gepostet von | 14 May 2025 | , , , | 0

Tamsen Maritim GmbH celebrates the 30th anniversary of the re-establishment of the shipyard site in Rostock-Gehlsdorf In 1995, the shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen (Lemwerder) and Neptun Industrie Rostock jointly founded A&R Neptun Boat Service GmbH on the site of the former Neptun naval shipyard in Gehlsdorf. At that time, around DM 23 million was invested in new halls (total area 4300 m²), workshops and an administration building. The new shipyard also received a ship lift, with which ships and yachts weighing up to 1,000 tonnes can be docked. After an initial change of ownership in 2002, further investments were made in the production facilities. In 2009, the Hamburg entrepreneur Heiner Tamsen finally took over...

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Singapore orders two more Invincible submarines

Singapore orders two more Invincible submarines

Gepostet von | 10 May 2025 | , , , , | 0

Maritime co-operation between Germany and Singapore has reached a new level of maturity. Singapore's order for two more 218SG class submarines from thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) not only cements a relationship of technological trust - it also creates a resilient security partnership in the geopolitically significant Indo-Pacific region. Singapore's maritime ambitions - Germany's technology Singapore, geostrategically exposed on the Strait of Malacca, has consistently invested in its naval forces over the last two decades. The new "Invincible" class boats - designed for long-duration submerged operations and advanced sensor technology - reflect this strategy. With the latest order, the...

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