Fincantieri's American subsidiary, Fincantieri Marinette Marine, began construction of the first Constellation-class frigate at the company's own shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin, on 31 August 2022. According to the press release issued by the US Navy programme office responsible for the project, construction number 1, the "USS Constellation" (FFG 62), is scheduled to be...
According to press reports, the German Naval Yards shipyard, also known for many years as Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH, from whose surface shipbuilding it originated, will present a new corvette design next week at the upcoming SMM 2022 (short for Schiff-Maschine-Meerestechnik), the "world's leading maritime trade fair" in Hamburg. SEAGUARD 96, a 96-metre-long, 2,000-tonne...
From a press release by UVNord - Vereinigung der Unternehmensverbände in Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein e. V.: Business expectations remain positive. Willingness to invest and hire remains strong. Strengthening of Schleswig-Holstein as an industrial location. Kiel. "The defence technology companies in Schleswig-Holstein are also expecting good business development in 2022, driven by higher sales, further staff growth and a pronounced willingness to invest and hire...
DARPA (US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is entering stage 2 of its NOMARS programme (No Manning Required Ship) for the development of ships that no longer require human intervention during navigation. The aim is to build a demonstrator for a medium-sized vessel MUSV (Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel) that can operate at the highest...
The port of Antwerp-Bruges will be home to the world's first hydrogen-powered tugboat, Schottel reports in a press release, which will be equipped with Schottel propulsion systems. The HydroTug was recently launched at the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon and will commence operations in the Belgian port in early 2023 as one of the cleanest vessels in the port's fleet.
Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft - Partner Lars Windhorst donates 20,000 euros to the Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft e.V. (DLRG) The Flensburg DLRG group is delighted to receive a donation of 20,000 euros. At the FSG summer reception with Minister President Daniel Günther on 20 August at the Robbe & Berking Heritage Center, Philipp Maracke, Managing Director of...
Based on the findings from the Ukraine war, Russia apparently wants to modernise its fleet of Project 03160 Raptor combat boats. This was announced by the contracted shipyard in a statement. In addition to the armament, the focus of the measure is also to concern the protection of the boats. The Project 03160 patrol boat, which was built by the...
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...Naval Vessel Lürssen", newly founded last year in October as the Defence division of the Lürssen Group, is now taking part in SMM as such for the first time. The new name is also intended to convey new content, naturally with representative space. To this end, around 100 square metres have been booked to introduce visitors to the shipyard group. To the...
Industrial defence project Naviris, a 50/50 joint venture between the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and its French counterpart Naval Group, and the Spanish state-owned shipbuilding company Navantia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 12 February 2021 to confirm industrial cooperation on the European Patrol Corvette (EPC) project, following the start of the initiative in mid-2019 and a number of consultations. In...
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