Category: Shipbuilding

Einsatzgruppenversorger der Marine: iMERZ in Sichtweite

Einsatzgruppenversorger der Marine: iMERZ in Sichtweite

Posted by | 27 May 2022 | , , | 0

Was im September 2019 optimistisch begann, was die Terminkalkulation betrifft, scheint nun langsam ein Ende zu finden. Mit zwei Jahren Verspätung wurde am 23. Mai das neue integrierte Marine-Einsatz-Rettungszentrum (iMERZ) auf seine Plattform, Einsatzgruppenversorger (EGV) "Frankfurt am Main", verbracht. Der Bau des als festen Deckshauses konzipierten Rettungszentrums hatte im September 2019 begonnen. Die damaligen Planungen gingen von einer Integration auf der „Frankfurt am Main“ im Frühjahr 2020 aus. Im Grunde handelt es sich bei dem iMERZ um ein komplettes Krankenhaus, bestehend aus einer Krankenstation, zwei OP-Sälen, einem Röntgenraum, einer Zahntechnik-Abteilung und diversen Laboren. Entsprechend ist es als festes Deckshaus...

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Port of Rotterdam plans autonomous floating fire extinguishers

Port of Rotterdam plans autonomous floating fire extinguishers

Posted by | 19 May 2022 | , , , , | 0

The Port of Rotterdam has conducted a market survey on the use of autonomous/remote-controlled floating firefighting equipment. If the information received confirms that such vessels are a good option, this could lead to a tendering process. The Port of Rotterdam operates a fleet of patrol and civil protection vessels that are deployed by the Harbour Master's Office in day, half and full-time shifts to perform management, inspection and civil protection tasks. The fleet also includes hydrographic survey vessels and an emergency response vessel. As part of the market survey, the port is asking operators for their opinion on the possibilities for autonomous/remote-controlled floating firefighting equipment. Autonomous vessels would both reduce risk, as people could be rescued from...

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Banal airship or "airyacht"?

Banal airship or "airyacht"?

Posted by | 19 May 2022 | , , , , , | 0

Airships are a German invention, Count Zeppelin and Hugo Eckener are the great names that have left their mark. Lake Constance and Friedrichshafen will forever be associated with this pioneering era. However, every grandly conceived use of this "giant technology" ended tragically, whether as a weapon of war in the First World War or as a passenger solution in Lakehurst. The USA even used airships as aircraft carriers - perhaps someone will write something about this. The commercial use never materialised either, most recently in 2002 with the insolvency of the Cargolifter company, whose hangar is now a huge adventure swimming park. Otherwise, "blimps" are a joy for paying tourist sightseeing flights (is it actually called "flight"?) or...

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thyssenkrupp Marine Systems mit neuem CEO

thyssenkrupp Marine Systems mit neuem CEO

Posted by | 3 May 2022 | , , , | 0

Dr. Rolf Wirtz übergibt den Vorsitz an Oliver Burkhard Das Unternehmen nennt es Staffelstabübergabe: zum 01. Mai verlässt Dr. Rolf Wirtz wie bereits im Dezember 2021 angekündigt, das Unternehmen. Mit Auslaufen seines Vertrages hatte er zeitig eine geordnete Übergabe vorbereitet. In einer außerordentlichen Sitzung am 18. März 2022 hatte der Aufsichtsrat von thyssenkrupp Marine Systems seinen bisherigen Vorsitzenden Oliver Burkhard zum neuen CEO von thyssenkrupp Marine Systems bestimmt. Dr. Rolf Wirtz leitete das Unternehmen seit 2017. Zuvor war er CEO ATLAS ELEKTRONIK, dessen Integration in das Systemhaus er vorangetrieben hat. In seine Zeit fiel die Digitalisierung der Abläufe vom...

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Fletcher almost sunk

Fletcher almost sunk

Posted by | 26 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

A decommissioned World War II destroyer moored near downtown Buffalo, New York, took on water Thursday and was listing dangerously. Crews were working to keep the former "USS The Sullivans" from sinking at its berth at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park. Part of the leaning ship's deck had sunk below the waterline by noon. The ship is memorable, it is a Fletcher destroyer, a class of which 175 ships have been built, according to available sources, the largest class ever built by...

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