Category: Shipbuilding

Half a billion euros for "Polarstern II"

Half a billion euros for "Polarstern II"

Gepostet von | 3 Jun 2022 | , , , | 0

The "Polarstern I" is to be replaced in 2027. The Bundestag has cleared the way for the construction of the research vessel "Polarstern II", which has been particularly eagerly awaited by the German shipbuilding industry. The Budget Committee approved additional funds so that the major project, which is important for climate protection research, can be put out to tender. The new ship is due to replace the ageing "Polarstern" in 2027. The ship drifted in the ice around the North Pole for a year in 2019/20 while scientists from many countries researched the effects of climate change. German shipyards have been waiting years for the lucrative order for the "Polarstern II". However, the order has to be put out to tender across Europe. Planning for the new build has been underway since 2012, but...

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VSM Annual Report 2021/2022

VSM Annual Report 2021/2022

Gepostet von | 2 Jun 2022 | , , , | 0

The current VSM annual report is available to view and download via the following link. As usual with the VSM, it contains an overview of current figures and topics from shipbuilding and marine technology. We are happy to pass on this excellent service. www.vsm.de/de/veranstaltung/vsm-jahresbericht-2022-auch-als-printausgabe...

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Naval task force supplier: iMERZ in sight

Naval task force supplier: iMERZ in sight

Gepostet von | 27 May 2022 | , , | 0

What began optimistically in September 2019 in terms of scheduling now seems to be slowly coming to an end. Two years late, the new integrated Marine Emergency Rescue Centre (iMERZ) was transferred to its platform, the Einsatzgruppenversorger (EGV) "Frankfurt am Main", on 23 May. Construction of the rescue centre, which was designed as a permanent deckhouse, began in September 2019. The plans at the time assumed that the centre would be integrated on the "Frankfurt am Main" in spring 2020. The iMERZ is essentially a complete hospital, consisting of an infirmary, two operating theatres, an X-ray room, a dental technology department and various laboratories. Accordingly, it is designed as a permanent deckhouse...

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Port of Rotterdam plans autonomous floating fire extinguishers

Port of Rotterdam plans autonomous floating fire extinguishers

Gepostet von | 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"?

Gepostet von | 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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