Category: Shipbuilding

Glasgow - Climate protection and shipbuilding

If you're going to sit together, you might as well kill two birds with one stone! The die-hard and flawless climate protector is likely to be annoyed by this announcement on the sidelines of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow at the beginning of November. at the beginning of November: Following a bilateral meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Abdul Momen announced at a virtual press conference that the state on the Ganges Delta would be buying five British-built ships over the next few years in order to rejuvenate its own fleet (Forces Goal 2030). Three of these are to be built in the UK and the remaining two in Bangladesh. These...

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Rolls-Royce extends TBO intervals for mtu engines

From a Rolls-Royce press release At the International Workboat Show in New Orleans at the beginning of December, Rolls-Royce presented the latest generation of mtu Series 4000 propulsion engines. Depending on the load, these engines can be operated for up to 96,000 hours before they are due for their first major overhaul. They therefore make an important contribution to conserving resources and reducing life cycle costs. Significance for shipping For commercial shipping, the extended engine running times introduced by Rolls-Royce between overhauls (Time Between Overhaul, TBO) mean that, depending on the duration and intensity of use, they can run for up to 25 years before they have to be overhauled. The...

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Rohde & Schwarz Emirates receives order for communication systems for new Gulf Navy corvettes 

Rohde & Schwarz Emirates will equip the ships with NAVICS, an integrated, IP-based and fail-safe naval communications system that supports interoperability within the Gulf Cooperation Council. NAVICS will complement the existing external Line-of-Sight (VHF/UHF) and Beyond-Line-of-Sight (HF) communication solutions. In addition to external communication, NAVICS also ensures internal communication on board and guarantees a multi-level security architecture that enables secure, trustworthy and tamper-proof communication. This means that third parties cannot interfere with the exchange of information. "We are very proud to have been selected by this Gulf Navy," explains Ernest Joseph Yasso, Vice President Military and Government Solutions, Rohde...

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VSM publishes association news

The German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association VSM has published the 76th edition of its association news. In the foreword, Chief Executive Dr Reinhard Lüken strikes an alarming note. marineforum publishes the wording of his warning to politicians. Dear readers, Developments in the shipbuilding market remain highly alarming. Although significantly more ships are being ordered again due to the greatly improved revenue situation of many shipping companies, particularly in the container business, this is almost exclusively in China and Korea, the two nations that have been pouring the subsidy horns over their shipbuilders for years. Over 85% of all orders worldwide in 2021 are distributed between the two. Even Japan, which is still a...

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