Category: Shipbuilding

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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Anniversary at mtu

mtu - Rolls-Royce looks back on 25 years with Series 2000 and 4000 In a press release, RR-mtu emphasises the sustainability of its old but efficient engine series. Not only do they want to move into a climate-neutral future with them, but they also have to develop them further, because there is no recognisable alternative to the "combustion engine" drive type on ships. Whether MAN, SAAB - Scania or other suppliers of diesel engines: the future of the companies depends on how we operate ships on the world's oceans. With over 100,000 engines sold and more than 320 million operating hours, the mtu Series 2000 and 4000 engines are reason to celebrate says...

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Italy delivers corvettes to Qatar

The Emirate of Qatar has received the first of the corvettes ordered from Fincantieri. The type ship is the "Al Zubarah", which is also the namesake of the class that Qatar ordered from the Italian shipbuilder in 2016 as part of the national naval procurement programme. The order is worth around four billion euros. The delivery has now taken place at the shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia). The "Al Zubarah" class corvettes should be able to fulfil a wide range of tasks, from maritime surveillance to sea rescue. This is more the shipyard's description of a rather defensive operational spectrum for a combat ship. They are 107 metres long and 14.70 metres...

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We go with (the) flow

Event review - electric propulsion systems for shipping Electric propulsion systems are the focus of numerous projects and initiatives, as they offer good economic and ecological prospects for the future of shipping due to their high levels of efficiency, among other things. Challenges are posed in particular by the current availability of fuel cell systems in the megawatt range or the storage capacity of battery systems. Current developments and projects were presented and discussed at the event "Wir fahren mit (dem) Strom - elektrische Antriebssysteme für die Schifffahrt", which took place on 14 October 2021 and was attended by almost 140 participants. Kerstin Broocks from guideLINE GmbH hosted the programme. Dr Susanne Neumann, Head of the...

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New president at the DMYV

German Motoryacht Association Congress elects new President The German Motoryacht Association (DMYV) elected a new President at its 2021 Congress in Wiesbaden. The delegates elected Frank Dettmering as the new President. The 55-year-old entrepreneur from Wolfenbüttel had been an assessor on the German Motor Yacht Association's Executive Committee since 2017. His predecessor, Winfried Röcker, was bid farewell after 24 successful years and appointed Honorary President. During his time in office, Winfried Röcker achieved many successes for motorised water sports in Germany and always stood up for the interests of motorboat sportsmen and women in politics, administration and business. The major successes of his time in office include the reduction of...

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