Category: Shipbuilding

Canada's new AOPS: The long wait is over

Canada's new AOPS: The long wait is over

Gepostet von | 28 Jun 2021 | , , , | 0

Last Saturday (26 June), the Canadian Navy commissioned the Harry DeWolf. She is the first newbuilding to join the Canadian fleet in almost 25 years. Together with her sisters, the first of six planned Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) will once again focus the country's attention on operations in the Arctic. For the Royal Canadian Navy, they are also the first ships to be used as icebreakers since HMCS Labrador was decommissioned in 1958. The Harry DeWolf, named after a Canadian vice admiral, was laid down at Halifax Shipyards in 2016....

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Fleet service boats: the navy's flash order

Fleet service boats: the navy's flash order

Gepostet von | 24 Jun 2021 | , , , | 1

No sooner had the Defence and Budget Committees decided on the extensive procurement of defence equipment for the navy yesterday (Wednesday) than the first contract was signed. As announced by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, the Lürssen shipyard has been commissioned to design and build three Class 424 fleet service boats. In addition, a training and reference facility for this system is to be built. Like the existing fleet service boats, the new Class 423 units will be designed according to civilian standards. This should save costs and development time. The planners envisage the first commissioning of the new ships as early as 2027....

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Hapag-Lloyd orders further container giants

Hapag-Lloyd orders further container giants

Gepostet von | 23 Jun 2021 | , , , | 0

Hapag-Lloyd has commissioned the Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to build six ships with a slot capacity of more than 23,500 TEU. The first of the newbuilds are to be delivered as early as 2024. The container liner shipping company had already placed an identical order at the end of 2020. In total, the fleet will therefore be expanded by twelve ships with more than 23,500 TEU in the coming years. The large container ships will be equipped with a modern and particularly efficient high-pressure dual-fuel engine that runs on LNG. Alternatively, there will be sufficient tank capacity on board to also run on conventional fuel. Hapag-Lloyd is focussing on liquefied natural gas as a medium-term...

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Christening of the third Japanese Mogami frigate

Christening of the third Japanese Mogami frigate

Gepostet von | 22 Jun 2021 | , , , | 0

Christening and launching are two important events in the life of a ship. The latest Japanese frigate Noshiro experienced both together on 22 June. After the type ship and the Kumano, it will be the third ship in the Mogami class. It is named after the river Noshiro in the north of the Japanese main island of Honshu. This frigate was built by MHI in Nagasaki, while other units in the class were built by Mitsui in Tamano. With a length of 130 metres, the ships displace around 3900 tonnes. They will be equipped with a 127-millimetre gun and a Mk41 VLS launcher with 16 cells. In addition, eight Type 17 FKs are available for engaging sea targets.

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Welcome to your new home, Stalwart!

Welcome to your new home, Stalwart!

Gepostet von | 22 Jun 2021 | , , , | 0

After travelling halfway around the globe, the new supply vessel NUSHIP Stalwart has arrived in its new home in Australia for the first time. At the end of May, the Stalwart left Ferrol in Spain, where it had been built at the Navantia shipyard. The future Royal Australian Navy ship will be stationed on the country's west coast in Perth. The Stalwart (A 304), which has not yet been commissioned, is the second and last supply ship of the Supply class. The units are 174 metres long and displace 19,500 tonnes. They are primarily intended for supplying fuel and other goods at sea....

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