SCCON is the leading trade fair for the digital transformation of the public sector from 18-20 October 2022 at the Berlin Exhibition Centre. More than 12,000 visitors, 250 exhibitors and around 400 speakers are expected to attend. The Link and Learn Marine project team would like to use this opportunity to send a strong signal for a digital transformation of the public sector on 20 October from...
After a four-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic, the global shipbuilding industry met again for the 30th SMM (Shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology international trade fair), the world's leading maritime trade fair, in Hamburg (6 to 9 September 2022). The SMM was held under the motto "Driving the maritime transition". The focus was therefore on...
Damen relies on "made in Germany" As the Dutch company announced at the SMM in Hamburg, the propulsion diesel engines for the German Navy's new frigate class 126 are to be supplied by MAN Energy Solutions. The delivery comprises 8 MAN 32/44CR propulsion engines, two for each of the four frigates ordered. There is a...
DAMEN Naval and Rolls-Royce's Power Systems division have signed a contract for the supply of 16 mtu diesel gensets for the German Navy's four new F126 frigates. This is DAMEN's first order for mtu diesel gensets for military applications. According to Hein van Ameijden, Managing Director of DAMEN Naval, the...
The new F126 frigates of the German Navy will receive controllable pitch propeller systems with the corresponding hubs, blades, hub covers and propeller shafts from Kongsberg. The company has announced that the general contractor for the construction of the frigate, Damen Naval, has commissioned Kongsberg to supply four sets of controllable pitch propeller systems. The propeller/propeller shaft system is said to be the successful result of a...
The topic of hypersonic weapons is also slowly taking shape in the US Navy! Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been selected to install the first launch systems for the American missiles in the Zumwalt-class destroyers USS Zumwalt and USS Michael Monsoor, according to the Naval Sea Systems Command. The modernisation measures...
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The port of Antwerp-Bruges will be home to the world's first hydrogen-powered tugboat, Schottel reports in a press release, which will be equipped with Schottel propulsion systems. The HydroTug was recently launched at the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon and will commence operations in the Belgian port in early 2023 as one of the cleanest vessels in the port's fleet.
Convert old oil and gas fields to green electricity - or close them prematurely! In the current German energy situation, it is worth taking a look at other European countries. We in Germany should not simply believe that our European partners can supply us with unlimited energy. Looking at Norway, we recognise...
5-year strategy targets latest physical and cyber threats Like the Maritime Security Strategy issued on the same day, it involves the Department for Transport, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Commonwealth and Development, Home Office and Ministry of Defence. The new Maritime Security Strategy sets out how the UK will maximise its maritime...
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