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Concert at the castle cancelled!

Concert at the castle cancelled!

Gepostet von | 4 Jul 2023 | , , | 0

Stormy weather makes a difficult decision necessary The Mürwik Naval School regretfully announced today that the concert could not take place. The reason was the approaching hurricane. For safety reasons, it was not possible to welcome over 700 people to the grounds if it could not be ruled out with complete certainty that bricks might fall from the building, which is over 100 years old. The commander, Flotilla Admiral Jens Nemeyer, did not take the decision lightly and examined everything, said a spokeswoman, but in the end what counts is an accident-free event. The new date is 30 August 2023, this time at 6 p.m. The tickets will of course remain valid....

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"Bonn" returns from deployment

"Bonn" returns from deployment

Gepostet von | 4 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

The most important thing for me is that I was able to bring all the crew members home safe and sound. The crew showed what they can achieve and make possible and that they can always be relied on. I am extremely proud of their achievements," emphasises the commander. The impressive figures achieved during the IRINI mission speak for themselves. During the mission, the task force provider "Bonn" travelled a total of 17,645.7 nautical miles, which corresponds to approximately 32679.84 km or 0.8 circumnavigations of the earth. At the time of the embarkation ceremony, there were 202 people on board. The EGV and its crew had already...

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75 YEARS OF PASSION FOR SHIPBUILDING

75 YEARS OF PASSION FOR SHIPBUILDING

Gepostet von | 3 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

Company anniversary of the Peene shipyard Manuela Schwesig, Minister President of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, congratulates the company For three quarters of a century, Peene workers have been designing, manufacturing and repairing boats and ships with predominantly "grey" paintwork. Once founded by the Soviet military administration, the Lürßen shipbuilding family incorporated the shipyard into their Bremen shipyard group ten years ago. Today, more than 320 employees build and repair mostly naval vessels under the umbrella of the NVL Group. More than 600 boats and ships have been launched in Wolgast since the company was founded on 20 June 1948. In addition to the construction of naval vessels - the core of the Peene shipyard to this day - more than...

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Shipbuilding industry targets growth

Shipbuilding industry targets growth

Gepostet von | 1 Jul 2023 | , , | 0

 VSM Annual Report 2022/2023 Cast off, set course for growth! With this motto, the German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM) is appealing to the federal government and the EU to finally realise the enormous growth prospects, opportunities and tasks for the maritime industry in Germany. These include energy-efficient merchant ships, facilities and ships for renewable energy, securing raw materials and marine mining, offshore wind energy, sustainable energy import infrastructure, a powerful naval fleet for national and alliance defence, protection of critical infrastructure on and under water, etc. Germany not only has a lot of catching up to do here, but it is also important to utilise these prospects and opportunities. That is why its maritime industry must be modernised in the next 5 to...

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Firing start for the floating petrol stations

Firing start for the floating petrol stations

Gepostet von | 1 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

The navy is to receive new fuel supply units On 7 July 2021, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) awarded the contract for the design planning, construction and turnkey delivery of two naval fuel supply vessels to Lürssen Werft GmbH (now NVL B.V. & Co. KG). Today, 29 June 2023, the machines for the construction of the first of two new naval fuel supply vessels were symbolically started up in Papenburg. Under the leadership of NVL, the successors to the "Rhön" and "Spessart" will be built in cooperation with Meyer Werft, Papenburg. According to the press release, the platforms will be "built, commissioned and trialled [...] on...

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