Category: Shipbuilding

DLR presents itself at the Science Mile in Bremerhaven

DLR presents itself at the Science Mile in Bremerhaven

Gepostet von | 13 Aug 2025 | , , , | 0

The SAiL will take place in Bremerhaven from 13 to 17 August 2025. The international meeting of windjammers is one of the largest maritime events in the world. Ships from over 16 nations take part. The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) will be presenting its maritime research topics on the Science Mile in the fishing port. It also invites visitors to take part in a variety of hands-on activities. Hands-on activities for visitors A wide range of activities at the DLR stands offer young and old interested parties the opportunity to experience maritime research at DLR in a fun way. Not only can they steer a boat through a wind farm themselves and test it, they can also...

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USA - another nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be scrapped

USA - another nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be scrapped

Gepostet von | 8 Aug 2025 | , , | 0

A company from the US state of Vermont has been awarded a fixed-price contract worth around 460 million euros for the scrapping, recycling and disposal of the former USS "Enterprise" (CVN-65). The work in Mobile, Alabama, is due to be completed by November 2029. When it entered service in 1961, the historic "Enterprise" was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the only ship in its class for cost reasons. With a length of 343 metres, it was also the longest warship ever to serve in the US Navy. The aircraft carrier was decommissioned in 2012 and decommissioned in 2017. According to the Naval History and Heritage Command, "The Big...

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Peene shipyard delivers customs vessel

Peene shipyard delivers customs vessel

Gepostet von | 11 Jul 2025 | , , | 2

Another customs vessel has been delivered to the NVL site in Wolgast, meaning that another of a total of three new customs vessels has been handed over to the Directorate General of Customs as planned. The 55-metre-long vessel is equipped with a low-emission LNG drive and will be deployed in the Baltic Sea in future. The Directorate General of Customs had commissioned the Peene shipyard to design and build three new customs vessels with climate and environmentally friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG) propulsion. The first customs vessel of this type was handed over to the customer on schedule at the end of March. "Thanks to the outstanding teamwork of all partners involved and the close coordination with our customer, we...

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