Category: Shipbuilding

MAN drive for Indonesian minesweepers

MAN will equip the two minesweepers that Abeking & Rasmussen is building for the Indonesian Navy with its 12V175D-MM engines. The German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions was selected by the Bremen shipyard to supply the MAN hybrid drive package. In addition to the two engines with an output of 2220 kW at 1900 rpm, this includes the MAN-Alpha CPP twin-screw propeller system with Alphatronic 3000 propulsion control system, which is designed to enable precise yet simple manoeuvring. According to the company, the associated AKA Hybrid PTI system, which allows purely electric drive at low speeds, ensures silent operation during mine hunting. The MAN 175D engine series is available in three variants with 12, 16 and 20...

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North wind restoration project

In the last week of February, the engineering firm Detlef Löll spent around one and a half days inspecting the former sailor's training boat Nordwind at the Neue Jadewerft shipyard and determining the need for repairs. The preliminary result allows the museum crew to breathe a sigh of relief, as the basic condition of the boat is passable and the necessary restoration measures are still within manageable limits. Nevertheless, there is still some work to be done to maintain the boat itself and the Nordwind's ability to sail for the next few years: for example, the keel needs to be renewed, which represents a not inconsiderable cost factor. On the basis of the detailed shipyard list from the Löll engineering office, which will accompany the project throughout...

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Naval shipbuilding impressions from Kiel

In fine weather: naval shipbuilding at tkms and GNYK The first submarine of the 218 SG class (RSS Invincinble) is currently being prepared for further shipyard trials at thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkms). According to a spokesperson for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), the "First of Class" will not be transferred to Changi Naval Base until 2022. The RSS Impeccable was transferred from the construction hall to the synchrolift on 8 February 2021. On request, the RSN press department will not comment on a date for the naming ceremony. In addition to the RSS Impeccable, U 36 from the 1st submarine squadron of the German Navy can also be...

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