Category: Shipbuilding

Naval shipbuilding in Schleswig-Holstein at the turn of the century

Naval shipbuilding in Schleswig-Holstein at the turn of the century

Gepostet von | 9 Apr 2024 | , , | 0

Defence technology summit with Minister President Günther The defence technology industry in Schleswig-Holstein is an important part of the German armaments base with around 30 efficient companies employing around 8,500 defence technology employees. The business activities are broadly diversified with naval shipbuilding, the land systems and aviation industries as well as the communications, weapons and ammunition systems, sensor, optics and optronics industries. Naval shipbuilding is of particular importance to security and industrial policy in Germany's northernmost federal state. With 16 companies and 5,300 people directly employed in defence technology, it is the largest sector. With surface and underwater shipbuilding, it has key defence technologies and core capabilities that are essential for security, industrial and alliance policy as well as technological and armaments industry reasons.

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VSM: Dramatic safety risk!

VSM: Dramatic safety risk!

Gepostet von | 18 Mar 2024 | , , , | 0

Association News of the German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association names shrinking shipyard landscape as a dramatic security risk Dr Reinhard Lüken, VSM Managing Director, is clear in his editorial for the 85th issue of VSM Association News: he criticises the misguided focus of daily reports and makes it clear that the security policy situation must be a priority. The shipbuilding industry plays a key role in this context. Here is the wording: "The boom in topics in the news and talk shows on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion remind us once again that there is a war in Europe. We are dealing with an opponent who, after initially putting up an unexpectedly strong defence, is now...

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German Federal Council President visits general contractor for the F126 naval armaments project

German Federal Council President visits general contractor for the F126 naval armaments project

Gepostet von | 13 Mar 2024 | , , , , | 0

Manuela Schwesig, Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, visited the Dutch naval shipyard Damen Naval in Vlissingen on 11 March 2024 as part of a delegation trip by the German Federal Council. She was informed about the maritime industry in the Netherlands and German-Dutch cooperation in the field of shipbuilding and defence technology. She paid particular attention to the F 126 project. The Peene shipyard in Wolgast, one of the three shipyards where the future German Navy frigates will be built, is located in her federal state. According to Damen Naval's press release, Mrs Schwesig was very interested in everything she got to see in Vlissingen. "We are delighted...

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Naval fuel supply vessel class 707: Construction begins on second tanker

Naval fuel supply vessel class 707: Construction begins on second tanker

Gepostet von | 29 Feb 2024 | , , , | 1

From a press release by the NVL Group The second naval supply vessel (MBV 707) for the German Navy was launched at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg on 29 February 2024 in the presence of naval representatives and project participants. The new military supply vessels will replace the existing RHÖN-class units in the future with the sister ship that was laid down in the middle of last year. Both naval tankers are being built under the leadership of the NVL Group in cooperation with the Meyer Group in Rostock. "With the cutting of the first steel plate, we are starting the shipbuilding realisation of the second ship today as planned," said NVL project manager Beate Debold on the sidelines of the...

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Netherlands: Maintenance contract for three support vessels

Netherlands: Maintenance contract for three support vessels

Gepostet von | 17 Feb 2024 | , , , | 0

The Department of Material Maintenance (DMI) of the Dutch Ministry of Defence has signed a five-year contract with the Kinderdijk-based shipyard group Royal IHC in September 2023 to carry out dock-related maintenance work on the two hydrographic survey vessels HNLMS "Snellius" (A802) and HNLMS "Luymes" (A803) and the submarine support and torpedo work vessel HNLMS "Mercuur" (A900). Royal IHC is responsible for the project management, while the docking work will be carried out in cooperation with the Neptune Marine shipyard in neighbouring Hardinxveld-Giessendam. The contract covers a total of five docking periods, twice each for the twenty-year-old survey vessels (81 metres) and once for the torpedo workboat (1987, 64 metres) with...

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