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  • Start of Production for the First 125 Class Frigate for the Germany Navy at Blohm + Voss

    05/11/2011 5:46:56 AM PDT · by sukhoi-30mki · 5 replies
    Start of Production for the First 125 Class Frigate for the Germany Navy at Blohm + Voss (Source: ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems; dated May 9, web-posted May 10, 2011) HAMBURG --- On May 9, a large number of guests and representatives from politics, defense and industry gathered at the Blohm + Voss in Hamburg to mark the start of production for the first 125 Class Frigate (F125) for the German Navy. The invitation had been extended by the F125 Work Group (ARGE F125) consisting of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AG – the client who has entrusted Blohm + Voss Naval GmbH with...
  • Russian's new mega-yacht leaves German dockyard one year late

    12/10/2010 6:47:22 AM PST · by sukhoi-30mki · 35 replies · 1+ views
    Russian's new mega-yacht leaves German dockyard one year late Berlin - The biggest luxury yacht on the planet, the 535- foot Eclipse, on Thursday left the German dockyard where it was built, presumably bound for delivery to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Legends have surrounded the huge white boat ever since its keel was laid down in a Hamburg dockyard. It is being delivered a year late, reportedly because of a dispute with Abramovich over the price. Some insiders claimed this week the wallpaper was manta-ray leather and the decoration included real fossils. But they denied claims in British tabloids that...