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No 20 / 14 May 2020 www.new-ships.net
Merchant newbuilding orders continued at relatively low levels
this week but with some signs of new activity. South Korean
yards won orders from Greece for tankers, with talk low prices
in the current depressed market are starting to spark purchase
interest. The Netherlands won orders for a product tanker and
a series of dredgers. European yards also won orders for smaller
vessels including a ferry and wind farm support craft. The naval
sector was active, with the British defence ministry to restart
a tender to build naval supply vessels. The U.S. Navy plans to
order a new concept for light landing ship while Australia’s huge
submarine construction project is getting underway.
PROSPECTS AND ORDERS
EUROPE
ESTONIA BLRT to build passenger/vehicle ferry
Estonian yard BLRT Grupp will build a ferry for Lithuania's state-run ferry company
Smiltynes Perkela at a cost of 6 million euros. It will be delivered in summer 2021. The
ferry will be designed by Western Baltic Engineering and built by Western Shipyard,
both part of the BLRT. The 60m-long ferry will be capable of carrying up to 1,000
passengers, or 40 passenger cars and 600 passengers, or eight commercial vehicles up to
44 tonnes in total weight. Some 85% of finance for the ferry's construction will come
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CONTACT
BLRT Grupp AS, Kopli 103, 11712 Tallinn, Estonia. Tel. ++372 610 24 08. Fax ++372 610 29 99.
Email blrt@blrt.ee Web www.blrt.ee/en
NETHERLANDS Thun orders product tanker
Shipping company Thun Tankers BV, part of Swedish shipping group Erik Thun,
has placed an order with Dutch yard Scheepswerf Ferus Smit for one more 4,250dwt
product tanker. The tanker will be delivered in May 2022. Together with one previously
ordered sister ship, it will enter into a long-term agreement with UK based Geos Group
Ltd. Both vessels will be built with “Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground” concept,
being able to call at tidal restricted small ports. Ferus Smit has previously built over 35
vessels for the Erik Thun group.
CONTACT
Scheepswerf Ferus Smit B.V., Scheepswervenweg 7, 9608 PD Westerbroek, The Netherlands.
Tel. ++31 50 404 25 55. Email info@ferus-smit.nl Web www.ferus-smit.nl
Dutch dredgers for operation in Africa
Dutch yard Royal IHC said it has signed three contracts with the Jordan-based Arab Pot-
ash Company (APC) to deliver two cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) plus a workboat while
the company also has a separate order for a dredger for Cameroon in Africa. The first
contract comprises the delivery of a custom-built CSD to be named Alkaramah which is
based on a modified IHC Beaver 65 DDSP design. It will have three different working
depth ranges: up to 18m, 25m and 32m. A work boat modified from a DMC 1450 is
also part of the contract and both units will be made suitable for operations in the Dead
Sea. Included in the contract will be the supply and international transport of equipment
and services to ensure a smooth start-up of activities at two different locations. APC will
deploy the CSD at the Dead Sea in Jordan, where it will be initially used to develop a new
pump station. After completion, the Alkaramah will be modified by IHC and redeployed
to APC’s Salt Ponds to support the existing fleet in the cutting and removal of crystallised
salt. The contract for the second dredger is for a custom-built vessel named Alyarmouk, a
3,557-kW CSD. Cameroon’s Port Authority of Douala has also ordered an IHC Easy-
dredge trailing suction hopper dredger with a 3,000cu.m hopper capacity. This vessel will
be used to dredge the access channel to the port of Douala-Bonabéri.
CONTACT
Royal IHC, Smitweg 6, 2961 AW Kinderdijk, P.O. Box 1, 2960 AA Kinderdijk, The Netherlands.
Tel. ++31 88 015 25 35. Email info@royalihc.com Web www.royalihc.com
Contract for another IHC dredger
Dutch yard Royal IHC also said it has a contract to design and build of a dredger for the
North Carolina State Ports Authority in the United States. The construction, procure-
ment of the main components, assembly and testing will be performed in the United
States following the Jones Act regulations which compel that ships operating in U.S.
waters are built in U.S. yards. The water injection dredger has a flow rate of 4,500cu.m
an hour and a dredging depth of 16.7m.
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Royal IHC, Smitweg 6, 2961 AW Kinderdijk, P.O. Box 1, 2960 AA Kinderdijk, The Netherlands.
Tel. ++31 88 015 25 35. Email info@royalihc.com Web www.royalihc.com
New type of gas barges to operate on river Rhine
A Dutch-led yard consortium is continuing to build a new type of efficient barges to
transport gas on the river Rhine for customer Ineos Trading & Shipping. Three have
been completed and will be among the largest gas barges operating on the river Rhine. A
fourth vessel is expected to be finished later this year. The Dutch yard Teamco Shipyard
in Heusden sub-contracted hull construction to Rensen-Driessen Shipbuilding B.V of
the Netherlands and then had work completed by the partner Stocznia Sp. Zo.o. yard in
Poland. Veka Shipbuilding Group in Werkendam completed the construction in Holland.
The barges have three times the cargo capacity of typical gas barges and will be fully built
to the new ADN gas barge 2019 standard. They will enable the efficient and competitive
delivery of butane gas from the Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam region to the INEOS
ethylene cracker facility at Cologne in Germany. In addition, they will provide INEOS
Trading & Shipping with options to effectively trade butane in Europe. The build project
was managed by Imperial Gas Barging, who will also operate the barges on behalf of Ineos.
CONTACT
TeamCo Shipyard BV, Bakkersdam 1a, 5256 PK Heusden, The Netherlands. Tel. ++31 416 66
55 00. Fax ++31 416 66 55 05. Email info@teamcoshipyard.nl. Web www.teamcoshipyard.nl
New workboat design for fish farming
Dutch yard group Damen has announced a new workboat for the aquaculture industry.
The Damen Utility Vessel (UV) 2613 is designed to handle work including harvesting,
net cleaning and diving support to de-licing of fish. It is 26m long overall, with a load
line length of 24m and the vessel is also below 200gt. The type is prepared for IMO Tier
III emission standards. The vessel comes ready for the installation of a Damen NOX
Reduction System, selective catalytic conversion technology that can be installed during
construction or as a retrofit to achieve Tier III compliancy. The vessel can also be fitted
with battery packs for silent operations. The UV 2613 can be installed with DP1, a
multiple mooring system and a towing winch. It can even be fitted with a ramp in order
to perform ferry duties if required. A cargo hold of 85sq.m facilitates harvesting as well
as dry cargo transportation and storage of diving equipment. The vessel can be fitted
with several cranes with a capacity of up to 220 tonnes. The vessel’s azimuth thrusters,
together with a bow thruster, ensure manoeuvrability.
CONTACT
Damen Shipyards Group, Head Office, Industrieterrein, Avelingen West 20 4202 MS Gorin-
chem, The Netherlands. Tel. ++31 183 63 99 11. Fax ++31 183 63 21 89. Email info@damen.
com. Web www.damen.com
SPAIN Gondan and Balenciaga jointly ink SOV deal
Spanish yards Gondan and Balenciaga have jointly won an order to build four offshore
wind farm support vessels from Norwegian customer Ostensjo Rederi. The order is for
two service operation vessels (SOVs) and two commissioning service operation vessels
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for hydrogen propulsion. The SOVs will be of 84m length and 18.6m beam and will
support the maintenance of wind turbines. The two CSOVs will measure 88.3m long
and 19.7m wide and will support the commissioning of wind farms while also handling
maintenance tasks. The vessels will be able to achieve zero-emission operation in the near
future using hydrogenated liquid (LOHC) as a source of propulsion. They will be fitted
with Voith cycloidal thrusters with permanent magnet motors. This technology, consist-
ing of the transformation of a conventional cycloidal drive into a 100% electric drive,
will result in a reduction in weight and consumption, while minimising acoustic emissi-
ons. They will have an electric architecture with the capacity to recover energy that, after
being stored in the battery packs installed on the ship, will be able to meet the needs of
peak demand for power and the integrated remote control system. An advanced recovery
system for all heat sources on board allows maximum use of energy. The CSOVs will
accommodate 120 people. To achieve greater stability, ships will be equipped with stabi-
lisation systems for static and dynamic mode. The SOVs will have accommodation of 60
people and similar technology to the other vessels.
CONTACT
Mr Gervasio Rodriguez, The Purchasing Manager, Gondan Shipbuilders, Puerto de Figueras,
s/n 33794 Castropol Asturias, Spain. Tel. ++34 985 63 62 50. Fax ++34 985 63 62 98. Email
apr@gondan.com Web www.gondan.com
UNITED KINGDOM British defence ministry to restart tender for supply vessels
The British defence ministry is to restart a competition later this year to select a shipyard
to build up to three logistics ships to support the British navy’s new aircraft carrier fleet.
The competition to build up to three 40,000-tonne vessels called the Fleet Solid Support
programme was expected to have been worth as much as 1.5 billion pounds (US$1.8
billion) at the time the competition was unexpectedly stopped in November 2019. The
tender had been controversial after Government decided to open the design to European
Union and other international shipyards, rather than reserve the order for a British yard.
The defence ministry said at the time that it stopped the newbuilding tender due to a
failure to find a value-for-money solution in negotiations with shipbuilders. The tender
was suspended while Britain was still a member of the European Union, now Britain has
left the EU but is still in a final transition period so it is unclear if EU yards will be invi-
ted to take part in the new tender. British defence minister Mr Ben Wallace told the par-
liamentary Defence Committee that he expected the tender will take place in September
this year. The vessels will be operated by the British naval supply service, the Royal Fleet
Auxiliary, and will supply ammunition, dry stores and spares to aircraft carrier groups
and other maritime task groups. Critics pointed out that other European Union member
states have previously blocked foreign bids for naval supply ship contracts. Industry exe-
cutives suspected the cash-short defence ministry opened the competition to EU yards to
keep the cost to a minimum, following in the example of its purchase of four new fleet
oil tankers for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary built by South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and
Marine Engineering. By the time the ministry suspended the competition, the yards bid-
ding were a British consortium consisting of Babcock, BAE Systems, Cammell Laird and
Rolls-Royce while the international bidders were Fincantieri (Italy), Navantia (Spain)
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CONTACT
British defence ministry, online supplier registration www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/signup.
html?userType=supplier
ASIA
JAPAN Approval for dual-fuelled bulk carrier design
Japanese classification society ClassNK has granted an approval in principle (AiP) to Japa-
nese yard Imabari Shipbuilding for its concept design of an 180,000dwt bulk carrier using
an liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel propulsion system. The design has been de-
veloped in cooperation with Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding. The AiP was granted to the
concept design based on ClassNK’s guidelines for ships using low-flashpoint fuels includ-
ing LPG. The main features of the design announced by Imabari Shipbuilding are that
it eliminates the necessity for special consideration of boil-off gas. The concept involves
handling LPG at room temperature and high pressure, which makes the ship’s operation
easier. In addition, the ship has been designed with extensive consideration towards cost
competitiveness by eliminating to use low-temperature materials such as stainless steel and
insulation. The LPG tank is designed to be installed in the aft area of the bridge and will
provide round-trip distance capacity for sailings between Japan and Australia.
CONTACT
Imabari Shipbuilding Co., 1-4-52 Koura-cho, Imabari, Ehime 799-2195, Japan. Web www.
imazo.co.jp
SOUTH KOREA Daehan wins tanker order
Brokers say South Korean yard Daehan Shipbuilding has an order for one 115,000dwt
tanker from Greek shipping company Neda Maritime. The type long range 2 vessel is
scheduled to be delivered in 2021. The order includes one option for a repeat vessel.
Estimated price is around US$50 million per ship.
CONTACT
Daehan Shipbuilding, Tel. ++82 61 531 01 14. Email imd14u@daehanship.com Web www.
daehanship.com
Tankers for Greece reported
Brokers say Greek shipowner C.M. Lemos has ordered two 158,000dwt tankers at South
Korean yard Hyundai Samho. The contract includes two options for repeat vessels. The
vessels are due to be delivered by the first quarter of 2022. The order will be worth about
US61 million per ship.
CONTACT
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co Ltd, 1700, Yongdang ri, Samho eup Yeongam gun
Jeollanam do, 526 701 South Korea. Tel. ++82 52 202 39 95. Fax ++82 61 460 37 07. Email
asteam@hshi.co.kr Web www.hshi.co.kr/main/main.asp
Project for new type of LNG bunker vessel
A South Korean consortium has started building a small liquefied natural gas (LNG)
bunkering vessel of 500cu.m in a project supported by Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and
Fisheries. The ministry is financing the development while the project is led by the Ko-New Ships No 20 / 14 May 2020 Sa mple 6
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rea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO), shipbuilder EK Heavy
Industries, engineering group Mytec, steelmaker Posco and LNG-fuelling station deve-
loper Valmax. This will be a new development for South Korea as the vessel features only
Korean technology. The vessel will also feature LNG propulsion and is scheduled for de-
livery in 2021. It should start LNG bunkering operations in 2023 after around one year
of sea trials. The vessel will be able to supply about five coastal vessels on a single LNG
load, the ministry said. Korean Register granted approval in principle to South Korea’s
Trans Gas Solution last year for their design. The project is a part of a new coastal LNG
bunkering system being developed in South Korea to serve LNG-fuelled ships. Trans Gas
Solution will oversee the development of the control system of the vessel including the
cargo handling system.
CONTACT
EK Heavy Industries, Web www.ekhi.co.kr/wp/en/business-2/offshore
TURKEY Live fish carriers for Norway
Turkey’s Sefine shipyard is working on an order to build six live fish carriers for Nor-
wegian customer DESS Aquaculture Shipping. All six vessels will have a live fish hold
capacity of 3,900cu.m, and will work under long-term contracts for Norwegian seafood
company Mowi ASA. They will be delivered by April 2021. The 84.4m-long and 16m-
wide vessels will feature a Schottel diesel-electric propulsion system comprising two
rudder propellers and two transverse thrusters. They will also feature Schottel’s Leacon
sealing system. The sealing system features separate seals on both the seawater and gear-
box sides to ensure that, in the event of leakage, any seawater entering the system or any
gear oil escaping from the system is collected in an intermediate chamber. This prevents
water from entering the gearbox and oil from escaping into the seawater. Schottel said
the combination will ensure that the vessels achieve optimum propulsion efficiency and
maximum manoeuvrability.
CONTACT
Sefine Shipyard, Hersek Mah. İpekyolu Cad. No:7, 77700 Altinova Yalova, Turkey. Tel. ++90
226 815 36 36. Fax ++90 226 815 36 37. Email newbuilding@sefine.com.tr Web www.sefine.
com.tr
NORTH AMERICA
UNITED STATES New concept for light landing ship
The U.S. Navy is moving forward with plans to order a large number of a new type
of landing ship called the Light Amphibious Warship. The vessel is seen as needed to
prepare for any future conflict with China in the Pacific. With affordability as one of the
main goals for the vessel, the Navy does not want a ship that costs over US$100 milli-
on per vessel. The plan is to put out a request for proposals to U.S. yards in early fiscal
year 2021 for the preliminary prototype design. The Navy is preparing for the detail
design phase to last the comparatively short time of between six and eight months and
for construction to take 24 months. The U.S.Navy is considering adapting an existing
design, using a commercial hull form to start with, or a so-called “Build to Print” ship
based on proven design elements and components. The first three vessels would be orde-
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not anticipate employing a multiple design and shipyard approach similar to the concept
used for the Littoral Combat Ship programme which suffered delays and cost over-
runs. U.S. defence officials say the U.S. Marine Corps needs to recalculate to prepare
for a conflict in the Pacific with countries like China. In the 2021 budget justification
documents, the Navy requested US$30 million in research funding for a next-generation
medium logistics ship and another US$30 million in research and development funding
for a next-generation medium amphibious ship.
CONTACT
U.S. Defence Department suppliers Web www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/cpic/cp/doing_business_
with_the_department_of_defense_dod_us.html
U.S. Navy places another contract to modernise LCSs
The U.S. Navy has awarded U.S. yard Huntington Ingalls Industries an increase to a
previous contract worth up to US$107.9 million to plan modification of the coastal
destroyer Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs). The planning yard design services contract will
continue to provide the LCS fleet modernisation planning, design engineering and mo-
delling, logistics support, long-lead-time material support and preventative and planned
maintenance system item development and scheduling.
CONTACT
Huntington Ingalls/Newport News Shipbuilding Supplier Web site: https://supplier.
huntingtoningalls.com/sourcing/index.html
Icebreaker/buoy tender for Maryland
The Maryland state Board of Public Works (BPW) has approved a contract with U.S.
yard Blount Boats to build an icebreaker/buoy tender. Blount Boats was the only bidder
for the order at a cost of US$9.1 million. The vessel is to be completed by the end of
May 2022. It will be 28.3m long and will replace a 78-year-old vessel. The Maryland
Department of General Services said the BPW price offer was considered "fair and reaso-
nable" as the Virginia Institute of Marine Science purchased a comparable vessel in 2018
for US$10 million. The new vessel will have a maximum draft of 1.3m except when it is
ballasted for icebreaking. It will have an 8.6m beam to support a hydraulic deck-moun-
ded crane suitable for buoy placement.
CONTACT
Blount Boats, 461 Water Street, P.O. Box 368 Warren, Rhode Island 02885, United States. Tel.
++1 401 245 83 00. Fax 001 401 245 83 03. Email info@blountboats.com Web http://
blountboats.com
Glosten will design all-electric ferry
U.S. marine architect Glosten has a contract to develop designs for an all-electric ferry
newbuilding from U.S. local government authority Skagit County Public Works. The
newbuilding will replace a 40-year-old diesel-powered ferry currently operated. Skagit
County and Glosten are currently seeking technical information and cost estimates from
supplies to enable design decisions about the new vessel’s electrical system, its propulsion
system, the shoreside electrical system and the automated charging plug. The new vessel
will be a double-ended vehicle and passenger ferry with a three-storey deckhouse. The de-New Ships No 20 / 14 May 2020 Sa mple 8
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sign accommodates four lanes of vehicles including highway-rated trucks and emergency
vehicles. Skagit County has operated a vehicle and passenger ferry service between Ana-
cortes and Guemes Island in Washington state since the early 1960s. The current vessel,
the Guemes, is a 21-vehicle, 99-passenger, diesel-powered ferry that was built and put into
service in 1979. A request for information (RFI) issued by Skagit County Public Works
for the Guemes Island Ferry Replacement Project will remain active until June 30, 2020.
CONTACT
Skagit County Public Works, Captain Rachel Rowe, Ferry Division Manager, 1800 Continen-
tal Place, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, United States. Tel. ++1 360 416 14 00. Online request
to suppliers for information: www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Rfp/2020FerryRFI.htm
Glosten, 1201 Western Avenue, Suite 200 Seattle, Washington 98101-2921, United States. Tel.
++1 206 624 78 50. Email info@glosten.com Web https://glosten.com/contact
OCEANIA
AUSTRALIA Submarine construction to start in 2024
Australia's defence ministry has confirmed that building the pressure hull for the first of
12 conventionally powered submarines for the Australian navy, costing US$32.3 billi-
on, submarine is scheduled to begin in 2024. This will follow the construction of a hull
section in 2023 to prove procedures. The project, called Sea 1000, is being headed by
French yard Naval Group with construction being undertaken in Australia by Australian
yard ASC. The Australian Department of Defence said that details of the first submarine
construction contract are still under consideration. "We may choose to sign a contract
that combines detailed design, which is scheduled to start in May 2023, and construct-
ion of the first vessel,” the ministry said. “This would enable Naval Group and combat
systems integrator Lockheed Martin Australia to get into detailed design, produce the
work instructions and have a seamless transition into construction.” Work on the pres-
sure hull could begin before the completion of the detailed design. While the number of
submarines to be included in the first construction contract is still being decided, it will
certainly not be for 12.
CONTACT
ASC, Sea 1000 programme www.asc.com.au/submarines/future-submarine-project
INSIDE REPORT
German yards agree new naval shipbuilding alliance, seek more
German naval shipbuilders Lürssen Werft and German Naval Yards have agreed a new
shipbuilding alliance for naval vessels, while ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS)
and Italian yard Fincantieri are also considering cooperation. Bremen-based Lürssen
Werft and German Naval Yards in Kiel said they have agreed to merge their naval ship-
building activities and will in future jointly build naval vessels and ships in government
contracts. A new joint venture company will be formed for this sector under the leader-
ship of the Lürssen group. The cooperation aims to increase international competitive-
ness. Separately, German group ThyssenKrupp is exploring several strategic options for
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ration with other yards. ThyssenKrupp is holding talks aimed at creating economies of
scale for TKMS. As part of the deliberations, ThyssenKrupp is in talks with Fincantieri
about a 50:50 joint venture to create a European champion shipbuilder with combined
sales of 3.4 billion euros. Under that scenario Fincantieri, which also builds cruise ships
and is majority-owned by the Italian government, would bring in its naval shipbuilding
activities, which the source said accounted for 1.6 billion euros of sales last year.
Chinese yards win most world newbuilding orders in April
Chinese shipyards won most world shipbuilding orders placed in April 2020. Chinese
shipbuilders won orders totalling 730,000 compensated gross tonnes (CGTs) in con-
tracts last month to build 38 large vessels, said London-based Clarkson Research Ser-
vices. South Korean yards took second place, winning orders totalling 230,000 CGTs to
build eight large ships. Russia took third place with 65,000 CGTs with orders to build
seven vessels, followed by Japan with 55,000 CGTs with orders for two vessels. China
has been the dominant force for new shipbuilding orders this year, winning an estimated
61% of world shipbuilding contracts in the first four months of 2020. South Korea was
in second place with 17%. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, global shipbuilding orders
increased for the second straight month in April. According to Clarkson Research, ship-
building orders placed worldwide in April totalled 1.14 million CGTs, up from 890,000
CGTs in March. In terms of order total order books, China also topped the list with
26.3 million CGTs, or 36% of the world shipbuilding market, followed by South Korea
with 20.77 million CGTs and Japan with 10.48 million CGTs.
High price for new U.S. Navy frigates criticised
The U.S. Navy’s new frigate orders have been criticised because of their price is likely to
be higher than estimated. The first of the frigates have just been ordered using an Italian
design from the U.S. subsidiary of Italian yard group Fincantieri (New Ships 19/2020).
A new report suggests that the frigates may cost 56% more than currently forecast based
on a comparison of other naval vessels. The Navy estimates that 18 of 20 new frigates
will cost an average of US$940 million each in inflation-adjusted prices. The first two are
estimated at about US$1 billion each because of one-time costs. But the Congressional
Research Service said there is a potential problem in the accuracy of Navy cost estimates
considering that ships of the same general type and complexity that are built under simi-
lar production conditions tend to have substantially higher costs per tonne of displace-
ment. The Congressional Research Service raised a warning because, at 7,400 tonnes, the
frigate from Fincantieri is about three-fourths the size of an Arleigh Burke destroyer and
carries many of the same weapons systems. The latest of the Arleigh Burke destroyers are
estimated to cost US$1.9 billion each. A direct cost per size comparison could put the
cost for most of the frigates at as much as US$1.47 billion each, an increase of about 56%
based on comparing their tonnage to the destroyers, the research service said. The research
service suggest that Congress ask the Navy the basis for its view that the frigate can be
ordered for about one-half the cost of a slightly larger destroyer. The frigates are inten-
ded as a better-armed and more survivable successor to the Littoral Combat Ship, which
has faced repeated criticism for its high cost and lack of armament. At a Congressional
confirmation hearing, Mr Kenneth Braithwaite, President Donald Trump’s nominee forNew Ships No 20 / 14 May 2020 Sa mple 10
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Navy secretary, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the administration’s goal
of a 355 ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, should be a minimum and
“hopefully we build beyond that” despite budget constraints. Braithwaite said the future
fleet should shift to fewer large surface vessels, more small surface combatants, a greater
reliance on lightly manned or unmanned ships and “an ample submarine force.” The U.S.
Navy said the frigate is under a fixed price contract that “limits the government’s risk in
contract execution” for any overruns. The first frigate is set to begin construction in 2022.
New concept for all-electric naval vessel propulsion
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering says it is developing a new
design for electric propulsion for the South Korea navy's next generation of destroyers.
The shipbuilder will begin basic design this year on a system similar to that used by
the Zumwalt-class U.S. destroyer. The Zumwalt is the first major U.S. Navy surface
combatant to feature all-electric propulsion. The multi-mission destroyer integrates an
all-electric drive with an integrated power system that can send electricity from turbo
generators to electric drive ship engines or weapons. The class requires a smaller crew and
is less expensive to operate than comparable warships partly because electric propulsion is
less complex with fewer parts to maintain. Daewoo Shipbuilding said the results of a joint
study with partners were presented on May 6 at its shipyard in Geoje. The shipbuilder
has agreed cooperation with the Korean government-funded Korea Electrotechnology
Research Institute (KERI), Seoul National University and classification society Korean
Register. Electric-drive propulsion technology will be used for next-generation warships
such as Korea’s KDDX-class destroyer (KDX-IV) to be launched after 2025 which will be
about 8,000 tonnes displacement. The new destroyer armed with cruise missiles will have
advanced sensors and missile defence and have stealth characteristics and low operating
costs. South Korea's next-generation LPX-II amphibious assault ship will also adopt elec-
tric-drive propulsion technology. South Korean yard Hyundai Heavy Industries has won
a conceptual design order for LPX-II ships. The LPX-II project calls for the construction
of a versatile large-deck landing ship for short take-off and vertical landing fighter aircraft.
The electric propulsion system has the advantage of securing viability in anti-submarine
operations as it can minimise underwater noise. It is also capable of supporting weapons
such as rail guns that consume large amounts of electricity. Electric drive reduces ship
life-cycle costs and increases ship stealth anti-radar performance, payload, survivability
and power available for non-propulsion uses. Disadvantages include technical risk, system
complexity and less efficiency in full-power operations.
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