The second marine fuel supplier was laid down today at the Neptun shipyard in Rostock, which is part of the Meyer Group. With this traditional ceremony, the manufacturer and future owner wish the ship and its crew a safe journey.
“At the same time, the laying of the keel symbolizes an important milestone on the way to completing a ship and then joining the fleet. With the milestone reached today as planned, we as an industrial partner are also sending a visible signal of our contribution to the modernization of the German Navy fleet,” said project manager Beate Debold from NVL (Naval Vessels Lürssen), which is leading the project.
Die zwei neuen Versorgungsschiffe für die Deutsche Marine werden unter Federführung der Bremer NVL Group in Kooperation mit der Meyer Gruppe gefertigt.
The NVL Group, which, in addition to the MBV project, is responsible for numerous other current marine projects in surface ship construction as a general contractor, says that as a system integrator it also takes on project management, the marine-specific parts of the platform and deployment system as well as extensive services to create supply readiness, which ensures successful operability of ships in the Bundeswehr's logistics system.
As the NVL writes, the 173 meter long Class 707 marine units are manufactured, put into operation and tested in Rostock. The 20,000 ton displacement double-hull tankers allow up to three parallel refuelings at sea with a loading volume of almost 13,000 cubic meters of diesel fuel.
The units also have numerous modular container spaces, for example for transporting food and spare parts. In order to efficiently support vital rescue operations, there is also direct access from the flight deck to the medical station.
The procurement project was signed between the client and industry partners in mid-2021. The units, which are scheduled to arrive from 2025, will replace the outdated Rhön-class naval tankers. The naval tankers will be responsible for supplying fuel on the high seas with a permanent crew of 42 people and an additional embarkation contingent of 23 people.
Editorial staff / gwh