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Lower Saxony: New major contracts awarded for offshore wind farm

Lower Saxony: New major contracts awarded for offshore wind farm

Gepostet von | 21 Feb 2025 | , , | 0

The operators Vattenfall and BASF have now signed contracts with four companies for the planned "Nordlicht" offshore wind farm off the North Sea island of Borkum. According to the two companies, the contracts include steel foundations to be built and cables to be installed. According to Vattenfall, construction is due to start in 2026. Commissioning is scheduled for 2028. The wind farm at two locations will deliver an output of around 980 megawatts with "Nordlicht 1" and around 630 megawatts with "Nordlicht 2". The total annual output at full load is Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember me Weiterlesen

About the term Shadow Fleet - Dark Fleet - Grey Fleet

About the term Shadow Fleet - Dark Fleet - Grey Fleet

Gepostet von | 20 Feb 2025 | , , , | 0

An introduction to the term and its meaning The term "shadow fleet" is frequently used and has recently hit the headlines in connection with the involvement of Western shipping companies. We want to clarify the terminology and the background. To this end, we are referring to an article by the Naval Shipping Administration, which deals with the special situation of the Russian shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea and was published on bundeswehr.org in the past few days. The article focuses on the Russian shadow fleet, which has come under increased scrutiny since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, other countries also maintain such constructs, as we will see later...

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Sabotage on naval vessels - another explanatory piece

Sabotage on naval vessels - another explanatory piece

Gepostet von | 20 Feb 2025 | , , , | 5

Cause for concern, but please no hysteria - another explanatory piece The inspector of the navy, Vice Admiral Jan C. Kaack, told the capital's press at the "Navy Talks" that there were suspected cases of sabotage on navy ships. He indicated that there had been damage to a boat during a shipyard visit, which gave rise to suspicions of sabotage. Several media outlets have since reported that the boat in question was the minehunter "Homburg" (M 1069), which was undergoing scheduled repairs at the Tamsen-Maritim shipyard on the Warnow. Unknown persons are said to have cut several cable harnesses. Informed circles speak of a bolt cutter as the instrument of offence. The...

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Hamburg: "Schaarhörn" - an elegant lady

Hamburg: "Schaarhörn" - an elegant lady

Gepostet von | 19 Feb 2025 | , , | 2

With its slightly curved steel hull and golden decorated bow, the "Schaarhörn" from 1908 is a particularly elegant-looking ship at 42 metres in length. The steamer evacuated refugees in 1945 and has been a museum ship since 1995. There is a reason for the ship's stylish appearance: the "Schaarhörn" was originally intended to take illustrious guests such as Kaiser Wilhelm II through Hamburg harbour. The then Office for Electricity and Harbour Construction commissioned the steamer in 1907, also to use the ship as a sounding steamer for measuring water depths on the Elbe. However, this did not materialise at first. After the outbreak of the First World War, the Imperial Navy used the...

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Netherlands: Clever concept for new tender ships

Netherlands: Clever concept for new tender ships

Gepostet von | 19 Feb 2025 | , , | 0

The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) is to receive two cost-effective, lightly manned, multifunctional, multipurpose support vessels between 2026 and the end of 2027. The aim is to strengthen surveillance capacity and combat capability, particularly in the North Sea. The construction of the two units is to be accelerated and is based on a commercial fast-crew-supply design. The ships will be built "off-the-shelf" and nationally at Damen. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) was selected to equip the containerised weapon and EloKa modules in order to minimise integration hurdles. According to a 2022 study, these highly automated platforms are designed as "external" armouries for the RNLN's Air Defence and Command Frigates (ADCF). The project...

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