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International day of the seafarer

International day of the seafarer

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Last weekend was "Maritime Day". As always, there were thousands of ships on the world's oceans. On board were the goods we need for our daily lives. Or rather, what we consider necessary. From food and fruit ripening in refrigerated containers on their way to Germany to luxury items. Modern merchant shipping is increasingly using container ships with capacities of more than 10,000 containers per ship. Depending on the feminine or masculine point of view, a 40-foot container holds approximately 12,000 shoe boxes or around 650 barrels of beer. Compared to military shipping, the crew of 22 seafarers is small and...

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US Navy: Third Constellation frigate under contract with Marinette

US Navy: Third Constellation frigate under contract with Marinette

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In July 2017, the U.S. Navy's Department of Defence announced the tender for the FFG(X) frigate project with twenty units. The FFG(X) was to be the successor to the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS, Independence and Freedom classes), which did not quite meet the Navy's expectations precisely because of its complex, expensive and vulnerable modularity. It selected five shipbuilders worldwide who were asked to submit their designs for the planned FFG(X) missile frigate. In the US, the procurement process separates the design selection and the award of a single-ship construction contract. In April 2020, it was then announced that Fincantieri Marinette Marine (Italy) had been awarded the...

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Russian Navy: 46 new ships in 2022

Russian Navy: 46 new ships in 2022

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Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov confirmed the arrival of 46 new units for the Russian Federation Navy in 2022 - 50 ships are already in various stages of construction at the country's shipyards. The Russian naval commander made these statements during a multiple keel-laying ceremony for no fewer than six units, which was held in St Petersburg and broadcast to the media via video conference. Only in this way is it possible to have a navy ready for Supreme Commander Vladimir Putin that consists of at least 70 per cent modern platforms. Three in one go In St Petersburg, Yevmenov initiated the start of construction for two conventional naval platforms at the Admiralty shipyard....

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USA: Landing ships and big drones

USA: Landing ships and big drones

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USS Fort Lauderdale In mid-March 2022, the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Shipbuilding Division in Pascagoula, Mississippi, delivered the USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), the twelfth of the San Antonio-class amphibious dock landing ships, to the US Navy. After some further proof, Fort Lauderdale will be able to embark its contingent of Marines, their conventional and hovercraft landing craft, as well as the helicopters and the swing-rotor aircraft. LDUUV Snakehead Against the backdrop of the number thirteen of this class, the USS Richard S. McCool, moored at the outfitting pier in Pascagoula, the technical solution developed and tested at HII in order to equip the LDUUV (large-diameter...

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Ukraine attacks Russian oil drilling platform

Ukraine attacks Russian oil drilling platform

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On 20 June, Reuters reported that the pro-Russian regional governor in Crimea had accused Ukrainian forces of attacking and setting fire to an oil drilling platform that has allegedly belonged to Russia since the annexation of Crimea in 2014. It is not known what weapons were used to carry out the attack. Three people were injured and a further seven people are believed to be missing. The ongoing work on two other platforms has been suspended. Silence from Kiev This information could not be verified at the time, partly because no details were provided by the Ukrainian side. However, the platforms are said to be located only 70 kilometres south-east of Odessa,...

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