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No supply for Russian tankers

No supply for Russian tankers

Gepostet von | 11 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Marine fuel suppliers have stopped supplying Russian-flagged vessels at major European hubs, including Spain and Malta - a further blow to Moscow's exports. The loss of access to refuelling stations in the Mediterranean poses major logistical problems for Russian oil tankers sailing from Baltic ports to Asia and also raises safety concerns as they could be stranded at sea with flammable cargo. The suspension of refuelling services is due to several factors, including what sources have called "self-sanctioning", in which companies try to pre-empt the next wave of measures by refusing to sign contracts with oil companies.

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Russia - the great crisis

Russia - the great crisis

Gepostet von | 11 Apr 2022 | , , , | 5

Putin wants to restore the Soviet Union's former greatness Rarely have threats from outside stirred up public opinion in Germany as much as in recent weeks. My old navy and crew mates asked me to take a stand on this. I had to write three versions, and I hope that this one will survive the time between the editorial deadline and the publication of the April issue. At the last great turning point in 1989/90, people said "the word is getting old". This time, the upheaval is perhaps even faster and at least as radical. What was so...

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Russian shipping containers pile up in Rotterdam

Russian shipping containers pile up in Rotterdam

Gepostet von | 11 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

In normal times, the port of Rotterdam is like a machine: hundreds of ships come and go every day, and tens of thousands of boxes are loaded and unloaded from these ships to keep Europe's economy running. At the moment, however, many containers are blocking the processes because of the sanctions against Russia. The crates, which are usually 20 or 40 feet long and destined for the sanctioned country, all have to be carefully checked to ensure that their onward transport does not violate the sanctions in any way, says Allard Castelein, Managing Director of the Port of Rotterdam. Several authorities are monitoring...

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Cradle of technology

Cradle of technology

Gepostet von | 11 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

The navy has been training its junior technical staff in Parow for a quarter of a century. The breadth and quality of the training on offer is unrivalled. 28 March 2021 marked the 25th anniversary of the commissioning of the naval technical school in Parow, Western Pomerania. Started as a prominent measure in the "Army of Unity" project, it has gradually grown into the German Navy's training facility for (almost) all naval technicians. The anniversary provides an opportunity to look back and look ahead and to analyse the current and future contribution of the MTS to the operational capability of the Navy in all its diversity. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Now...

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Cold Response: "Bad Bevensen" returns from major manoeuvre in the Arctic Circle

Cold Response: "Bad Bevensen" returns from major manoeuvre in the Arctic Circle

Gepostet von | 11 Apr 2022 | , , | 0

On Saturday, 9 April 2022 at 10 a.m., the minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" arrived in its home port of Kiel. The boat, which belongs to the 3rd Minehunting Squadron, took part in the multinational Cold Response exercise, where around 30,000 soldiers from 27 nations with 50 ships and boats as well as 200 aircraft practised the defence and military reinforcement of Norway until the beginning of April. The exercise has been held regularly every two years since 2006. There is no connection with the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The German Navy was on site with several hundred men and women. Norway's neighbouring countries Sweden and Finland took part in the...

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