During the large-scale exercise Baltops, experts from the Naval Shipping Administration inform merchant ship captains about the background and exercise areas. In this interview, First Lieutenant Markus S. gives an insight into his work. What are the tasks of the naval ship's command during the major manoeuvre Baltic Operations? Our personnel in Germany fulfil the tasks of Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS),...
Chinese container ships have been authorised by Russia to cross the Arctic Ocean on the Northeast Passage without icebreakers. The ships include the NEWNEW PANDA 1 (42,000 tonnes, 264 metres long), making it one of the largest container ships to cross the Arctic. However, the Panamax ship does not have an ice class,...
Chinese container ships have been authorised by Russia to cross the Arctic Ocean on the Northeast Passage without icebreakers. The ships include the NEWNEW PANDA 1 (42,000 tonnes, 264 metres long), making it one of the largest container ships to cross the Arctic. However, the Panamax ship does not have an ice class,...
During a joint demonstration by German Naval Yards and CMN Naval (Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie) in Cherbourg, Anschütz was able to demonstrate the performance of its autonomous navigation and deployment system. During a high-speed voyage, the unmanned test vessel manoeuvred autonomously, maintained the specified course and avoided recognised hazards in accordance with the rules. The test...
During a joint demonstration by German Naval Yards and CMN Naval (Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie) in Cherbourg, Anschütz was able to demonstrate the performance of its autonomous navigation and deployment system. During a high-speed voyage, the unmanned test vessel manoeuvred autonomously, maintained the specified course and avoided recognised hazards in accordance with the rules. The test...
German seaport companies have reached a new collective agreement with the trade union surprisingly quickly. The approximately 11,000 port workers in Hamburg and the other northern German coastal states will receive a 3.1 per cent wage increase and one-off payments from August. It only took two days of negotiations before the trade union ver.di and...
German seaport companies have reached a new collective agreement with the trade union surprisingly quickly. The approximately 11,000 port workers in Hamburg and the other northern German coastal states will receive a 3.1 per cent wage increase and one-off payments from August. It only took two days of negotiations before the trade union ver.di and...
Eight months after the first steel cut, the ship was completed at BAE Systems' Scotstoun shipyard and decked out for the christening by Princess Kate: "Glasgow", the type ship of the 6,900 tonne Type 26 class of the Royal Navy. It was not christened with champagne, but traditionally with a bottle of Scotch whisky. It...
Eight months after the first steel cut, the ship was completed at BAE Systems' Scotstoun shipyard and decked out for the christening by Princess Kate: "Glasgow", the type ship of the 6,900 tonne Type 26 class of the Royal Navy. It was not christened with champagne, but traditionally with a bottle of Scotch whisky. It...
The shipbuilding yard thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) unveiled its new brand identity at the beginning of June 2025. From now on, it will operate under the brand name TKMS and the promise "Your Maritime Powerhouse". The shipbuilder wants to be perceived more strongly as an independent company and is therefore also changing the background colour from blue to anthracite. The...
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