Category: Shipping

"Powerhouse" for ship recycling

"Powerhouse" for ship recycling

Posted by | 15 Dec 2022 | , , , , | 0

German Naval Yards in Kiel and the Cuxhaven-based start-up Leviathan have signed a letter of intent to establish a "powerhouse" for environmentally friendly ship recycling. The aim is to join forces in order to become the "engine of green ship recycling in Europe." The pioneering technology developed by Leviathan can now be offered to shipping companies for the demolition of ships in the large dock of the Kiel shipyard, supported by the existing infrastructure and the excellent labour force of the naval shipyard. The use of cold water technology will make the world's first sustainable and virtually emission-free ship recycling possible. The functioning of the concept was recently honoured with a...

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5000-tonne heavy-duty crane has passed the test

5000-tonne heavy-duty crane has passed the test

Posted by | 13 Dec 2022 | , , , , | 0

The 5000-tonne heavy-duty crane built by crane manufacturer Liebherr in Rostock and mounted on the special ship "Orion" has proven itself for the first time during the installation of the largest monopiles ever produced in Europe at the German wind farm Arcadis Ost 1 and the lifting of a transformer platform at the French wind farm Fécamp. The "Orion" was first used at the Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm for the installation of 28 wind turbine foundations. There, monopiles up to 110 metres long and weighing up to 2,100 tonnes had to be positioned on the bottom of the Baltic Sea. This was followed by the deployment at the Fècamp wind farm, where the...

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Sea sick

Sea sick

Posted by | 12 Dec 2022 | , , , , | 0

Only a few countries have hospital ships, despite the great advantages. A possibility for Germany? The Helgoland's deployment in Vietnam ended 50 years ago. From 1966 to 1972, as a hospital ship in the Vietnam War, it was the German response to the American request for military assistance. The German government had the seaside resort ship converted into a hospital ship with 150 hospital beds. The German Red Cross took over the sponsorship. The Helgoland's first mission took it to Saigon, after which it was transferred to Da Nang in the north. At that time, the important US Army base with its 350,000 inhabitants had just 500 hospital beds...

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Full steam ahead into retirement

Full steam ahead into retirement

Posted by | 7 Dec 2022 | , , , | 0

In her last two years of service, the frigate LÜBECK performed remarkably well. The men and women on board accepted considerable restrictions in order to take part in the NATO support mission. In January 2022, the frigate LÜBECK departed for the border area between Greece and Turkey as part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2) to participate in the NATO Assistance Aegean (NAA) mission in the Aegean Sea, having already been deployed from May to September of the previous year. Since then, it has contributed to situational awareness and the exchange of information in dealing with the migration crisis. Overall, the LÜBECK was in the...

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Business vs. security

Business vs. security

Posted by | 5 Dec 2022 | , , , | 0

Chancellor Scholz has got his way: a Chinese state-owned company may acquire a stake in Germany's critical maritime infrastructure. Is the economic opportunity worth the risk of exerting influence? Contrary to the reservations of all six ministries involved, above all the lead ministry for economic affairs and the Foreign Office, as well as warnings from Brussels and the secret services, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to allow the port subsidiary of the Chinese maritime state-owned group Cosco to retain a stake in the Tollerort container terminal of the Hamburg port logistics company HHLA - a "word of power" from the Chancellor using his authority to issue directives. Between HHLA and Cosco Shipping Ports Limited (CSPL), the participation in the Container Terminal Tollerort was...

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