The port company Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts) has awarded the contract for the construction of a second jetty for the handling of liquefied natural gas - LNG handling is to start in Stade in winter 2023/2024 in order to strengthen Germany's security of supply with gas. A new port infrastructure and superstructure must be developed in good time for this. At NPorts...
The Hitzler shipyard in Lauenburg will build the "Ludwig Prandtl II" to replace its namesake. The Helmholtz Centre Hereon in Geesthacht is the client for the 15 million euro new build, which is being financed by the federal government. The new vessel is 29.90 metres long, eight metres wide and only 1.6 metres deep.
According to the Bremen Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), 99 per cent of global orders for new merchant ships measured in CGT (Compensated Gross Tons) went to shipyards in Asia in the first six months of the current year. The majority of the approximately 600 newbuilding orders, totalling 21 million CGT,...
China's merchant fleet is not only growing with container ships, but also increasingly in specialised segments. The Chinese company Guangzhou Salvage, for example, has strengthened its fleet with the semi-submersible newbuilding "Hua Rui Long" built by the shipyard China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) in Haimen. Equipped with DP2 technology for dynamic positioning, the 252 metre long semi-submersible...
A navy that operates not only in its own coastal waters needs modern supply ships. Many older classes around the world are currently being replaced by modern units. The provision of effective logistical support remains a fundamental prerequisite for the effective conduct of naval operations at sea. After a period characterised by sluggish procurement...
Following the federal government's refusal to financially support Hamburg's plans for a floating LNG terminal (FSRU), these appear to have been finally abandoned. The reasons given for the decision in the Hanseatic city are that, on the one hand, extensive dredging work would have been necessary at the planned berth in the Moorburg district and, on the other hand, that...
In view of record order backlogs and the container ship deliveries expected between 2023 and 2025, the industry service Alphaliner has warned of possible overcapacity for the first time. For example, the usual peak season for container shipping in the third quarter of each year only had a much weaker impact in 2022, as was the case in the previous year. Alphaliner reports that...
For years, Finland's shipyards have done very good business building high-quality ships for Russia. This is now coming to an end. Helsinki Shipyard has announced that the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refused an export licence for the delivery of a large icebreaker to a Russian customer. It would have been the largest and most powerful icebreaker ever...
Once upon a time there was a special fund of 100 billion euros. So began a beautiful dream for the Bundeswehr in March, which is now being overtaken by reality. The turnaround proclaimed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz was seen as an opportunity to strengthen the operational capability and combat strength of the naval and military...
Following the commissioning of the 13,300 TEU capacity "Rio de Janeiro Express", the first of the first of six sister ships, and the keel laying of the later "Hamburg Express" with a capacity of 23,000 TEU as the first ship in a series of twelve, the Hamburg-based container liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has now presented the trade world with a clearly...
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