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Maritime specialists

Maritime specialists

Gepostet von | 27 Nov 2021 | , , | 0

The north-west of the republic is home to numerous shipyards with a global reputation. Civil and military shipbuilding form a symbiosis. The coastal states of Lower Saxony and Bremen are traditionally home to an efficient, future-orientated and globally active maritime industry. It is made up of shipyards, system providers, component manufacturers, facilities and technical and commercial service companies. Naval shipbuilding is particularly important. Maritime industry on the Weser The Fr. Lürssen shipyard, founded in 1875 and based in Bremen-Vegesack, is a world-class northern German shipbuilding company with 2,700 employees. In addition to the headquarters in Bremen-Lemwerder, it has sites in Bremen-Aumund and Berne as well as the subsidiaries Lürssen Kröger...

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The frigate 126 floats

The frigate 126 floats

Gepostet von | 10 Nov 2021 | , , | 0

The construction contract for the Class 126 was signed with Damen just a few weeks ago. The first tests have now been carried out on the frigate model in the test channel. Immediately following the parliamentary referral on 17 June 2020, the Class 126 frigate project reached the most important milestone in its realisation to date: the conclusion of the construction contract with Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding on 19 June 2020. In the first year after the contract was concluded, the so-called simulation phase was completed, which focused on eliminating scope for interpretation in the construction specification. In addition, further work was started as part of the basic engineering phase, including the layout of the rooms in the ship and the...

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Authorised with certainty

Authorised with certainty

Gepostet von | 9 Nov 2021 | , , | 0

Every ship and boat in the navy requires a licence. On closer inspection, the differences to the civilian requirements are not that great. The German Navy's lack of operational readiness was recently the subject of passionate debate in the marineforum, and the topic of certification and certification capability regularly raises eyebrows in the highest ministerial circles when international armaments cooperation is initiated. The following article provides an overview of the applicable Bundeswehr regulations and their equivalence and derivation from civilian laws and legal norms, which unanimously pursue the common goal of ensuring the day-to-day safe handling of naval vehicles designed primarily for military operations. Legal basis...

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Measurements from space

Measurements from space

Gepostet von | 7 Nov 2021 | , , | 0

The Sentinel-6 satellite is in low Earth orbit to accurately measure sea level, wind speed and even wave height. It plays a crucial role in understanding climate change and its impact on the maritime economy. The Copernicus Sentinel-6 "Michael Freilich" ocean monitoring satellite is currently orbiting the planet at an altitude of 1336 kilometres. It was named after an oceanographer and former head of NASA's Earth Science Division. Its main task is high-precision ocean altimetry, which provides valuable information on the topography of the sea surface, including sea level and wave height. The state-of-the-art satellite was launched in November...

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BioCam produces high-quality measurements of the seabed

BioCam produces high-quality measurements of the seabed

Gepostet von | 3 Nov 2021 | , , | 0

The seabed is still largely unexplored. This is partly due to the fact that previous measurement methods either produce high-resolution images of a very small area or less detailed images of larger areas. In both cases, the evaluation of the measurement results is also time-consuming and labour-intensive. The BioCam measurement method is intended to provide a remedy. The new 3D deep-sea camera was developed at the British University of Southampton in co-operation with the company Sonardyne. The camera was mounted on a Sonardyne Autosub 6000 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for testing at the beginning of October. The deployment test took place 160 kilometres northwest of the Scottish mainland, in the Darwin Mounds area...

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