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London: Quicklime reduces shipping emissions

London: Quicklime reduces shipping emissions

Posted by | 20 Dec 2024 | , , , | 0

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Mittler - Tip: Podcast on U 96

Mittler - Tip: Podcast on U 96

Posted by | 19 Dec 2024 | , , | 0

Podcast on U 96 with bestselling author Gerrit Reichert Exclusive release of veterans' audios For the first time, selected original voices of the veterans of U 96 ("Das Boot") will be available to the public from Friday, 20 December. Bestselling author Gerrit Reichert ("U 96 Realität und Mythos") has made them exclusively available for a new podcast series: "Between 1981 and 1990, veterans of U 96 met a total of five times. At the instigation of the chief engineer ("LI") of U 96, Friedrich Grade, each of the 30 participants recorded a five-minute audio piece on an old cassette about their time on U 96, the further war years and civilian life afterwards....

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Munitions clearance - Schleswig-Holstein invites you to the 2nd Kiel Munitions Clearance Week

Munitions clearance - Schleswig-Holstein invites you to the 2nd Kiel Munitions Clearance Week

Posted by | 19 Dec 2024 | , , | 0

The second Kiel Munition Clearance Week (KMCW25) will take place in Kiel from 18 to 20 June 2025. It will bring together international stakeholders to comprehensively analyse progress, innovations and future challenges in dealing with munitions waste in the sea. The Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of the Environment is organising the event together with the Kiel-based technology company north.io. There are over 100,000 tonnes of munitions from the world wars off the coast of Schleswig-Holstein - including aerial bombs, grenades and sea mines. These release hazardous substances such as explosives, mercury and heavy metals, which are increasingly jeopardising our marine environment. The danger to people and the environment continues to be dramatic. The first Kiel Munitions Clearance Week was...

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79 Russian ships in the EU's 15th sanctions package

79 Russian ships in the EU's 15th sanctions package

Posted by | 18 Dec 2024 | , , , | 0

The 15th sanctions package against Russia was adopted by the Council of Foreign Ministers on 16 December 2024. Key elements of the package include further action against the Russian shadow fleet, the inclusion of numerous individuals and organisations with links to the Russian military-industrial complex and the improvement of legal protection for EU central depositories. This includes sanctions in the form of a travel ban, the freezing of assets and a ban on the provision of economic resources against several Chinese players - a first. Three resolutions - different objectives The packages are pending in several resolutions, which differ in their objectives in nuanced ways. Council Decision 2024/3182 introduces restrictive measures...

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Corvette "Ludwigshafen am Rhein" back from UN deployment in time for Christmas

Corvette "Ludwigshafen am Rhein" back from UN deployment in time for Christmas

Posted by | 18 Dec 2024 | , , , | 0

On Friday, 20 December 2024 at 10 a.m., the corvette "Ludwigshafen am Rhein" will arrive at its home base in Warnemünde. Almost 200 days ago, on 8 June 2024, the crew under the command of frigate captain Christian Rodust set sail to take part in the mandated foreign mission UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the coast of Lebanon. "I am proud of my crew and happy to return safely to our home port today with the 'Ludwigshafen am Rhein' after a demanding and dangerous deployment off the Lebanese coast," the commander proudly explains. The corvette has had a challenging year in 2024. The "Ludwigshafen...

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