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Italy delivers corvettes to Qatar

Italy delivers corvettes to Qatar

Gepostet von | 1 Nov 2021 | , , | 0

The Emirate of Qatar has received the first of the corvettes ordered from Fincantieri. The type ship is the "Al Zubarah", which is also the namesake of the class that Qatar ordered from the Italian shipbuilder in 2016 as part of the national naval procurement programme. The order is worth around four billion euros. The delivery has now taken place at the shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia). The "Al Zubarah" class corvettes should be able to fulfil a wide range of tasks, from maritime surveillance to sea rescue. This is more the shipyard's description of a rather defensive operational spectrum for a combat ship. They are 107 metres long and 14.70 metres...

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Fundraising campaign in favour of seafarers

Fundraising campaign in favour of seafarers

Gepostet von | 28 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

Maritime Cluster Northern Germany calls for support The work of seafarers on tankers, container ships, cruise ships and fishing vessels is hard and full of privation. Shift work, constant time changes and long periods away from their families make life difficult for seafarers and put them under particular physical and mental strain. This is why the German Lutheran Seamen's Mission Foundation is committed to promoting more humanity in seafaring. It supports the 29 stations of the Seamen's Mission in Germany and abroad so that they can do good to the seafarers. The Seamen's Mission regularly visits the seafarers on their ships while they are moored in the harbours or during the lockage at the...

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New management centre: Fleet prepares for the future

New management centre: Fleet prepares for the future

Gepostet von | 28 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

On Thursday, 28 October 2021, the German Navy will take over the new construction of the future naval command centre (FüZ M) at the Hanse Barracks in Rostock. The new multifunctional building on Kopernikusstraße will house the Navy's most important command levels. Construction of the new building, which can accommodate around 460 people, began in April 2017. The new building, measuring around 120 m x 35 m, has a gross floor area of approx. 13,600 m². In principle, the building consists of three separate parts, which will house the following elements: The military maritime command staff called "German Maritime Forces Staff", or in NATO abbreviation DEU...

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We go with (the) flow

We go with (the) flow

Gepostet von | 26 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

Event review - electric propulsion systems for shipping Electric propulsion systems are the focus of numerous projects and initiatives, as they offer good economic and ecological prospects for the future of shipping due to their high levels of efficiency, among other things. Challenges are posed in particular by the current availability of fuel cell systems in the megawatt range or the storage capacity of battery systems. Current developments and projects were presented and discussed at the event "Wir fahren mit (dem) Strom - elektrische Antriebssysteme für die Schifffahrt", which took place on 14 October 2021 and was attended by almost 140 participants. Kerstin Broocks from guideLINE GmbH hosted the programme. Dr Susanne Neumann, Head of the...

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Otters conquer Singapore

Otters conquer Singapore

Gepostet von | 26 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

The marineforum also likes to take a look at the Indo-Pacific region on the occasion of Bavaria's voyage. Here you can read about some very different "sea stories": A strange plague, as the Washington Post recently reported. Pollution and deforestation wiped out Singapore's otter population in the 1970s. But when the country cleaned up its waters and reforested the land in recent years, the otters returned, integrated into the urban environment and learnt to find their way in the new world. Marina Bay, which is known for its architecturally daring hotels and one-bedroom flats costing 1.8 million dollars, is home to...

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