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Maritime conference: "Green power on - diesel engine off!"

Commissioning of Europe's largest shore-side power plant ensures clean air in harbours Europe's largest shore-side power plant will be inaugurated today in the port of Rostock-Warnemünde as part of the 12th National Maritime Conference. The inauguration will be attended by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier, Federal Government Coordinator for the Maritime Economy Norbert Brackmann, Minister President Manuela Schwesig, State Minister for Economic Affairs Harry Glawe and Rostock's Lord Mayor Claus Ruhe Madsen. Federal Economics Minister Peter Altmaier commented: "In the port of Rostock-Warnemünde, the motto today is 'green power on - diesel engine off'. Europe's largest shore-side power plant is being ceremoniously put into operation today. This is a strong signal in favour of Germany as a business location and...

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Firing start for corvette Augsburg

On 10 May 2021, the first steel was cut for the ninth K 130 corvette, the Augsburg. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the so-called burning start was celebrated in a small circle at the German Naval Yards Kiel. This is actually a fairly unspectacular act in which a plasma torch cuts the first piece of steel. Despite the pandemic, the K 130 consortium (Arge K130), which consists of Fr. Lürssen Werft, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and German Naval Yards Kiel, emphasises that the project is going according to plan. The Kiel shipyard will produce another of the approximately 43 metre long front sections. At Blohm+Voss in Hamburg, the joining with the stern section will be...

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Economy needs SEA

The 12th National Maritime Conference starts today in Rostock-Warnemünde This year's 12th National Maritime Conference (NMK) will be broadcast digitally from the port of Rostock-Warnemünde for the first time today and tomorrow. Federal Minister Altmaier explains: "The maritime industry is one of the main pillars of Germany as a business location and is of enormous importance for an export nation. The industry is currently being hit hard by coronavirus, but we also see the crisis as an opportunity. Climate protection and digitalisation are challenges, but they are also an incentive and the key to competitiveness in the future. We have already achieved a lot in the past two years: with the promotion of hydrogen, the introduction...

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