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The downside of global trade

The downside of global trade

Gepostet von | 30 Mar 2021 | , , , , | 0

The maritime community never tires of emphasising the importance of free sea routes and global trade. Without free maritime trade there can be no prosperity, without free sea routes there can be no security. Behind these political aspects, however, we must not overlook the fact that we are dealing with extreme logistical, technical and financial dimensions. It is also about power, profit, jobs and prestige. Ships are becoming ever more gigantic, the cargoes ever larger. Competition is fierce and profit margins are small. Precarious jobs, dubious loading practices, terrorism, smuggling and neglected environmental protection are the downside of prospering world trade. Does profit come before safety? Heavy losses in the...

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Uwe Lahl is the new commander of the support squadron

Uwe Lahl is the new commander of the support squadron

Gepostet von | 29 Mar 2021 | , , | 0

After three years, Frigate Captain Torsten Eidam has handed over command of the support squadron to Frigate Captain Uwe Lahl. Eidam is moving to the naval command in Rostock to work on the conceptual planning of the navy. With Frigate Captain Lahl, another experienced naval officer is taking over the squadron. He can look back on assignments as commander of a fast patrol boat, deputy commander of the corvette squadron and consultant in the planning department of the Federal Ministry of Defence in Berlin. Lahl is now looking forward to a new and challenging assignment. The squadron consists of five of the six Class 404 tenders and is the youngest in the German Navy. Only...

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USS Arleigh Burke relocated to Spain

USS Arleigh Burke relocated to Spain

Gepostet von | 29 Mar 2021 | , , , | 0

Four American destroyers of the Arleigh Burke class are stationed in Rota, Spain. They have their official home port there and are part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces Rota. With the departure of the USS Arleigh Burke from Norfolk on the US East Coast, a change is now in the offing. After her arrival in Rota, she will replace the Donald Cook, which has been stationed in Spain since 2014. While the Cook moves back to Norfolk, Rota will become the home port for the Arleigh Burke for the next few years. Many of the crew's family members move to Europe with the soldiers. The Commander's headquarters are located in Rota...

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Royal Navy receives further USV for tests

Royal Navy receives further USV for tests

Gepostet von | 28 Mar 2021 | , , , | 0

The Royal Navy has taken delivery of another important building block in the realisation of its strategy to increase the use of autonomous vehicles. The Navy's own innovator NavyX recently officially took delivery of another boat, which will be used to carry out various tests and investigations for a year. The vehicle is called Madfox (Maritime Demonstrator for Operational Experimentation) and is a further development of the Mast-13 from L3Harris. Mast-13 has been put through its paces by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) over the past 18 months. HMS Albion successfully experimented with Mast-13 off the Norwegian coast. Since the delivery of the Madfox, the...

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Helicopter recovered from record depth

Helicopter recovered from record depth

Gepostet von | 28 Mar 2021 | , , | 2

US Navy recovery team lifts an MH-60 S Seahawk from 5,869 metres from Sidney Dean On 18 March, US Navy recovery forces succeeded in lifting a downed MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from a depth of 5,869 metres. This is a new depth record for the recovery of an aircraft. The helicopter, which belongs to the US 7th Fleet, crashed in the waters off Okinawa in January 2020, but the crew of three managed to save themselves before the aircraft sank. The helicopter was raised by the Navy Sea Systems Command's salvage group. Specialists from this group, known as SUPSALV (Supervisor of Salvage and Diving)...

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