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mtu supplies Polish navy

mtu supplies Polish navy

Gepostet von | 19 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

The propulsion engines and generator sets for the power supply of the three new Miecznik multipurpose frigates for the Polish Navy are currently being built at the Rolls-Royce Power Systems Division in Friedrichshafen. Four 20-cylinder mtu Series 8000 engines with 8,200 kW each and four 12-cylinder mtu Series 4000 gensets with 1650 kW mechanical power each will be installed on each ship. The CODAD (combined diesel and diesel) propulsion system consists of two engines per shaft/propeller and can be used flexibly in different combinations - from single engine operation for slow patrols to high-speed operation at over 20 knots (37 km/h) with all four engines. With a cruising speed of...

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Maritime piracy: fewer attacks on ships, but no reason to sound the all-clear

Maritime piracy: fewer attacks on ships, but no reason to sound the all-clear

Gepostet von | 19 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

From an ICC Germany press release The latest report on piracy and armed robbery at sea for the first half of 2024 shows that there have been fewer attacks compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, caution is still required. In its report for the first half of 2024, published on 11 July 2024, the ICC's International Maritime Bureau (IMB) recorded a total of 60 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships - slightly fewer than in the same period last year (65 incidents). 84% of the targeted ships were successfully boarded (46) or hijacked (four) by the perpetrators; two ships were shot at and...

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Baden-Württemberg and Frankfurt am Main in RIMPAC

Baden-Württemberg and Frankfurt am Main in RIMPAC

Gepostet von | 18 Jul 2024 | , , | 0

What is it all about? The world's largest maritime manoeuvre, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, began these days in the sea area around Hawaii, with Germany participating with an air force contingent, a naval task force and personnel in the international staff. German participation is not only an expression of German foreign and security policy, it is also more than just maintaining and deepening partnerships with other armed forces and regional organisations: Through it, Germany engages in strategic communication, expresses its interest in contributing to the maintenance of the rules-based international order and asserts its relevance. RIMPAC takes place every two years as a multinational manoeuvre...

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New water reservoir planned for the Panama Canal

New water reservoir planned for the Panama Canal

Gepostet von | 18 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is planning to build a new additional water reservoir to ensure the maximum passage of 36 ships per day even during periods of drought. The Indio River Reservoir project would become part of the existing artificial lakes and feed Lake Gatun, as well as providing a little more safety and a higher level of reliability for the route and the drinking water supply for the population. A law passed in 2006 previously prohibited the construction of additional water reservoirs outside of the country's own water catchment area. The Supreme Court of Panama has now authorised the construction of the new reservoir in order to increase water availability. To ensure that the project in the catchment area of the...

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St Petersburg: Significantly reduced parade for Navy Day

St Petersburg: Significantly reduced parade for Navy Day

Gepostet von | 18 Jul 2024 | , , , | 4

Western observers' questions about the surprising departure from Baltic waters of three Northern Fleet warships before St Petersburg Navy Day and the speculation surrounding a finding by the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) about the threat posed by Ukrainian drones have now been answered: As the Russian daily newspaper Novye Izvestia announced on its online portal on the morning of 18 July 2024, citing information from the city administration of Saint Petersburg, the main naval parade, which takes place annually on "Naval Fleet Day" in honour of the Navy of the Russian Federation in Saint Petersburg, will this year...

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