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Remote-controlled inland navigation

Remote-controlled inland navigation

Gepostet von | 13 Mar 2024 | , , , | 0

Duisburg: Now that the first pilotless "ghost ships" are sailing on Belgium's waterways, ships are set to follow on German waterways. In future, the captains will no longer be on board, but on land. For a few weeks now, a Belgian captain has been sitting at a desk in the former Haniel offices in Duisburg-Ruhrort. With headphones in front of four computer terminals and six camera screens, he steers an inland freighter across the Belgian Plassendale-Nieuwpoort Canal and the River Yser, over 300 kilometres away. Two controllers are all the Fleming needs to keep the unmanned "Watertruck 8" loaded with excavated earth on course. Skilled labour shortage In the Duisburg control centre, this is the first time that the...

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NATO: Sweden welcomed as 32nd member

NATO: Sweden welcomed as 32nd member

Gepostet von | 8 Mar 2024 | , , | 1

This article was actually about the NATO manoeuvre Steadfast Defender 2024, which is currently appearing as a keyword on all news channels in Western and Central Europe. Actually - because on 7 March 2024, Sweden became the 32nd member of NATO when US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken handed over the certificate in Washington/DC. This is strategically no less important than the practical cohesion of troops and forces in the Alliance. In keeping with both events, there is spectacular footage of the Royal Navy from the North Norwegian Sea as an appropriately Nordic welcome backdrop, which we simply have to share with you. Welcome to Sweden! To the security policy background...

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Black Sea Fleet: Russia loses Bykov-class corvette

Black Sea Fleet: Russia loses Bykov-class corvette

Gepostet von | 7 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

The Ukrainian reconnaissance and special operations unit "Group 13" reported the sinking of another Russian naval vessel in the Black Sea on the night of 4 to 5 March 2024 not far from the Kerch Bridge. This strategic link from the Russian mainland of the Krasnodar region to the Crimean peninsula is the most important supply route for the Russian occupying forces in Crimea and southern Ukraine. The area is another 250 kilometres away from the sea areas off Sevastopol, where the missile corvette "Ivanovets" (Nanuchka-II, 1 February 2024) and the landing ship "Caesar Kunikov" (Ropucha, 14 February 2024) have already been sunk by drone-based swarm attacks. This time, too, the...

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USA Environmental protection: "Clean Ports Programme" worth billions

USA Environmental protection: "Clean Ports Programme" worth billions

Gepostet von | 7 Mar 2024 | , , , | 0

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a €2.8 billion programme for clean ports. The programme aims to invest in zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure to help tackle the climate crisis and improve air quality. Decarbonisation The climate investment is intended to reduce pollution from fossil fuels in US port logistics and replace it with clean technologies such as electrification and hydrogen fuel cells. At the same time, port workers and the population are to be protected from harmful air pollution and well-paid jobs are to be created, including jobs that do not require a university degree. This programme was launched in 2022 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, a subsidy programme for manufacturing in...

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"Gorch Fock" leaves Kiel for Africa

"Gorch Fock" leaves Kiel for Africa

Gepostet von | 6 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command On Friday, 8 March 2024 at 10 a.m., the German Navy's sail training ship will leave its home port of Kiel to begin its 177th overseas training voyage (AAR). This time, the barque will only set sail with its regular crew. 115 officer cadets from the 2023 crew will not board until 22 March 2024 in the Spanish port of Gijon. The voyage will take the "Gorch Fock" on to Tangier (Morocco) and Porto (Portugal), where the crew change will take place and "new" officer trainees will come on board. Cadets from France, Ghana, Cameroon, Colombia, Senegal, Thailand and Togo will take part in the training programme.

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