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News from the Panama Canal - persistent drought exacerbates transit traffic

News from the Panama Canal - persistent drought exacerbates transit traffic

Gepostet von | 15 Nov 2023 | , , | 0

The approximately 80-kilometre-long Panama Canal will remain a bottleneck for the foreseeable future The important trade route for transporting goods from Asia to the east coast of the USA passes around 14,000 ships per year in normal times; over five percent of global trade, over half a billion tonnes of freight annually. But because it rains so little, the water level is falling. At minus 41%, the recorded precipitation for October is the lowest since 1950. 2023 is also the second driest year in the same period. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost...

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System with "conveyor belt" shortens rescue time at sea

System with "conveyor belt" shortens rescue time at sea

Gepostet von | 13 Nov 2023 | , , , | 0

LONDON - A new rescue system "pulls" a person who has fallen overboard safely out of the water in less than a minute. During the rescue of a dummy in the harbour, it was demonstrated that the patented "Swift Rescue Conveyer System" from ZELIM works like a conveyor belt and rescues people who have fallen overboard up to four times faster than conventional systems, such as a rescue gallows. During a three-day demonstration around Vattenfall's Ramsgate offshore wind farm off the Thames estuary, offshore search and rescue specialists showed that once the "person overboard" role has been triggered, the Swift rescue device can be lowered into the water remotely and people quickly brought back on board to safety...

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Joint Warrior - NATO Maritime Exercise of the VJTF off Scotland

Joint Warrior - NATO Maritime Exercise of the VJTF off Scotland

Gepostet von | 10 Nov 2023 | , , , | 0

From a Bundeswehr press release: After a short port call in Glasgow, Task Group 441.01 - the maritime component of the Very High Readiness Task Force (VJTF) - set sail on 22 October to take part in the major exercise "Joint Warrior" off the north-west coast of Scotland until 31 October. Over 19 ships and more than 20 aircraft with a total of around 6,000 soldiers took part in the second round of this demanding naval exercise this year. In addition to the UK - which took the lead this time - units from the Netherlands, the USA, Denmark, Italy, Belgium, Germany, France, Poland and Canada took part....

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Baptised "Stollergrund"

Baptised "Stollergrund"

Gepostet von | 9 Nov 2023 | , , , | 0

From contract to delivery in record time On 4 July, we reported on the renewal of the fleet of the Navy's Wehrtechnische Dienststelle der Marine, WTD 71. On Friday, 30 June 2023, the first of two newbuildings of the "Messboote Seeversuche Küste" was christened "Kalkgrund". Now the second boat in this class has also been christened "Stollergrund" by Mrs Maren Jonas, wife of the mayor of Schwedeneck, at the Fassmer shipyard in Berne. The two boats complete the planning of the WTD 71 for the time being. In accordance with the weather conditions, the Fassmer shipyard had prepared the first mulled punch of the season for the ceremony....

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Update: Change of leadership at the US Navy now official

Update: Change of leadership at the US Navy now official

Gepostet von | 9 Nov 2023 | , , , , | 0

President Joe Biden had already nominated Franchetti for this position in July. In the USA, however, such appointments still have to be confirmed by the Senate. One of the senators, Republican Tommy Tuberville, has been blocking hundreds of military nominations for some time in protest against a Department of Defence regulation that allows female soldiers to be reimbursed for travel expenses in the event of an abortion. Unanimity is required for many formal procedures in the US Senate. Therefore, even a single member of the Senate can become a "show-stopper".
The confirmation now took place as a single vote on 2 November 2023, after the Republicans last week publicly broke with Senator Tommy Tuberville (Alabama), who has been blocking the 'en bloc appointments' of generals and admirals in the Senate for nine months.

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