Category: Shipping

Oslo - UECC achieves its own emissions reduction target

Oslo - UECC achieves its own emissions reduction target

Gepostet von | 18 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

United European Car Carriers (UECC), an innovative Norwegian maritime transport company, has been investing in alternative fuels for years and more than doubled the use of biofuels in its fleet of ships last year. The shipping company's goal is to reduce emissions by at least 45 per cent by 2030. After all, the low-emission concepts save port fees and, as a car transporter, it would be difficult to ship e-cars across Europe without wondering whether ship propulsion with carbon-based fuels is still in keeping with the times, according to UECC. The company already received the Bremen "Green Shipping Award" in 2019 for the conversion and renewal of its fleet. The innovative installation of battery hybrid technology in...

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Hollow-deck boat "Pegnitz" replaces "Grömitz" in the Aegean Sea

Hollow-deck boat "Pegnitz" replaces "Grömitz" in the Aegean Sea

Gepostet von | 14 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

Another minehunting boat on a NATO mission in the Mediterranean On Monday, 17 June 2024 at 10 a.m., the hollow-barrel boat "Pegnitz" will leave its home port of Kiel. The boat, which is part of the 3rd Minehunting Squadron, will thus make the German contribution to the NATO support mission in the Aegean over the coming months. The Kiel boat has been refitted in recent weeks for deployment in the Mediterranean in order to fulfil its role as a command platform and thus provide the German contribution to NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the NATO support mission in the Aegean. It will replace the "Grömitz", which has been in...

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IMO: New rules for lost containers

IMO: New rules for lost containers

Gepostet von | 12 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

The amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) adopted in May 2024 provide for mandatory reporting of all containers lost at sea. It is due to come into force on 1 January 2026 and will improve maritime safety and environmental protection. For the first time, clear provisions will be laid down, both for the ship's command and for the speed of reporting. Certain details must be reported to neighbouring ships, the nearest coastal state and the flag state. As soon as additional information is available, the reports must be updated. In the case of observed drifting containers, the position...

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Farewell on Armed Forces Day

Farewell on Armed Forces Day

Gepostet von | 7 Jun 2024 | , , , | 1

Impressions of the Bundeswehr Day in Warnemünde Corvette Ludwigshafen is on its way to the Mediterranean. Farewell by Parliamentary State Secretary Siemtje Möller. On Saturday, the corvette "Ludwigshafen am Rhein" left her home port of Warnemünde to take part in the mandated mission UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the coast of Lebanon. Under the command of frigate captain Christian Rodust, the ship will carry out maritime surveillance and support the training of the Lebanese navy during its five-month absence. The surveillance will be carried out in cooperation with other nations involved in the UN mission, which currently includes Turkey, Greece, Bangladesh and Indonesia. "The current situation in the...

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US Coast Guard checks Chinese fishermen in the South Pacific

US Coast Guard checks Chinese fishermen in the South Pacific

Gepostet von | 22 May 2024 | , , , | 3

After six Chinese fishing boats violated the fishing laws of the Republic of Vanuatu, a group of islands east of Australia, they were inspected by the local police. The special thing about this is that the inspection was carried out from a US Coast Guard ship, which was patrolling the waters of the Pacific island state for the first time. The basis for such 'missions' are bilateral agreements with the USA, the so-called Shiprider Agreement, which allows law enforcement officers of the contracting state to carry out patrols in their territory and in their exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on board US Coast Guard (USCG) vessels. In joint teams, host nation authorities utilise the strength of the US fleet to enforce maritime laws and enforce...

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