Category: Shipping

Balticconnector gas leak: sabotage - or bad luck?

Balticconnector gas leak: sabotage - or bad luck?

Gepostet von | 5 Nov 2023 | , , , , | 7

A concerted act of Russian-Chinese sabotage? Or simply a maritime mishap? Finally an official sign from Finland! We took some time in the editorial office to gather information from open sources and waited until the overall picture became clearer. It's about the damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline and two communication cables on the Baltic seabed at various points between Estonia and Finland, which was discovered on 8 October 2023. What The Balticconnector gas pipeline runs from Paldiski, 30 kilometres west of Tallinn, northwards to the Finnish LNG terminal in Inkoo, 40 kilometres west of Helsinki, and forms a bridge between the gas pipelines from Russia and...

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Made in Germany for US sport fishermen

Made in Germany for US sport fishermen

Gepostet von | 1 Nov 2023 | , , , | 0

Rolls-Royce delivers mtu engines totalling 300,000 hp for US sportfishing boats Rolls-Royce is apparently about to break the 300,000 hp mark in delivered power with the 10V, 12V and 16V models of the mtu Series 2000 M96. That's about 130 engines. RR is now the market leader in the US sportfishing business. Reliability from Friedrichshafen is therefore popular in the US market. Rolls-Royce exhibited its engines and gave an overview of its automation solutions for yachts, the mtu NautIQ Blue Vision NewGeneration yacht automation system and the mtu NautIQ Bridge, which made its American debut in Fort Lauderdale from 25 to 29 October.

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Increase in piracy and incidents at sea

Increase in piracy and incidents at sea

Gepostet von | 23 Oct 2023 | , , | 0

From a press release by the International Chamber of Commerce in Germany (ICC Germany) on the latest report of maritime piracy figures for 2023. In its new report for the period January to September 2023, the ICC's International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has noted an increase in reported incidents in the Gulf of Guinea and raised concerns about the Singapore Strait. The International Maritime Bureau of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) recorded a total of 99 incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea in the first nine months of 2023 - an increase from 90 incidents in the same period in 2022. So far this year, 85 vessels have been reported...

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SAR base training

SAR base training

Gepostet von | 19 Oct 2023 | , , , | 0

Great success of the pilot seminar on SAR basic training organised by the DMYV in cooperation with Visiomare GmbH from Bremen The first of two pilot seminars for instructors on SAR basic training organised by the DMYV in cooperation with Visiomare GmbH in Bremen was a complete success. The aim of the seminar was to enable water sports enthusiasts to communicate clearly in an emergency at sea and, if necessary, to take part in professionally guided search procedures in order to improve safety at sea. The programme included the introduction and relevance of the topic "Assistance at sea", definitions, basics for the SAR service, raising the alarm in an emergency at sea, communication in the SAR service, drift factors and search procedures....

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