Category: Shipping

US Navy: Warships on a collision course

US Navy: Warships on a collision course

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It's only a short video, but it's sure to make even the most hardened sailor look up: Two warships in immediate need of manoeuvring! In early December, a situation arose in San Diego Bay in which the 16,000-tonne dock landing ship LSD 49 "USS Harpers Ferry" and the destroyer DDG 92 "USS Momsen" were on a collision course. A swift evasive manoeuvre by the destroyer resolved the situation before the much more inert amphibious craft could show any discernible reaction. Now the superior authorities in the U.S. Pacific Fleet are once again dealing with navigational safety on board. To experience - and learn. Video...

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Liquefied natural gas for Germany: LNG-FSRU sets course for Wilhelmshaven

Liquefied natural gas for Germany: LNG-FSRU sets course for Wilhelmshaven

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Gas importer Uniper is expecting the special ship "Hoegh Esperanza" as the technical centrepiece for the new LNG land terminal in Wilhelmshaven in mid-December, according to a company spokesperson in Düsseldorf last week. FSRU The 294 metre long "Hoegh Esperanza" will serve as a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Wilhelmshaven. LNG delivered in liquid form will be converted back into gas on board and pumped ashore. Uniper announced last week that the ship's cargo, which is still on board, could be used to feed natural gas into the German grid before the end of the year. The first LNG tanker is scheduled to reach the...

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Automated kite system as a wind-assisted auxiliary drive

Automated kite system as a wind-assisted auxiliary drive

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The French company Airseas is trialling an automated kite system for the first time on board a commercial ro-ro cargo ship as propulsion support during an Atlantic crossing. The aim is to validate the design concept and optimise subsystems during ongoing sea operations. Airseas as an offspring of Airbus Airseas was spun off from the industrial giant Airbus in 2015 and has since utilised its specific experience in aviation technology to develop a sailing kite that can be used as a wind propulsion system for large merchant ships. The concept is for the full-size version of the Seawing, a 1000 m2 parafoil, to fly at altitudes of almost 1,000 feet (300 metres), where it captures the more stable high-altitude winds to...

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"Lucky Lübeck" ends the era of the F 122 frigate class

"Lucky Lübeck" ends the era of the F 122 frigate class

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On Thursday, 15 December 2022 at 10 a.m., the frigate "Lübeck" will be decommissioned in Wilhelmshaven after 32 years. She will close the chapter of the Bremen class F 122. "The past time was demanding and moving! The considerable operational workload, the coronavirus conditions and the imminent decommissioning were special circumstances that were mastered by a special crew," says the commander, frigate captain Kai Röckel (44). "It was an honour to serve as the last commander of the 'Lübeck' and I am proud to have been part of this crew," he continues. The frigate "Lübeck" is the last active representative...

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Tender and minesweeper return to Kiel before Christmas

Tender and minesweeper return to Kiel before Christmas

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On Tuesday, 13 December 2022 at 10 a.m., the tender "Mosel" and an hour later, at around 11 a.m., the minehunting vessel "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" will arrive in their home port of Kiel in time for the holidays. Both units departed from Kiel in July of this year for different areas of operation. While the minehunting boat "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" travelled to the eastern Mediterranean, the tender "Mosel" remained in the Atlantic coast off the Iberian Peninsula for the first time. But in these times, plans can change quickly. The 45-strong crew of the "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" also had to learn this. Prepared for warm temperatures in the Mediterranean, they were ordered by NATO to return to the...

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