Category: Shipping

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

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

Gepostet von | 12 Dec 2022 | , , , | 0

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

Gepostet von | 12 Dec 2022 | , , , | 0

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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Gas supply: First special ship reaches Rügen

Gas supply: First special ship reaches Rügen

Gepostet von | 29 Nov 2022 | , , , | 0

In order to guarantee its energy supply independently of Russia, Germany is increasingly focussing on liquefied natural gas. Various technical facilities are required to be able to land this gas. One of the intermediate stations from the large LNG tanker to the gas pipeline on land is the conversion from cryogenic liquefied gas to gaseous service gas at ambient temperature. The "Neptune", the first specialised ship for conversion, has now arrived in Germany off Mukran on the island of Rügen. Coming from Wales, the "Neptune" has travelled through the North Sea and Skagerrak to the Baltic Sea over the past two weeks. She was accompanied on the final stretch by the coast guard vessel "Bamberg" (BP 82, Potsdam class). Terminal technology...

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Decarbonisation: France launches 300 million euro plan

Decarbonisation: France launches 300 million euro plan

Gepostet von | 24 Nov 2022 | , , , | 0

To accelerate the decarbonisation of the shipping industry and set an example for other nations, France has announced the "France-Mer 2030" plan. France's Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs, Hervé Berville, outlined the plan during a meeting of the French shipping industry and called on private industry to join the government's effort to make the decarbonisation of maritime shipping "as French as possible". CMA CGM responded to the call and announced its continued commitment to a more sustainable French shipping industry. Affaires Maritimes Berville emphasised that only 12 per cent of the ships in service in France today were built in the country, compared to 80 per cent in...

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World Climate Conference: snippets on Mediterranean waste

World Climate Conference: snippets on Mediterranean waste

Gepostet von | 22 Nov 2022 | , , | 0

Eines der auf der Weltklima-Konferenz behandelten Themen war die zunehmende Vermüllung des Mittelmeeres. Wie soll man das Problem angehen? Hier ein paar Schnipsel zum Thema. Biodiversität Das Mittelmeerbecken beherbergt eine große Vielfalt an Flora (etwa 20.000 Pflanzenarten, davon 60% nur dort vorkommend) und Fauna (etwa 17.000 Tierarten, davon allerdings nur 30% endemisch) und wird von Naturschutzgruppen als „Biodiversitäts-Hotspot“ klassifiziert. Sie warnen davor, dass 20% der Arten aufgrund der Belastung durch menschliche Aktivitäten vom Aussterben bedroht sind. Die übermäßige Ausbeutung von Ressourcen, durch Tourismus und Freizeitaktivitäten verursachte Störungen und die unerbittliche Umweltverschmutzung in den Küstengebieten, sowie der Zuzug invasiver gebietsfremder...

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