Category: Shipping

Warning strike at the Port of Hamburg - The power of the trade unions

Warning strike at the Port of Hamburg - The power of the trade unions

Gepostet von | 6 May 2025 | , , , | 0

The recent warning strikes in the public sector also affected shipping traffic in Hamburg. A targeted action by the trade union Verdi almost paralysed the port of Hamburg. According to a spokesperson for the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), the pilots were no longer able to reach the ships requiring pilotage because the pilot transfer service was on strike. Without pilots, container ships are not allowed to pass through the Port of Hamburg and have to wait in the North Sea or block the terminal. It has not been announced how many ships were affected by the strikes. kdk,...

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Piracy: Significant increase!

Piracy: Significant increase!

Gepostet von | 4 May 2025 | , , | 0

ICC germany publishes the current situation of maritime piracy: Significant increase in crime in the first quarter The number of piracy and armed robbery incidents worldwide increased significantly in the first quarter, as the ICC's International Maritime Bureau (IMB) states in its latest report. The threat to the crews of merchant ships remains high. A total of 45 cases of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in the first three months - around 35 per cent more than in the same period last year. 37 ships were boarded, four ships were hijacked and an attack was attempted on four ships. The threat to...

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Mannheim - Climate-neutral marine fuel from wastewater

Mannheim - Climate-neutral marine fuel from wastewater

Gepostet von | 30 Apr 2025 | , , , | 0

The German start-up company ICODOS, a spin-off from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), wants to advance the shipping industry in terms of environmental technology and commissioned the world's first production plant for methanol from the wastewater treatment of a municipal sewage treatment plant in the city on the Rhine and Neckar rivers on 24 March 2025. The demonstration plant uses a patented process to purify the biogas produced and convert it into a climate-neutral marine fuel using green hydrogen. According to IMO estimates, the shipping sector contributes around 3 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions every year. This is because the majority of cargo ships still use propulsion diesel fuelled with heavy fuel oil or marine diesel. The...

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German seaports - handling with light and shade

German seaports - handling with light and shade

Gepostet von | 17 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

German seaports handled more goods last year than in 2023, according to the Federal Statistical Office, with a total of 274 million tonnes handled in 2024 - an increase of 2.3 per cent. Although Hamburg remains the undisputed leader with 97 million tonnes of goods handled, it recorded a decline of 2.6 per cent compared to the previous year. In a comparison of the four largest German seaports, however, the locations in Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven made significant gains. While Bremerhaven (2nd place) was able to increase its cargo handling by 8.6 percent with a total of 42.5 million tonnes, Wilhelmshaven achieved the best performance. With 34.5 million tonnes and a...

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Autonomous seafaring - Anschütz sets standards

Autonomous seafaring - Anschütz sets standards

Gepostet von | 16 Apr 2025 | , , , | 0

Anschütz, the German market leader for navigation and bridge systems, has developed and successfully tested an automatic collision avoidance system (CAS) as part of the Kiel CAPTN initiative (see below for more information). The automation of vehicles in a busy sea area such as the Kiel Fjord posed a particular challenge, the true dimensions of which only become apparent in practical application. During the lengthy series of tests, however, the situation analyses and recommended actions of the CAS coincided with those of the navigators critically accompanying them - a good basis for the further development of autonomous navigation. The CAS is based on an algorithm that analyses the maritime situation using conventional sensor data (radar,...

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