Category: Shipping

Royal Navy trials autonomous RIB

Royal Navy trials autonomous RIB

Posted by | 26 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

The Royal Navy has taken a major step towards the use of autonomous ships. During recent trials in Plymouth, the frigate HMS Argyll piloted an unmanned Pacific 24 inflatable boat (RIB) at sea. During the week-long trials, conducted by the Royal Navy's technical division, NavyX, and BAE Systems, the cameras and sensors on board the boat constantly fed data to Argyll and a temporary operations centre was set up in the ship's hangar. For the first time, the RIB's control system was also integrated into the ship's operations room so that it could be controlled and commanded from the same location.

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Maritime Cluster Northern Germany re-elects parts of the Executive Board

Maritime Cluster Northern Germany re-elects parts of the Executive Board

Posted by | 26 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

The members of the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN) have re-elected parts of the Executive Board. The election took place by postal vote following the virtual general meeting on 6 September 2021. The new second chairman of the MCN is Martin Pieper, Elmar Hertzog und Partner Management Consultants GmbH. Frank Nicolai, Moore BRL GmbH, is the MCN Treasurer for a further two years. The new members of the board include Prof Bastian Gruschka from Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Dr Iris Hayes from Phi-Stone AG and Dr Jens Tathoff from biike GmbH. In the context of the board election, the members of the MCN also elected the new auditor...

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New president at the DMYV

New president at the DMYV

Posted by | 25 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

German Motoryacht Association Congress elects new President The German Motoryacht Association (DMYV) elected a new President at its 2021 Congress in Wiesbaden. The delegates elected Frank Dettmering as the new President. The 55-year-old entrepreneur from Wolfenbüttel had been an assessor on the German Motor Yacht Association's Executive Committee since 2017. His predecessor, Winfried Röcker, was bid farewell after 24 successful years and appointed Honorary President. During his time in office, Winfried Röcker achieved many successes for motorised water sports in Germany and always stood up for the interests of motorboat sportsmen and women in politics, administration and business. The major successes of his time in office include the reduction of...

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Frigate Bayern on Guam

Frigate Bayern on Guam

Posted by | 21 Oct 2021 | , , | 1

Following her week-long visit to Perth, Australia, the frigate BAYERN has entered the harbour of Guam as planned on her seven-month training cruise through the Indo-Pacific. During the 14-day transit, two bunker stops in Darwin/North Australia and Palau/Micronesia were planned in addition to smaller training sections with the navies of the nations on the route. Guam is the largest and southernmost island of the Mariana archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean and is a non-integrated territory of the United States of America. Here at the US Navy's naval base, the BAYERN is beginning a phase of closer cooperation with Germany's largest ally - this time on the...

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Changing of the guard: Minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" replaces "Homburg"

Changing of the guard: Minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" replaces "Homburg"

Posted by | 19 Oct 2021 | , , | 1

On Thursday, 21 October 2021, the minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" will leave its home port of Kiel at 10 am. The boat will be part of NATO's Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1) for the coming months. She replaces the "Homburg", which had already left Kiel on 14 July. Under the command of Corvette Captain Christopher Fenske (37), the 42-strong crew will set sail for Cuxhaven to join the NATO organisation there. The first part of the approximately six-month deployment will take the "Bad Bevensen" to the Baltic Sea. After a break at the turn of the year, the...

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