Category: Shipping

No home for oligarchs in the Pacific

No home for oligarchs in the Pacific

Gepostet von | 31 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Marshall Islands consider "exclusion" of Russian ships and yachts from shipping register The Marshall Islands are considering removing Russian yachts or boats affected by the West's sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine from its shipping register, its foreign minister Casten Nemra said on Friday. The minister strongly condemned the Russian invasion. For the island state in the Pacific, the operation of a ship registry is a significant source of income, comparable to Panama and Liberia. It is not known how many ships could be affected. Since Western countries have confiscated luxury yachts linked to Russian oligarchs because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the...

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Russia: pressure on shipping is increasing

Russia: pressure on shipping is increasing

Gepostet von | 30 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

Marine engine manufacturer cuts ties with Russia The Finnish company Wartsila has stopped doing business with Russia. Due to the war in Ukraine, all deliveries and sales to Russia and Belarus have been stopped. This globally active manufacturer of marine engines and ship operating systems is not the only one to draw the consequences; its German partner MAN Energy Solutions is also reviewing contracts. The pressure on Moscow is increasing. The Russian maritime industry and shipping industry is already struggling with the sanctioning of other services, including the certification of ships, without which access to harbours and the conclusion of insurance policies is not possible. The imposition of sanctions also includes the...

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Change of command on the Gorch Fock

Change of command on the Gorch Fock

Gepostet von | 28 Mar 2022 | , , , | 2

Captain Nils Brandt leaves the ship after almost 8 years Next Thursday, the command of the sail training ship "Gorch Fock" will change hands. The commander of the Mürwik Naval School, Flotilla Admiral Jens Nemeyer, will hand over responsibility from Captain Nils Brandt to Captain Andreas-Peter Graf von Kielmansegg. An eventful era comes to an end when Nils Brand's pennant is raised at the naval base in Kiel. When the outgoing commander took command of Germany's "ambassador in white" on 28 June 2014, he had no idea how long he would be in command and what a burden he would have to bear. It...

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Back to normality - the GORCH FOCK is back!

Back to normality - the GORCH FOCK is back!

Gepostet von | 25 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

The German Navy's sail training ship ends its 171st training voyage abroad today. After an absence of more than four months, the berth at the naval base in Kiel is once again occupied. The first long training voyage after a long time in the shipyard. Sailing training and training voyage The training voyage took the three-masted barque to the Canary Islands at the end of 2021. Due to the pandemic, the sailing training did not start as planned from Santa Cruz de Tenerife. In the harbour of Malaga, 70 cadets from the Mürwik Naval School were then able to begin the planned sailing training on the training ship. The officer cadets also included cadets from friendly foreign nations such as France, Colombia, Senegal and Thailand. Meeting with...

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The breadbasket of Europe: Ukraine

The breadbasket of Europe: Ukraine

Gepostet von | 24 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

Blocked sea routes could trigger famine The war is not regional, it has an impact on the whole of Europe, indeed the whole world. In particular, the fact that Ukraine was the world's second-largest grain exporter before the war needs to be examined more closely. According to the figures for the 2019-2020 marketing year, Ukraine has become the second largest exporter in the world after the USA. It is also about global food security. Ukraine ranks second in barley exports, fourth in corn exports and fifth in wheat exports. In 2019, 65.4 million tonnes of grain and pulses were harvested from an area of 15.3 million hectares....

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