Category: Shipping

SAAB: Mid-life upgrade for third Gotland-class submarine under contract

SAAB: Mid-life upgrade for third Gotland-class submarine under contract

Gepostet von | 21 Mar 2022 | , , , , | 0

The Swedish procurement authority Försvarsmaktens has commissioned Saab with the mid-life upgrade of "HMS Halland", the third submarine in the Gotland class. This was announced by the Swedish defence company on 18 March. "HMS Uppland" was the second submarine in the Swedish Navy's Gotland class to complete the refit in December 2021. The three Gotland-class submarines were built at Kockums in Malmö between 1992 and 1996, with "HMS Halland" entering service on 1 October 1997. "HMS Gotland" was able to demonstrate its capabilities in exercises with the US Navy during a long-term deployment on the US West Coast between 2005 and 2007. Saab received 2021...

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Upcoming change of managing director at thyssenkrupp Marine Systems

Upcoming change of managing director at thyssenkrupp Marine Systems

Gepostet von | 21 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

The Kiel-based shipyard thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) has a new Managing Director. At an extraordinary meeting, the Supervisory Board of tkMS confirmed its previous Chairman, Oliver Burkhard, as the successor to Dr Rolf Wirtz. Oliver Burkhard will move to the fjord on 1 May 2022. He is no stranger there. In his role as a member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG, Burkhard has been responsible for the marine business since 2018 and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH since 2017. Since 2013, the business administration graduate has been a member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Labour Director. Six years previously...

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One year ago: Ever Given in the Suez Canal

One year ago: Ever Given in the Suez Canal

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German Nautical Association commemorates the anniversary of the EVER GIVEN accident in the Suez Canal 23 March 2022 marks the anniversary of the accident of the container ship EVER GIVEN in the Suez Canal. The 20,000 TEU container ship EVER GIVEN ran aground during the Suez Canal passage. The ship, which was around 400 metres in length, capsized, blocking the canal. As a result, maritime trade through the Suez Canal came to a standstill for a long time, with drastic consequences for the international maritime industry and end consumers. Following the approval of the second Elbe deepening stage on 24 January 2022, large container ships will now be able to pass through the...

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Hunting yachts part II

Hunting yachts part II

Gepostet von | 16 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

The Washington Post literally called it "schadenfreude at sea" - Oligarchs already trying to "go dark" There seems to be something satisfying about following the movements of luxury yachts online, as people around the globe gloat about what problems the oligarchs are having and use Twitter, for example, to gleefully post the names, locations, ownership and current status of various yachts. People are watching and reporting on how governments around the world are seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs as part of the sanctions for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While money can often be hidden and moved between offshore bank accounts, it is more difficult to seize a mega yacht...

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Crews leave their ships in Ukraine

Crews leave their ships in Ukraine

Gepostet von | 16 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Shipowners have started to ask the crews of ships stranded off the Ukrainian coast to leave. M.T. Maritime has evacuated 22 Filipino seafarers from its oil tanker MTM Rio Grande and left the vessel unmanned in the Ukrainian port of Nika-Tera. The crew is currently in Romania awaiting a return flight to the Philippines, the company announced. The Ukrainian ports were closed on 24 February when the Russian troops began their invasion. At least five of the 140 ships stuck in the country's waters were damaged by shelling. One Bangladeshi sailor was killed. As the fierce...

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