Category: Shipping

Congratulations good old Fehmarn!

Congratulations good old Fehmarn!

Gepostet von | 1 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

Salvage tug "Fehmarn" put into service 55 years ago When the salvage tug "Fehmarn" with hull number A 1458 was put into service on 1 February 1967 by the Federal Ministry of Defence with commissioning order no. 281, the author of this birthday serenade, the current 1NSO of the "Fehmarn", had not even been born yet. In 1959, the German Armed Forces initiated an auxiliary shipbuilding programme for the German Navy, which was still under construction. The orders for the "Helgoland" as a type ship and the "Fehmarn" were placed with the Bremerhaven shipyard Schichau-Unterweser AG. The ships with diesel-electric propulsion were to be used as salvage tugs, icebreakers, for wreck searches, fire-fighting and towing...

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Ecuador fights back

Ecuador fights back

Gepostet von | 21 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

Expansion of the Galapagos Islands Marine Protected Area As Alexandra Valencia (Reuters) reports, Ecuador on 14 January created a new marine protected area around its pristine Galapagos Islands, whose rich biodiversity inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, to extend protection for endangered migratory species. The expansion of the protected area by 60,000 square kilometres is the first step in a plan that Ecuador agreed with its immediate neighbours Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama at the UN climate summit in Glasgow last year to create a shared corridor through which species threatened by climate change and industrial fishing can migrate. The existing Galapagos Marine Protected Area, one of the largest...

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Brand new Russian nuclear icebreaker

Brand new Russian nuclear icebreaker

Gepostet von | 18 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

Through the Baltic Sea to Murmansk What a lump? The brand new nuclear icebreaker RFS Sibir is currently on a delivery voyage from the Baltic Sea to Murmansk. It is part of Russia's overall strategic concept in the Arctic. The Sibir was launched on 22 September 2017. The ship has since been handed over to the operator Rosatomflot. The ship left St. Petersburg on 13 January and is on its way to Murmansk. It passed the Fehmarnbelt on 15 January and left the Skagerak on 17 January. The Sibir is a nuclear-powered icebreaker of the LK-60 class. It is powered by two RITM-200 pressurised water reactors with...

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Combat helicopter for Brazil's navy

Combat helicopter for Brazil's navy

Gepostet von | 21 Dec 2021 | , , , | 0

The first navalised H225M multi-role helicopter with additional surface combat equipment has been delivered to the Brazilian Navy by the French company Airbus Helicopters. The long-range tactical and logistical helicopter became known to air forces and army pilots over 20 years ago, initially as the EC725 Caracal from Eurocopter and later by Airbus under the name Super Puma. Over 1,000 of these aircraft have been delivered to numerous nations and flown on missions around the world. Airbus - made in Brasilia However, this aircraft type has also been successfully operated under licence by Helibras in Itajuba, Minas Gerais province, around 200 km west of Rio de Janeiro, for over ten years.

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On our own behalf: Cooperations and partnerships

On our own behalf: Cooperations and partnerships

Gepostet von | 20 Dec 2021 | , , | 0

We are delighted that marineforum.online has really taken off in the last year! Our visibility and reach have also increased accordingly. And as we all know, blogs, news sites and social media channels thrive on content. The best content is unique. This is not always easy to achieve and involves time, money and personal commitment. In this context, the editorial team would like to take this opportunity to thank all our employees! It is actually a matter of good manners and should not be emphasised any further. Unfortunately, however, not everyone knows how to deal with it. The topic is copyright...

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