Category: Technology

British OPV on 5-year deployment to the Western Pacific

British OPV on 5-year deployment to the Western Pacific

Gepostet von | 20 Jun 2022 | , , , , | 0

Their five-year trip to East Asia, or Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment, began nine months ago. The two OPVs, HMS Tamar and HMS Spey (Modified River class), are certainly not big ships, but with a length of 81 metres and a displacement of 1,800 tonnes, they have to "shimmy" their way through in stages. Departing from Portsmouth in September, it has so far travelled via Colombia, the Panama Canal and up the US west coast to Hawaii. In January, the Chinese South Pacific was on the programme with reconnaissance and monitoring of unauthorised maritime activities, such as the ship-to-ship transfer of North Korean-flagged vessels (UN Security Council embargo). This was followed in February by participation in the "Bersama...

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Hapag-Lloyd introduces real-time monitoring for its entire fleet of 3 million TEU containers

Hapag-Lloyd introduces real-time monitoring for its entire fleet of 3 million TEU containers

Gepostet von | 13 Jun 2022 | , , , | 0

German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has announced that it will equip its entire container fleet with real-time tracking devices in order to pioneer the use of this technology. Hapag-Lloyd first introduced real-time monitoring of its reefer container fleet of around 100,000 units in 2019. Due to the success of the "Hapag-Lloyd LIVE" programme, the company has decided to equip its entire fleet of standard containers with a capacity of around 3 million TEU with tracking devices. According to Hapag-Lloyd, the IoT devices will be able to transmit data in real time and thus contribute to a more transparent and efficient supply chain. In addition to GPS-based location data, the technology will be able to measure the temperature of...

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Navigation systems for K 130

Navigation systems for K 130

Gepostet von | 13 Jun 2022 | , , , , | 0

OSI awarded contract to equip the German Navy's K-130 corvettes with integrated navigation systems OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has announced that it has been selected by ARCHE Systeme GmbH (ARCHE) to supply an integrated navigation system (INS) for the German Navy's K-130 Batch I corvette programme, operated by ECPINS. The contract includes the INS for the corvettes and the shore-based test and training facilities (shore facilities). ECPINS is at the heart of OSI's IMO type approved Integrated Navigation System MSC 252(83) and, like the F-126 programme, will be fully compliant with NATO WECDIS STANAG 4564 Edition 3.

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Hydrogen boats Elektra or Hydrotug: who will be first?

Hydrogen boats Elektra or Hydrotug: who will be first?

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World's first hydrogen-powered push boat christened in Berlin by Franziska Giffey The world's first hydrogen-powered push boat, the "Elektra", was christened in Berlin. It took shipbuilder Hermann Barthel and his partners two years to develop this vessel. The ship is designed to make optimum use of the energy on board. In addition to the propulsion system, the hydrogen drive system provides heating for the cabins and wheelhouse. The waste heat from the fuel cells is utilised by continuous water cooling and the cabins are heated by a heat pump. With 750 kilograms of highly compressed hydrogen on board and a battery capacity of around 2,500 kilowatt hours, the push boat has...

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Sailing again

Sailing again

Gepostet von | 9 Jun 2022 | , , , | 0

The Danish ferry operator Scandlines has installed a Norsepower rotor sail on another ferry. The company is increasingly focussing on wind-assisted propulsion systems in order to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases. Since 2013, Scandlines has invested more than 300 million euros in the construction and conversion of conventional ferries into hybrid ferries. On the hybrid ferry "Copenhagen", which operates on the Rostock-Gedser route between Germany and Denmark, the ferry operator installed its first Norsepower Rotor Sail in 2020, which has been proven to achieve an average CO2 reduction of four per cent - on days with optimal wind conditions even up to 20 per cent. With the aim of becoming emission-free by 2040, the...

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