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Rolls-Royce launches three new mtu NautIQ products

Rolls-Royce launches three new mtu NautIQ products

Gepostet von | 7 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

Important contribution to safety, efficiency and climate protection targets. Rolls-Royce is expanding its mtu NautIQ ship automation portfolio with three new products: mtu NautIQ CoPilot, mtu NautIQ CoOperate and mtu NautIQ CoDirect each offer different options for intelligent crew support, autonomous control and remote operation. For customers from all areas of shipping, they bring significant benefits in terms of safety and efficiency as well as environmental and climate friendliness. The new products are the next step in the collaboration between Rolls-Royce and Sea Machines Robotics, the developer of autonomous control and remote control systems for ships, which was first announced at the Monaco Yacht Show in September 2021. The further development of the mtu NautIQ product range...

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Update: Putin's war - impact on the maritime markets

Update: Putin's war - impact on the maritime markets

Gepostet von | 7 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

Maritime trade with Russia and Ukraine - impacts on global logistics and ship-building markets - by Prof Dr Uwe Jenisch Deliveries of oil, gas, coal, grain and raw materials from Russia by ship are largely no longer possible. Gas, coal, grain and raw materials from Russia by ship have largely been cancelled. Container, ferry and feeder traffic with Russian ports has thinned out. ports has thinned out. New cargoes to and from Russia are being rejected. Russian ships are being turned away in many ports around the world or subjected to increased checks for boycott goods. Pipelines remain open for the time being. The Black and Azov Seas are "war zones" under insurance law, bringing traffic to a standstill. GPS interference & AIS spoofing in the region. Over 100 merchant ships under various flags...

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Alternative fuels and propulsion systems for shipping

Alternative fuels and propulsion systems for shipping

Gepostet von | 6 Apr 2022 | , , | 0

The Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN) and the Maritime Platform organised a face-to-face event on this topic. The interest was overwhelmingly high, with around 110 participants from business, research, associations and politics attending the event at the Hafen-Klub Hamburg on 31 March. In addition to the path to lower-emission shipping, the consequences of the war in Ukraine for the maritime industry and Germany's energy supply were of particular interest due to current events. The event began with a series of keynote speeches on new propulsion technologies and fuels. Jürgen Gerdes from LoGe Shipmanagement & Co. KG reported on the progress made in fuel cell technology for...

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Another Ever ship aground

Another Ever ship aground

Gepostet von | 5 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

The container ship Ever Forward of the Evergreen shipping company left Baltimore on Sunday, 13 March. En route to Norfolk, Virginia, it ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay. The Ever Forward was built in 2020 and is 334 metres long and 48 metres wide. The ship is not obstructing shipping traffic. The first two attempts to tow the ship free failed. Despite the deployment of a total of seven tugs, it was not possible to refloat the 11,850-TEU container ship giant. Once again, the ship did not move and remained aground in the Chesapeake Bay. A third attempt was made on Sunday, 3 April...

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US Navy ends the LCS experiment

US Navy ends the LCS experiment

Gepostet von | 5 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

The US Navy is drawing a line under the altogether rather 'frustrating' LCS experiment. It's not official yet, but we know, because it's been an agonising process for a long time. Now the nine Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships are probably destined for disposal. The most recent was commissioned in 2020, as the US Navy was never really happy with this experiment. The ships - USS Fort Worth (LCS-3), USS Milwaukee (LCS-5), USS Detroit (LCS-7), USS Little Rock (LCS-9), USS Sioux City (LCS-11), USS Wichita (LCS-13), USS Billings (LCS-15) and USS St. Louis (LCS-19) - are among the 24 Littoral Combat Ships...

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