Wilhelmshaven - The first two new and modernised Rapid C-810 rescue and operations boats have been handed over to Flotilla 2. They will be deployed on the F123 and F124 class frigates. On the "Hamburg", F124 and sister ship of the "Hessen", which was commissioned on Thursday, 8 February 2024 in preparation for the...
From a press release by the naval command: The last multi-purpose landing craft in the fleet is on its last inland voyage after 57 years of service. It is the only grey-painted boat in the German Navy that can navigate the Rhine. The crew of the "Lachs" uses its shallow draught to show all interested parties the last landing craft of the German Navy.
Plastic pollution in the oceans was a focus of the recent UN Ocean Conference, which issued a statement in support of an earlier decision by the UN Environment Assembly to begin negotiations on a global plastics treaty. It is estimated that around half of the plastic pollution in the oceans is caused by some 4.5 million fishing vessels operating in national and international...
The LNG tanker "Arctic Voyager" arrived in Hammerfest, Norway, on 9 May before the liquefaction plant is due to resume LNG production the following week. According to operator Equinor, Europe's only large natural gas liquefaction plant (LNG) on the island of Melkoeya off the Arctic town of Hammerfest is due to restart production on 17 May after a 20-month shutdown.
Expensive and long escapes Before the $325 million megayacht "Amadea" became embroiled in a legal dispute in the South Pacific, the luxury vessel, owned by billionaire Suleiman Kerimov according to the US government, was on an 18-day voyage from the Caribbean to Fiji that likely resulted in a fuel bill of more than $500,000....
In mid-April, the Marine Nationale published a video about France's future aircraft carrier, the "Porte-avions de nouvelle génération" (PA-NG), which is set to replace the current "Charles de Gaulle" in 2038. Larger (305 metres, 75,000 tonnes), more powerful (30 next-generation fighters, electromagnetic launch catapult), nuclear-powered with two reactors - the dream of every navy. Public relations...
In mid-February - six days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine - we asked ourselves whether the German government was waking up from its slumber in view of the threat on Europe's eastern flank with regard to the defence force and its expenditure. We specifically wrote in an article: The media image is becoming...
On Sunday, 26 September 2021, Germany will elect its 20th Bundestag - a good occasion and now a tradition for our blog #meerverstehen to take a closer look at the parties' election manifestos in terms of their maritime content! It is a truism that everything is connected to everything else: The modern global economy cannot exist without...
Private Public Partnership was the magic word at the beginning of the 2000s; the concept was promised as the saviour for services in the public sector. At its core, the idea was to privatise services provided by the state and public authorities - in themselves, mind you - in order to make them leaner, more efficient and, above all, more...
The importance of containers in international trade They are the workhorses of the international economy - whether on the high seas, on land or in the air, the countless containers, such as sea containers, tank containers, refrigerated containers and other types of container, which are in circulation every day, do their work quietly and dutifully. Robust,...
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