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Caterpillar C280: Versatile all-rounder in marine propulsion

Caterpillar C280: Versatile all-rounder in marine propulsion

Gepostet von | 21 Mar 2025 | , , | 0

Wenn es bei Schiffsantrieben um Zuverlässigkeit geht, spielt Caterpillar mit seinen C280-Motoren eine führende Rolle. Giulia Biancotto von Caterpillar Marine Power Systems, Hamburg, berichtet im Interview von den Stärken der Caterpillar-Produkte und aktuellen Entwicklungen. Wir sind hier, um über Caterpillar und den C280-Motor zu sprechen. Warum muss man den Motor kennen? Der Motor wurde in den 1980er Jahren von Caterpillar entwickelt. Es handelt sich um einen kompakten Mittelgeschwindigkeits-Dieselmotor mit 16 Zylindern und zwei einstufigen Turboladern, genannt C280, weil er eine Bohrung von 280 mm hat – also etwas mehr als 11 Zoll. Er ist bekannt für Zugang marineforum digital+...

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"Rügen": Customs fleet with new operational vessel

"Rügen": Customs fleet with new operational vessel

Gepostet von | 20 Mar 2025 | , , , | 0

With the "Rügen", German customs has put its most modern and largest operational vessel into service. The ship monitors maritime traffic in the Baltic Sea and on the border with Poland. Thanks to its LNG propulsion system, it significantly reduces emissions and is designed for long-term patrol operations. Customs vessel "Rügen": State-of-the-art technology for customs operations According to the Stralsund Main Customs Office, the "Rügen" is primarily used to monitor the cross-border movement of goods and to ensure compliance with customs regulations in the sea area around the island of Rügen, the German continental shelf in the Baltic Sea up to the exclusive economic zone and on the border with Poland. Its home port is Lubmin. The new ship replaces the 30-year-old...

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Just one ping: WTD 71 revolutionises sonar performance analysis

Just one ping: WTD 71 revolutionises sonar performance analysis

Gepostet von | 20 Mar 2025 | , , | 0

Submarine hunting is a highly complex business. In order to remain at the cutting edge of technology, WTD 71 is developing a demonstrator for modern sonar performance analysis. Sonar performance analysis is an important tool in submarine hunting and in determining the betrayal range of own submarines against possible enemy detection. It predicts how reliably and up to what distance a potential underwater target can be detected by an active or passive sonar system. In the case of an active sonar system, a sonar ping is emitted at a specific source level. It travels through the water and loses intensity due to various propagation effects, resulting in a loss of propagation. After reflection at the...

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USA bans "Chinese military companies"

USA bans "Chinese military companies"

Gepostet von | 20 Mar 2025 | , , | 0

At the beginning of January 2025, the US Department of Defence (DoD) published its annual list of companies with links to the Chinese military. This list now also includes the shipping giant COSCO Shipping as well as two of its subsidiaries and other companies, including the oil company China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). There have long been reports of links between Chinese companies and their own military. The Pentagon has repeatedly specified this list in order to prevent US companies from cooperating with the 134 companies listed. These include Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members:...

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