According to reports from the American television channel CNN, the Russian navy is preparing to launch the "doomsday torpedo" Poseidon, as the Pentagon refers to the Russian nuclear torpedo. At the beginning of November, US sources identified the departure of the carrier submarine "Belgorod" and its subsequent return to the home base. Since no test trials...
The world's largest container ship currently under construction at Hudog-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai, the EVER ALOT owned by Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen, has moored in Hamburg for the first time. The newbuild has a slot capacity of 24,004 TEU, breaking the magic figure of 24,000 TEU. With a length of 400 metres,...
Vier Minenkampfeinheiten – die Minenjagdboote „Bad Bevensen“, „Dillingen“, „Homburg“ und das Minentauchereinsatzboot „Bad Rappenau“ des 3. Minensuchgeschwaders, sowie das von der Marine gecharterte zivile Unterstützungsschiff SAR BRAGE hatten Anfang November im Übungsgebiet vor Schönhagen bei Olpenitz erstmals seit 2019 wieder das Sprengen unter Wasser trainiert. Die Deutsche Marine traf dafür...
With the return of politics to national and alliance defence, new tasks arise for the navy. At the DWT naval workshop in Linstow, known problems, particularly in procurement, were highlighted. The DWT organised the naval workshop for the 24th time. Between 19 and 21 September, the navy,...
According to the Federal Ministry of Economics, a further specialised ship for receiving and converting liquefied gas is to be stationed in Wilhelmshaven - it would be the fifth in Germany. The floating terminal is scheduled to go into operation in winter 2023. At the same time, the possibility of landing "green" hydrogen is to be created. The terminal already planned for...
The surge in interest in liquefied gas has also driven up demand for special tankers to transport it. "As the export market for liquefied gas has developed positively, the order books of a number of shipyards that can build ships of this sophisticated type are also full," explains Dr Martin Kröger, Managing Director of the...
So far, the call for a coastguard has gone unheard. The nucleus could be the Federal Maritime Police. Maritime security is an essential part of an overall national security concept. Germany therefore has an extensive maritime network of federal and state authorities, agencies and organisations that provide maritime security for German coastal waters, port approaches and harbours.
The procurement of the new 127-millimetre Vulcano ammunition for the German Navy has passed another milestone on the way to its introduction with its proof of function. This also brings the frigate 125 closer to full operational capability. The precision proof of the new ammunition was provided by the frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" these days. Two...
Am 29. Oktober 2022 kehrte das Trainingsschiff RFS Smolniy (300) der russischen Marine von einer mehrmonatigen Ausbildungsfahrt aus dem Fernen Osten, der über die Northern Sea Route führte, in die Ostsee zurück. Das 7.270 Tonnen verdrängende und 138 Meter lange Schiff hatte Kronstadt am 01. August 2022 verlassen und erreichte...
Fires are one of the most frequent and dangerous causes of accidents in the shipping industry - and the most spectacular in recent times have been fires on container ships. Just recently, the ZIM CHARLESTON (8,586 TEU) was hit so hard that the ship had to return to Colombo. Around 300 boxes were destroyed by the fire...
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