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Change of course for the Zumwalt destroyers

Change of course for the Zumwalt destroyers

Gepostet von | 28 May 2025 | , , | 0

Despite their high level of technical development, the futuristic-looking ZUMWALT-class destroyers have been criticised in the American media for years. Now the U.S. Navy is daring to make a new start. The end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union heralded a period of unchallenged dominance on the world's oceans for the U.S. Navy, in which conflicts with equal opponents on the high seas seemed rather unlikely. The tasks of the naval forces in fire support of forces operating ashore, on the other hand, remained unchanged, Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember...

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South Korea continues frigate programme with the FFX-IV

South Korea continues frigate programme with the FFX-IV

Gepostet von | 27 May 2025 | , , | 0

Seoul is continuing the renewal of its frigate fleet with determination. After six units of the Incheon class (115 metres, 3,200 tonnes) have been in service for ten years as FFX-I and the FFX-II with a new silhouette as Daegu class (122 metres, 3,600 tonnes) have proven themselves with eight units delivered in the last five years, six units of the FFX-III Chungnam class are now under construction at three South Korean shipyards (129 metres, 4,300 tonnes) - the type ship of this class is about to enter service. However, as there is still a 30-year-old partial stock of three KDX-I destroyers, seven Ulsan frigates and 16 Pohang corvettes in the...

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France's ears in the Baltic Sea

France's ears in the Baltic Sea

Gepostet von | 27 May 2025 | , , | 0

A few hundred metres past each other When the Russian corvette RFS "Stoikiy" (Steregushchiy class) "turned" into the Langelandbelt on Friday last week (we reported) after passing Fehmarn running north-west, the French reconnaissance vessel FS "Dupuy de Lome" (A 759), which was on the opposite course, had a convenient "found meal". The two ships met at the southern end of the island of Langeland at a distance of a few hundred metres. The modern reconnaissance platform, which entered service with the German Navy in 2006 and is 101 metres long and displaces 3,600 tonnes, only had to activate its sensors and hope to detect as many emissions of any kind as possible.

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Hamburg - Hapag-Lloyd reports slump in shipments

Hamburg - Hapag-Lloyd reports slump in shipments

Gepostet von | 26 May 2025 | , , | 0

Hapag-Lloyd customers have cancelled 30 per cent of shipments from China to the US because they were spooked by the trade conflict between the world's two largest economies, a spokesman for the German container shipping group said. Instead, there has been a "massive increase" in demand for products and shipments from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, the spokesperson added. The tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on goods from China have triggered a trade conflict that had led to 145% US tariffs on Chinese goods and 125% Chinese tariffs on US goods. It remains to be seen whether the tariff agreement between China and the US that has now been reached will...

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Seafarers receive back wages owed

Seafarers receive back wages owed

Gepostet von | 26 May 2025 | , , | 0

The PMA (Panama Maritime Authority) recovers USD 8.5 MILLION in wages for cheated seafarers It is a sad reality that seafarers in international shipping are often cheated and not paid their wages. But there are also positive developments: The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) has significantly strengthened its cooperation with the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) in the area of the Directorate General of Seafarers (DGGM). A meeting in Panama City focussed on the protection of seafarers sailing under the Panamanian flag. According to the PMA's press release, 271 enquiries and 312 labour-related complaints have been processed in 2024 alone. A total of outstanding...

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