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Princess Anne visits Global Mercy

Princess Anne visits Global Mercy

Gepostet von | 9 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

The Princess Royal met the crew and inaugurated the ship Princess Royal Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise visited the Global Mercy and took part in an inauguration ceremony. Princess Anne has been the patron of Mercy Ships since 2021. She had already visited the Africa Mercy hospital ship during a mission in Sierra Leone in 2011, and the visit to the Global Mercy was the first official Mercy Ships appointment that the Princess attended in her role as patron. Among other things, Princess Anne visited the hospital on board and spoke with volunteers. She paid tribute to the crew's commitment. At the end of the visit, she attended an inauguration ceremony...

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Wirtschaftsverband Weser: The Upper Weser must remain a shipping route

Wirtschaftsverband Weser: The Upper Weser must remain a shipping route

Gepostet von | 9 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Heavy load transports on the Upper Weser take up to 325 tonnes - as much as two Boeing 747 jumbo jets - weighs the transformer, which is transported by barge from the Ruhr region via the Upper Weser. Thomas Lippel, Head of the Waterways Department at the Weser Waterways and Shipping Authority, coordinates the loading. The transformer station at the former nuclear power plant site in Würgassen will receive new, modern transformers that will distribute electricity to hundreds of thousands of households in the Upper Weser Valley region as well as to the cities of Hanover, Kassel and Göttingen. Heavy goods transport such as transformers, but also rotors for wind turbines or other machine parts, are finding inland waterway transport increasingly attractive. The days of freight shipping...

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Debut at the World Defence Show

Debut at the World Defence Show

Gepostet von | 8 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

The French group CMN NAVAL is presenting the world's fastest autonomous interceptor speedboat, the UHSI32, at the upcoming World Defence Show from 6 to 9 March 2022 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The autonomous capabilities and functions were developed by CMN in collaboration with Sea Machines Robotics and Raytheon Anschütz. CMN NAVAL will present various capabilities of the UHSI32, such as autonomous driving, compliance with collision avoidance rules and communication in over-the-horizon mode. The 45-knot patrol boat is particularly suitable for SAR and maritime surveillance. With a length of 32 metres and a width of...

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Putin's war against Ukraine

Putin's war against Ukraine

Gepostet von | 8 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

Auswirkungen auf Schifffahrt und Handel - impacts on global shipping markets - By Prof Dr Uwe K. Jenisch Maritime trade with Russia Deliveries of oil. Gas, coal, grain and raw materials from Russia by ship will largely cease, as will container, ferry and feeder traffic with Russian ports. ports. New cargoes to and from Russia are rejected. Russian ships are being turned away in many ports around the world. Pipelines remain open for the time being. The northern Black Sea, including the Azov Sea, is a "war zone" under insurance law, which means that all traffic there has come to a standstill. At least 4 ships have been shot at. No go area with AIS spoofing. Importance of the Russ. merchant fleet...

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Hypersonic weapons: fast to the target

Hypersonic weapons: fast to the target

Gepostet von | 8 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

Russia, China and, more recently, North Korea already claim to have hypersonic weapons. Now the US armed forces are also pushing ahead with the development of such missiles. The US armed forces have been endeavouring to develop hypersonic weapons for around 15 years. In 2019, it was decided to accelerate American research and testing in view of the development of hypersonic weapons in Russia and China. According to the Pentagon, the introduction of these missiles, which can reach more than Mach 5, is now on the horizon. The Pentagon's development programmes fall into two categories: hypersonic cruise missiles and stratospheric glide missiles. The cruise missiles achieve their flight speed using a supersonic combustion ramjet, or scramjet for short. Air is...

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