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New management centre: Fleet prepares for the future

New management centre: Fleet prepares for the future

Gepostet von | 28 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

On Thursday, 28 October 2021, the German Navy will take over the new construction of the future naval command centre (FüZ M) at the Hanse Barracks in Rostock. The new multifunctional building on Kopernikusstraße will house the Navy's most important command levels. Construction of the new building, which can accommodate around 460 people, began in April 2017. The new building, measuring around 120 m x 35 m, has a gross floor area of approx. 13,600 m². In principle, the building consists of three separate parts, which will house the following elements: The military maritime command staff called "German Maritime Forces Staff", or in NATO abbreviation DEU...

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China's success in the Port of Hamburg

China's success in the Port of Hamburg

Gepostet von | 28 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

The Chinese state-owned shipping company Cosco has acquired a stake in Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's (HHLA) Tollerort container terminal (CTT) in the Port of Hamburg via its terminal operator Cosco Shipping Ports (CSPL). The parties involved on both sides have so far remained silent about the amount of the investment, prompting one commentator to state that the negotiations with the Chinese are as transparent as the decision-making processes in the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. HHLA, which for a long time had only communicated a "minority stake", has since admitted that Cosco's shareholding is between 30 and 40 per cent. Port experts in the Hanseatic city assume that 40 per cent is more likely...

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We go with (the) flow

We go with (the) flow

Gepostet von | 26 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

Event review - electric propulsion systems for shipping Electric propulsion systems are the focus of numerous projects and initiatives, as they offer good economic and ecological prospects for the future of shipping due to their high levels of efficiency, among other things. Challenges are posed in particular by the current availability of fuel cell systems in the megawatt range or the storage capacity of battery systems. Current developments and projects were presented and discussed at the event "Wir fahren mit (dem) Strom - elektrische Antriebssysteme für die Schifffahrt", which took place on 14 October 2021 and was attended by almost 140 participants. Kerstin Broocks from guideLINE GmbH hosted the programme. Dr Susanne Neumann, Head of the...

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Otters conquer Singapore

Otters conquer Singapore

Gepostet von | 26 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

The marineforum also likes to take a look at the Indo-Pacific region on the occasion of Bavaria's voyage. Here you can read about some very different "sea stories": A strange plague, as the Washington Post recently reported. Pollution and deforestation wiped out Singapore's otter population in the 1970s. But when the country cleaned up its waters and reforested the land in recent years, the otters returned, integrated into the urban environment and learnt to find their way in the new world. Marina Bay, which is known for its architecturally daring hotels and one-bedroom flats costing 1.8 million dollars, is home to...

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Autonomously circumnavigating Denmark

Autonomously circumnavigating Denmark

Gepostet von | 26 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics announced today that it has completed the world's first autonomous and remote-controlled voyage of a seagoing vehicle over more than 1,000 nautical miles. Under the project name "The Machine Odyssey", the company's autonomous tug Nellie Bly completed a circumnavigation of Denmark. It only needed 129 operating hours over 13 days. The voyage was guided by the US Coast Guard. Remote-controlled autonomous ships offer the maritime industry new impetus for competitiveness. This is why CEO Michael Johnson expressed his enthusiasm: "The Machine Odyssey signals the beginning of a new human-technology relationship that will revolutionise maritime operations in the 21st...

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