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1TP5Understanding the sea: Container jumbos with LNG propulsion in Hamburg

The world's two largest container ships currently powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) have arrived in Hamburg for the first time on their maiden voyage between the Far East and Northern Europe. The "CMA CGM Jacques Saade" moored at Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg on 8 November 2020, followed by the "CMA CGM Champs Elysee", which entered the Elbe on 7 December 2020. Both ships are around 400 metres long, 61.5 metres wide and have a slot capacity of 23,112 standard containers (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit, TEU). Liquefied natural gas propulsion is a step forward in container shipping, both technologically and ecologically. In addition to greater energy efficiency, the use of LNG also reduces local emissions. Compared to conventional oil-based propulsion fuels, 20 per cent less carbon dioxide (CO2), 99 per cent less sulphur dioxide (SOx) and soot particles and up to 85 per cent less nitrogen oxides (NOx) are emitted. Noise emissions are also significantly reduced. Nevertheless, there is also criticism of this technology: the production and storage of LNG is very energy-intensive and also highly controversial in terms of its environmental impact. Text: Eurogate/Steffen...

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USA: Golden pilot award for Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer

It's worth the wait! Almost 35 years after the hit film Top Gun, actor Tom Cruise (58) and producer Jerry Bruckheimer (77) were awarded the US Navy's Golden Pilot's Medal in mid-October at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. The cult film from 1986 "touched the hearts of millions and had a great influence on the recruitment of Navy pilots". The film is always a pleasure to watch - even as a simple sailor. Next year, the sequel will be released in...

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The state of the German Navy's armaments

The poet and writer Eugen Roth once wrote: Man piously and silently hopes that he will one day get what he wants; until he succumbs to delusion and ends up wanting what he gets. One cannot help but get the impression that Eugen Roth had an inner inkling of how armaments are sometimes carried out in today's armed forces. This article deals with the question of what the navy wants and what it actually gets. It is in the nature of things that naval armaments must be designed for the long term. The planning, procurement and...

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Maritime confrontation in the Eastern Mediterranean

In September 2020, extensive naval and air manoeuvres by the armed forces of Greece, Cyprus, France and Italy took place in the Eastern Mediterranean, accompanied by diplomatic warnings to Turkey to respect the International Convention on the Law of the Sea and customary international law. The Turkish Navy had issued several Navtexes announcing test drillings by the research vessel ORUÇ REIS south of Cyprus. This work was extended until mid-October. At the same time, the drilling vessel YAVUZ is carrying out investigations in the region. Turkish research vessels are being protected by Turkish naval units and other nations are being asked to stay away from the area. Greece and Cyprus consider the territory in question to be part of their...

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May I introduce: The NIT.

We are the NIT. The Naval Innovation Team. Yes, yes... another team like that. Another group of "young savages" who want to improve the maritime environment. But far from it. We are not just any group, we are the ones who are really making things better this time and not just complaining about deadlocked structures and situations. Doing is just like wanting, only more blatant! But right from the start. What are we actually about? Two-thirds of our name is self-explanatory. The middle part, the term "innovation", which is now used all too inflationarily, should be emphasised here: Where does innovation even begin and how does it fit in with a sub-force,...

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