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Editorial: Things are not going well

Editorial: Things are not going well

Gepostet von | 12 Mar 2025 | , , | 0

Recent maritime headlines are causing concern. Is the public aware of what is happening? Where do we actually stand in terms of maritime blindness? More than half a century ago, the German Maritime Institute and its marineforum set out to spread the "maritime idea" south of the Moin equator, something like this: "Understand that industry and trade, jobs and prosperity depend on the open sea and its access points. If that is too complicated for you, you can be satisfied with the "no shipping - no shopping" sticker for the time being. The trend turned gradually: attentive TV viewers noticed that the background of business news was redecorated from industrial chimneys to sea containers, and from 2000 onwards there was...

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Friedrichshafen - Rolls-Royce Power Systems continues to invest

Friedrichshafen - Rolls-Royce Power Systems continues to invest

Gepostet von | 12 Mar 2025 | , , | 0

The British Rolls-Royce Group, to which Rolls-Royce Power Systems (mtu) has belonged in full since 2014, operates in three core business areas: Civil Aerospace, Energy Systems and Defence. Rolls-Royce has now announced that it will continue its investment programme beyond 2024 in 2025, precisely in order to achieve its net-zero emissions target by 2050. At the same time, it wants to support its customers in achieving the same. However, this requires access to marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - including MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? Don't have access yet? Click here for the marineforum digital+ subscription: Access to all...

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"Rhön" in the NATO organisation

"Rhön" in the NATO organisation

Gepostet von | 11 Mar 2025 | , , | 0

Fuel transporter "Rhön" becomes part of the NATO "Standing NATO Maritime Group 1" You don't want to shout about it, but the old tankers are simply indispensable. Yet another tanker has to join an SNMG as the German contribution to the NATO Standing Maritime Group. The "Rhön" not only has to remain in the North and Baltic Seas until the end of June 2025, but will also have to act as a floating refuelling station for NATO for a good while yet. Such a ship is very welcome and we will have to wait at least another two years until the successors are ready and operational. The supply of fuel for the participating NATO partners increases sea endurance and...

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Norddeich - travelling fully electrically in the Wadden Sea

Norddeich - travelling fully electrically in the Wadden Sea

Gepostet von | 11 Mar 2025 | , , , | 0

Damen Shipyards was once again able to impress when the Dutch shipyard group handed over Germany's first fully electric catamaran ferry (e-cat) to its operator, AG Reederei Norden-Frisia, in January. The ship can carry up to 150 passengers and will operate in the East Frisian Wadden Sea. Built at Damen shipyards in Poland and the Netherlands, the catamaran has two propellers, each driven by a 600 kW electric motor. In view of the shallow waterways, it was designed with two hulls with a draught of just 1.2 metres. The aluminium hulls and the superstructure, which is also made of aluminium, keep the weight of the ship low, allowing it to reach speeds of up to 1.2 metres.

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Novelty in Stralsund: three tenders at once

Novelty in Stralsund: three tenders at once

Gepostet von | 10 Mar 2025 | , , , , | 1

Three tenders for International Women's Day Good ideas usually come from networking. One of these meetings is the Navy's annual historical-tactical conference, which is a great place to socialise. You meet this person and that, talk about this, that and, above all, the other. In conversation with former members of the fast boat squadron, word got around that three supply ships - including a fast boat tender - were planning to call at Stralsund's city harbour at the beginning of March, to coincide with International Women's Day. What followed was pragmatism: we have an idea, we see who wants to take part and organise an event that presents the navy in a rather atypical port. To the...

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