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Zvezda shipyard - launch of LNG tanker series

Zvezda shipyard - launch of LNG tanker series

Posted by | 14 Sep 2021 | , , , | 0

The keel of the first large LNG tanker of a 15-ship series for the Russian state shipping company Sovkomflot has been laid at the Zvezda shipyard in Bolshoi Kamen in the Far East, after the first steel cut was made in November 2020. It is "the first ship of this size, loading and icebreaking capacity" to be built at a Russian shipyard, according to the keel-laying ceremony. The newbuildings are intended for transporting natural gas from the Arctic LNG 2 project on the Gydan Peninsula. The first tanker of this Arc7 series will go directly to Sovkomflot, while the other 14 will be owned by Smart LNG, a joint venture between Sovkomflot and the Russian Novatec Group,...

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MV Werften liefert ab – Zukunft offen

MV Werften liefert ab – Zukunft offen

Posted by | 14 Sep 2021 | , | 0

Die Stralsunder Werft des pandemiebedingt krisengeschüttelten MV-Werften-Verbundes hat mit der CRYSTAL ENDEAVOUR das erste von ursprünglich drei sogenannten Expeditions-Kreuzfahrtschiffen an Crystal Expedition Cruises aus Los Angeles abgeliefert. Das Schiff hat eine lange Bauzeit hinter sich, die nicht nur die Entwicklung der MV Werften GmbH, sondern der deutschen Schiffbauindustrie widerspiegelt. Geplant wurde der 2016 in Auftrag gegebene Bau mit Ablieferung August 2018 zunächst auf der Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven. Die war 2015 von dem malaysischen Mischkonzern Genting übernommen worden, zu dem auch die Reederei Crystal Cruises gehört. Nachdem Genting im Frühjahr 2016 auch die drei großen Werften in Wismar, Rostock...

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Admiral Rob Bauer new Chairman of the NATO Military Committee

Admiral Rob Bauer new Chairman of the NATO Military Committee

Posted by | 13 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

On 25 June, Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer took over as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from British Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach. This means that a naval officer is once again at the head of the military part of the alliance and supports the Secretary General as the highest representative and spokesman of the Military Committee. However, he is also the link between the thirty national Supreme Allied Commanders at the top - and, seen from above, the Head of the Military Staff and the leader of the two NATO Supreme Allied Commanders. Congratulations on the high office and wishes for a successful and happy "Tour of Duty"...

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Frigate 125 - Of goals and milestones, challenges and wishes

Frigate 125 - Of goals and milestones, challenges and wishes

Posted by | 13 Sep 2021 | , , , | 0

The first Class 125 frigate was commissioned just over two years ago. Time for a review of experience. How are our "new" frigates faring? Several members of the Bundestag have recently been asking this question. With their small question on the status of the Frigate 125 (F 125) project, they emphasised the role of the project as one of the most controversially discussed topics in the armaments context. According to the questioners, a cross-section of current defence investment projects shows that these are often under pressure from rising costs and are usually only completed with a delay. In the case of F 125, they also see a gap between the delivery of a product and...

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Iranian Navy - The Kharg

Iranian Navy - The Kharg

Posted by | 11 Sep 2021 | , | 0

In the first days of June, Iran's largest unit to date, the Kharg, sank not far from the Iranian port of Jask at the exit of the Strait of Hormuz after a fire in the engine room spread on board, sending a signal that could be seen for miles. The ship had to be abandoned after twenty hours of unsuccessful firefighting. According to official information, it was on a training voyage in the Gulf of Oman. The crew, which had therefore grown to 400 people, managed to escape to safety almost unharmed apart from a few minor injuries. Built in England as a tanker in 1977, the Kharg was only delivered to Iran in 1984 after lengthy delays and...

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