Category: Shipping

Numerous LNG tankers under construction

Numerous LNG tankers under construction

Posted by | 11 Nov 2022 | , , , , | 0

The surge in interest in liquefied gas has also driven up demand for special tankers to transport it. "As the export market for liquefied natural gas has developed positively, the order books of a number of shipyards that can build ships of this sophisticated type are also full," explains Dr Martin Kröger, Managing Director of the German Shipowners' Association (VDR). There are around 500 LNG tankers worldwide and in the middle of the year, a further 255 LNG tankers were on the order books for delivery in the coming years. LNG transport does not play a role for German shipping companies. They lack the expertise for this. This is because LNG tankers are special ships that are...

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Guarantors for maritime safety

Guarantors for maritime safety

Posted by | 10 Nov 2022 | , , , | 1

So far, the call for a coastguard has gone unheard. The nucleus could be the Federal Maritime Police. Maritime security is an essential part of an overall national security concept. This is why Germany has an extensive maritime network of federal and state authorities, agencies and organisations to ensure maritime security for German coastal waters, port approaches and harbours. While the federally structured USA has only one central institution, the US Coast Guard, for its 19,924 kilometres of maritime borders, five different federal ministries and five coastal states are responsible for maritime security in Germany, which has a coastline of around 2,400 kilometres, with the coastal states of Bremen,...

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Danger from container fires

Danger from container fires

Posted by | 10 Nov 2022 | , , , , | 0

Fires are one of the most frequent and dangerous causes of accidents in shipping - and the most spectacular in recent times have been fires on container ships. Just recently, the ZIM CHARLESTON (8,586 TEU) was hit so hard that the ship had to return to Colombo. Around 300 boxes were destroyed or damaged by the fire. According to insurers, a major fire on board is said to occur on average every two months. As far as container ships are concerned, incorrect information about the contents or incorrect loading of the boxes are the most common causes of fire. It becomes particularly tricky when dangerous goods are being transported...

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LNG bunkering hub planned on the Suez Canal

LNG bunkering hub planned on the Suez Canal

Posted by | 9 Nov 2022 | , , , | 0

Egypt is planning to build an LNG bunker hub on the Suez Canal using its own resources, thereby competing with the existing LNG hubs in Rotterdam and Singapore. At the beginning of the year, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding (Egas), Norwegian Kanfer Shipping and Danish Leth Suez Transit signed a letter of intent with the aim of establishing LNG bunkering services in the Egyptian Mediterranean, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea. To this end, a newly established joint venture will charter an LNG bunker vessel from Kanfer for daily operations. Egypt is a strategically important location for international shipping thanks to the Suez Canal and, according to the joint venture partners, could become a significant...

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Class 125 frigate: Forward-looking solutions

Class 125 frigate: Forward-looking solutions

Posted by | 31 Oct 2022 | , , , | 0

A few weeks ago, the RHEINLAND-PFALZ, the fourth and last Class 125 frigate, was commissioned. Time to take a look at the problems and successes of this huge project to date. Two high-profile events at the beginning of 2022 were emblematic of the progress made by the Class 125 frigates: firstly, the RHEINLAND-PFALZ, the fourth and final ship of the class, was accepted by the industry on 28 January, and secondly, a ship of the class was involved in the German Navy's "flying the flag" in the Baltic Sea at the beginning of March in connection with the Ukraine conflict. The Class 125 is now not only part of the familiar...

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