Category: Shipping

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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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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Interview - "I'm not afraid of anything!"

Interview - "I'm not afraid of anything!"

Posted by | 10 Sep 2021 | , , , , | 0

Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach has been inspector of the navy for six months now. marineforum had the opportunity to ask him about his impressions so far and his plans for the future of the navy. Admiral Schönbach, congratulations on your new position! Inspectors often stood for events in the mirror of time: Zenker stands for construction, Mann for dismantling and transition, your predecessor was the first inspector outside the BMVg - what do you wish for, what are you afraid of, what will you stand for one day? I am grateful for the great trust placed in me as Inspector of the Navy. How...

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Cleanly measured - BSH measures the proportion of sulphur in ship emissions

Cleanly measured - BSH measures the proportion of sulphur in ship emissions

Posted by | 3 Jun 2021 | , | 0

The BSH has been measuring the proportion of sulphur in ship emissions since 2014. At the end of 2020, the measuring network consisted of three fixed and one mobile station as well as the new measuring station on the Atair. The maximum permissible limit for the proportion of sulphur in marine fuels has been 0.5 percent worldwide since 1 January 2020. The limit value of 0.1 per cent has already applied to the North Sea and Baltic Sea as a Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA) since 1 January 2015. SECAs are special shipping zones with particularly low sulphur limits set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). With the reduction of the sulphur concentration in the...

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The maritime industry is an important economic sector in Germany

The maritime industry is an important economic sector in Germany

Posted by | 1 Jun 2021 | , , | 0

Maritime shipping is the backbone of global trade, as the pandemic has once again clearly demonstrated. The German merchant fleet is still the fifth largest in the world. With 16.4 per cent of global capacity, Germany even has the largest container fleet in the world. At the end of 2020, 1844 merchant ships were owned by German shipping companies. These shipping companies provide 86,000 jobs directly in Germany. Worldwide, they employ 480,000 people. Germany has a modern shipbuilding industry specialising in high-tech products. Between 70 and 80 per cent of the added value of a ship built in Germany is generated by the nationally based, medium-sized supplier industry, whose sites...

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