Danish regulatory authorities have prohibited the sale of Maersk Container Industries (MCI) to China International Marine Containers (CIMC), probably following intervention by the US Department of Justice. Maersk Container Industries had been fully focussed on the construction of reefer containers for years. It was feared that the sale of MCI...
The world's largest container ship currently under construction at Hudog-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai, the EVER ALOT owned by Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen, has moored in Hamburg for the first time. The newbuild has a slot capacity of 24,004 TEU, breaking the magic figure of 24,000 TEU. With a length of 400 metres,...
According to the Federal Ministry of Economics, a further specialised ship for receiving and converting liquefied gas is to be stationed in Wilhelmshaven - it would be the fifth in Germany. The floating terminal is scheduled to go into operation in winter 2023. At the same time, the possibility of landing "green" hydrogen is to be created. The terminal already planned for...
The surge in interest in liquefied gas has also driven up demand for special tankers to transport it. "As the export market for liquefied 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...
Fires are one of the most frequent and dangerous causes of accidents in the shipping industry - 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 by the fire...
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. The companies Egyptian Natural Gas Holding (Egas), Norway's Kanfer Shipping and Denmark's Leth Suez Transit signed a memorandum of understanding at the beginning of the year with the aim of establishing an...
Boeing's tried-and-tested Poseidon was selected as the successor to the ageing P-3C. The first aircraft is due to fly for the navy in just two years. Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPAs) make a significant contribution to long-range maritime reconnaissance and long-range airborne anti-submarine warfare capabilities and thus remain a vital part of the...
Dringend benötigte Ersatzteile sind gerade auf See schwer zu beschaffen. Abhilfe schaffen sollen nun 3-D-Drucker. Der 3-D-Druck bietet der Industrie bereits seit mehreren Jahren vielfältige Möglichkeiten zur additiven Fertigung von Ersatzteilen. Auch deutsche Bündnispartner wie die USA, Norwegen, Großbritannien oder die Niederlande bedienen sich dieser innovativen Technologie, um den technischen...
Saab opened its branch on the Jade, or rather the Ems-Jade Canal, with a ceremony in the new premises on Bunsenstrasse. In future, all maritime projects in Germany will be managed from here. For years, Saab has been propagating the idea of operating abroad in strategic co-operation with domestic companies and is...
Innovationen für Klimaschutz und Effizienzsteigerung standen bei der diesjährigen SMM im Mittelpunkt. Trotzdem steht die Branche vor schwierigen Zeiten. Nach vier Jahren (nicht nur) coronabedingter Präsenz-Pause traf sich Anfang September die globale Schiffbauindustrie zu ihrer 30. Weltleitmesse der maritimen Wirtschaft in Hamburg. Die SMM (Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology International...
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