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Compared - but not forgotten: The case of "Helge Ingstad"

Compared - but not forgotten: The case of "Helge Ingstad"

Gepostet von | 12 Jun 2025 | , , , | 0

Seven years after the collision between the Norwegian frigate "Helge Ingstad" and the tanker "Sola TS", the Norwegian Ministry of Defence and the Spanish shipyard Navantia have reached an out-of-court settlement. According to an announcement on the Norwegian government website (https://www.regjeringen.no/) on 2 June 2025, the settlement includes discounts worth up to 47.5 million euros on future maintenance and modernisation services for the remaining Fridtjof Nansen class units. The dispute raised questions that go far beyond direct legal responsibility. More than just a navigational error The official accident analysis by the Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) formally exonerated Navantia - the sinking of the frigate was...

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National Veterans Day in Germany

National Veterans Day in Germany

Gepostet von | 12 Jun 2025 | , , , | 0

Nun ist es endlich so weit. Am 15. Juni 2025 wird Bundestagspräsidentin Julia Klöckner als Schirmherrin die zentrale Festveranstaltung zum 1. Veteranentag am Berliner Reichstagsgebäude eröffnen. Am späten Nachmittag führt Bryan Adams durch seine Fotoausstellung im Reichstagsgebäude, bevor Verteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius am frühen Abend Veteranenabzeichen übergibt. Es sind Vielfalt, Menschlichkeit und der Zusammenhalt, der die Veteraninnen und Veteranen in Deutschland so besonders macht und wofür der 1. Nationale Veteranentag ein Zeichen setzt. Veteranentag Mit großer Mehrheit hatte der Bundestag am 25. April 2024 den Gedenktag als jährliches Datum beschlossenen, um eine umfassende Wertschätzung für Veteraninnen und Veteranen zum Ausdruck...

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France - Underwater turbines to supply energy from the ocean

France - Underwater turbines to supply energy from the ocean

Gepostet von | 12 Jun 2025 | , , | 0

Ocean currents as a source of energy: the French start-up "Normandie Hydroliennes" (NH) wants to generate energy using the power of the tides. The company is planning to build a field of "underwater wind turbines" on the seabed to convert the power of the ocean's movements into green electricity. Tidal power plant Wind, cooling processes on the water surface and the gravitational pull of the moon and sun are permanent drivers of water movement in the oceans - just as the wind is constantly moving above sea level. However, unlike wind, the energy of ocean currents has hardly been utilised for electricity production to date. Realisation As part of the first project 'NH1', Normandie Hydroliennes in...

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Amsterdam - Hydrogen corridor from Oman to Europe

Amsterdam - Hydrogen corridor from Oman to Europe

Gepostet von | 11 Jun 2025 | , , , | 0

The world's first import corridor for liquid hydrogen through the Sultanate of Oman, the Netherlands and Germany was agreed in a Joint Development Agreement (JDA). This corridor will connect the port of Duqm in Oman with Amsterdam in the Netherlands and important logistics centres in Germany, including Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and the Port of Duisburg. The corridor will enable the commercial import of liquid hydrogen from EU-compliant renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO). The supply chain is based on proven technologies for the liquefaction, transport, storage and distribution of liquid hydrogen. Advanced ship designs are expected to enable...

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Ocean-going tug "Rügen" in action

Ocean-going tug "Rügen" in action

Gepostet von | 11 Jun 2025 | , , | 0

There will be a premiere on 12 June 2025. The new ocean-going tug "Rügen" deploys to the Aegean and is now the second civilian-crewed ship to take part in the Aegean mission. Under the command of Captain Lutz Lücken, the ocean-going tug is making its way to its first deployment in the Mediterranean. It wasn't easy: bought second-hand, perceived with doubts. The former "Rota Endurance" was put into service on 23 August 2023. The ship had to be extensively converted in order to fulfil the so-called Bundeswehr standard. This involved numerous modifications on the bridge, in the radio room, in the cabins, in the small lazaret, in the galley...

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