The Pakistani navy begins an exercise with 50 participating nations today, 10 February. Until 14 February, in addition to the participating naval and naval air forces, special forces will also be working on the basics of maritime warfare. The exercise is divided into two phases, with the harbour phase (10 - 12 February) including socio-cultural activities and...
In times of much bad news, good news must not be lost! After months of despair during the COVID-19 pandemic, the year 2022 brought a recovery for the well-being of seafarers. The "Mission to Seafarers", which looks after the most important thing in the shipping industry - its people - publishes the quarterly report...
The U.S. Navy was standing by in the expected impact area at 2:40 p.m. local time on Saturday, 4 February 2023, when the Chinese "research balloon" was shot down, with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall and embarked teams from the FBI and NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) ready to recover the debris. Security forces Three other Coast Guard...
Damen Naval, the main contractor for the four F126 frigates, has commissioned Damen Marine Components (DMC) to develop and produce the required rudder pairs for the combat vessels. They are intended to improve the hydrodynamic properties of the ships and withstand extreme impacts. According to Damen, the DMC full spade rudders of the type...
When something goes wrong in the German Bight, the German Bight Traffic Centre is the first to know - and if the situation becomes really dramatic, it asks the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies in Cuxhaven to take over the overall management of a particular emergency. Situation This is what happened last Tuesday, 31 January 2023, when the crew...
Update from 5 February 2023 And it happened just as you could have counted on five fingers: On 4 February 2023, the Brazilian navy found a ship about 190 nautical miles (350 kilometres) off the coast - just inside the Brazilian economic zone - in water depths of 5,000 metres, free of underwater cables and...
Under the name "Plectrum", the designers of the Italian Lazzarini Design Studio in Rome have presented the concept for a spectacular hydrofoil superyacht with hydrogen propulsion, which will glide across the water at around 75 knots (140 km/h) in the utmost luxury. However, they have also set a financial framework of 80 million euros for this...
The first Hull Vane for the Royal Dutch Navy was delivered in Den Helder at the beginning of June 2022. This is a baffle plate to be fitted under the stern that makes ships faster and quieter, i.e. more efficient, while also improving their sea behaviour. This baffle will be fitted to the transom of the "HNLMS Groningen" at the beginning of 2023.
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Motorbuch-Verlag presents its new book, hot off the press: Marinetechnik des zweiten Weltkriegs Entwicklung - Einsatz - Konsequenzen Hans Karr, long-time expert on naval ships, author of countless specialist articles and freelance contributor to the Marineforum, is publishing his latest work after a long break. Before and during the Second World War, naval technology underwent perhaps its most fundamental...
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