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Essen/Kiel: thyssenkrupp Marine Systems wants independence

Essen/Kiel: thyssenkrupp Marine Systems wants independence

Gepostet von | 26 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

After the "FAZ" headlined in June 2023: "thyssenkrupp makes submarine division ready for sale", Oliver Burkhard, head of tkMS, confirmed on Twitter that the first steps towards independence were being taken. This was tkMS' reaction to statements made last week by the head of the Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri. In an interview with the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" newspaper, he had campaigned in favour of closer cooperation with the group. From an industrial perspective, any collaboration between tkMS and Fincantieri creates new value. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? You...

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USA: President nominates Lisa Franchetti as new CNO

USA: President nominates Lisa Franchetti as new CNO

Gepostet von | 24 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

US President Joe Biden has nominated Admiral Lisa Franchetti to succeed Admiral Michael Gilday as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO - Chief of Staff U.S. Navy), who has been in office since August 2019. If the decision is confirmed, she would be the first woman to head a branch of the US military and also the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She is currently Gilday's deputy, who will soon be retiring. Competition Biden's nomination of Franchetti comes as a surprise. In doing so, he overrode the recommendation of his defence minister Lloyd Austin, who, according to information from the Pentagon in June, opted for Admiral...

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Singapore's submarine "Impeccable" at home

Singapore's submarine "Impeccable" at home

Gepostet von | 24 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

According to the Singaporean Ministry of Defence, the Singapore Navy's submarine "Impeccable" arrived at its home base in Changi, Singapore, on Thursday, 20 July. The arrival of the first boat of the Kiel-built Invincible class was duly honoured with a ceremony. It had left Kiel on board the transport ship "Rolldock Storm" at the beginning of June. The picture published by the Singaporean Ministry of Defence shows the "Impeccable" entering the RSS Singapura naval base on its own keel. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? You do not yet have a...

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Taiwan: Critical infrastructure under water

Taiwan: Critical infrastructure under water

Gepostet von | 21 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

The extent to which critical infrastructure has become a pawn in current threats is demonstrated by the dependence of Taiwan's Matsu and Kinmen Islands on intact submarine cables. Although these small island groups lie deep within the Chinese coast, they are part of Taiwan's national territory (as are the Pescadores Islands in the Taiwan Strait). Tangle of cables The dozen small and tiny islands in the Matsu group, located in the north off the Chinese city of Fuschou, are connected to the main island for data and telephony supply via steel-armoured, 2 to 3 centimetre-thick fibre optic cables. If one of these cables is cut, the only alternative supply to the archipelago is via microwave radio relay, but its capacity is barely sufficient for telephone calls.

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German offshore wind industry sets an example

German offshore wind industry sets an example

Gepostet von | 21 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

In June 2023, EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) from Emden christened its latest ship, the WINDEA ONE, as the first parallel hybrid crew transfer vessel (CTV). In future, it will transport personnel and materials from Norden-Norddeich to the Borkum Riffgrund and Gode Wind wind farms (off Norderney). The offshore wind turbines will be operated by the Danish company Ørsted, which has chartered the ship from EMO on a long-term basis. International co-operation The ship was built by the Penguin Shipyard Group in Batam, Indonesia, under the name WindFlex-32 and is based on a design by the Australian engineering firm Incat-Crowther. It is already the fifth ship that the AG EMS Group, to which EMO also belongs, has commissioned...

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