Waste as an opportunity for shipping Doesn't this sound familiar? Years ago, diesel drivers also tipped cooking oil from discounters into their tanks. Now a shipping company is doing it. United European Car Carriers (UECC) has already attracted attention several times with its sustainable solutions. Now the winner of the Greenport...
Minehunting boat "Datteln" returns to its home port of Kiel after three months of NATO deployment. The boat was part of one of NATO's two permanent mine countermeasures units, the "Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1", or SNMCMG 1 for short. The crew will hand over the baton to the sister boat "Sulzbach-Rosenberg", which will return one day later, on Thursday,...
After a two-week voyage, the USS Arleigh Burke arrived in her new home port of Rota on 11 April. At the end of March, she left her previous home in Norfolk for the last time for the next few years. On the way to Europe, the destroyer took part in a number of sub-hunting manoeuvres with its sister ship USS...
France can once again report a success in the fight against drug smuggling at sea. The frigate Guépratte stopped and searched a suspicious dhow in the Gulf of Oman. The boarding team quickly found suspicious packages, the contents of which turned out to be drugs. The soldiers were able to seize a total of 650 kilos of methamphetamine and 75 kilos of heroin...
A few days ago, another delay was reported in the repair and modernisation of the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov (project 11442M). The reason given was delays at suppliers. This means that the cruiser will probably not be able to return to service with the Northern Fleet before 2023. Since 1999, the...
The first fuselage of a P-8A destined for Norway arrived today at Boeing in Renton, Washington. The delivery from Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas, marks an important milestone in the production of the five Poseidons ordered for the Royal Norwegian Air Force. The P-8A is an aircraft designed for the...
Last week, HMAS Sirius successfully carried out several supply manoeuvres. The co-operation with American units was particularly noteworthy. On its port side, the Australian tanker transferred paraffin and diesel to the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, while at the same time the cruiser Bunker Hill received fuel on its starboard side. A highlight for the crew...
On 8 April, the frigate Admiral Kasatonov passed the narrowest part of the English Channel between Dover and Calais on an easterly course. Prior to this, the ship had to stop off the mouth of the Seine due to a storm in international waters. The Admiral Kasatonov is the youngest frigate in the Russian Navy. She...
Hapag-Lloyd, Germany's largest shipping company and number five in the global ranking of liner shipping companies, has received a strong tailwind from the coronavirus pandemic and was able to present a significantly improved result compared to the previous year. According to preliminary figures, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose to around 1.3 billion euros. In it...
Even under the new President Joe Biden, the United States remains present in the South China Sea. Demonstratively, the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the Ticonderoga cruiser Port Royal have carried out several joint manoeuvres in this sea area. The USA is thus openly opposing the territorial claims...
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