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Baltic Sea: Russian special unit for underwater reconnaissance visits

Baltic Sea: Russian special unit for underwater reconnaissance visits

Gepostet von | 20 May 2024 | , , | 0

Another eye-catching visitor is likely to keep the Baltic Sea neighbours busy. On 13 May 2024, the "Tchusovoy", GS 31 (project 1454), was photographed in the Great Belt by Michael Nitz. In Russian terminology, it is referred to as a 'hydroacoustic reconnaissance vessel', also known as a 'small reconnaissance vessel'. The ship, which displaces 1,700 tonnes and is just under sixty metres long, looks superficially like a Sorum-class ocean-going tug, project 0745P, of which the Russian Navy has 14 units according to Military Balance 2023. On closer inspection, the special design of the stern, which is used to deploy and accommodate its towing sonar, becomes apparent. The special design of the stern as well as the possibility of...

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Good neighbourliness at TAMM Media: HANSA Yachts

Good neighbourliness at TAMM Media: HANSA Yachts

Gepostet von | 20 May 2024 | , , | 0

Congratulations, colleagues! The new website of the magazine "HANSA YACHTS" is here: www.hansa-yachts.com Every now and then we also publish reports about yachts in marineforum, but strictly speaking this is not really our core competence. However, as maritime experts we are often contacted on this subject, so we refer to our neighbours. After all, we live together in the TAMM Media Group. With ship descriptions, technological innovations, shipyard stories, interviews, market reports and "people news", the new website covers the entire spectrum of the yachting industry. It's all about technology, not Monaco gossip and blue press. So it's for professionals! Yacht owners,...

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Pentagon: Port Gaza now operational

Pentagon: Port Gaza now operational

Gepostet von | 17 May 2024 | , , , , | 0

At the beginning of March, immediately after President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, the US Department of Defence had already declared an emergency mission to set up a temporary pier facility on the coast of Gaza to deliver 2 million meals a day as humanitarian aid to the Palestinian population. Under the direction of U.S. Central Command, the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore Capability (JLOTS) was to be brought to bear within 60 days. This includes a floating pontoon anchored off the coast and a two-lane floating pier that provides the connection to the mainland. On the seaward side, a squadron of support vessels and barges (lighterage system craft) provide the shuttle service.

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China: Electric container ship starts liner service

China: Electric container ship starts liner service

Gepostet von | 15 May 2024 | , , , | 0

The "Greenwater 01" (project no. N997) developed by China Ocean Shipping Group Company (COSCO) is designed for long-haul transport, is 120 metres long and, with a payload of 10,000 tonnes for up to 700 "twenty-foot equivalent units" (TEU), is the world's largest all-electric container ship to date. The "Greenwater 01" was successfully launched at the end of July 2023. It has now been put into service and has started its weekly liner service between Shanghai and Nanjing. The route covers more than 300 kilometres along the Yangtze River. Series shipbuilding According to COSCO, the second ship, project no. N998, has been under construction since May 2023 and...

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