Category: Security policy

+++ German shipowners are worried about their seafarers+++

+++ German shipowners are worried about their seafarers+++

Gepostet von | 8 Apr 2022 | , , | 0

Danger for German ships? German shipowners are worried that Moscow could react to the closure of Western ports to Russian ships and that ships could be used as pawns in the Ukraine war. "We fear possible countermeasures by the Russian side with regard to the EU-ordered closures of European ports for Russian ships," said Gaby Bornheim, President of the German Shipowners' Association (VDR). "There is a risk that our ships will be tied up in Russian harbours. We appeal not to allow seafarers and civilian merchant ships to become pawns in this conflict." The EU states have previously announced the closure of EU ports to...

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Mines in the Black Sea: Russia accuses Ukraine

Mines in the Black Sea: Russia accuses Ukraine

Gepostet von | 8 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of releasing Soviet-era YaM and YarM mines floating in the northern Black Sea, three of which have been discovered and neutralised so far. According to Russian claims, there are hundreds of mines near its coast. Some of them are floating in the open waters of the Black Sea and are a danger to commercial shipping. This comes a day after Kiev claimed that Moscow was responsible. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Russia was laying sea mines in the Black Sea as "uncontrolled drifting ammunition" and making them "a de facto weapon for...

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Rolls-Royce launches three new mtu NautIQ products

Rolls-Royce launches three new mtu NautIQ products

Gepostet von | 7 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

Important contribution to safety, efficiency and climate protection targets. Rolls-Royce is expanding its mtu NautIQ ship automation portfolio with three new products: mtu NautIQ CoPilot, mtu NautIQ CoOperate and mtu NautIQ CoDirect each offer different options for intelligent crew support, autonomous control and remote operation. For customers from all areas of shipping, they bring significant benefits in terms of safety and efficiency as well as environmental and climate friendliness. The new products are the next step in the collaboration between Rolls-Royce and Sea Machines Robotics, the developer of autonomous control and remote control systems for ships, which was first announced at the Monaco Yacht Show in September 2021. The further development of the mtu NautIQ product range...

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Update: Putin's war - impact on the maritime markets

Update: Putin's war - impact on the maritime markets

Gepostet von | 7 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

Maritime trade with Russia and Ukraine - impacts on global logistics and ship-building markets - by Prof Dr Uwe Jenisch Deliveries of oil, gas, coal, grain and raw materials from Russia by ship are largely no longer possible. Gas, coal, grain and raw materials from Russia by ship have largely been cancelled. Container, ferry and feeder traffic with Russian ports has thinned out. ports has thinned out. New cargoes to and from Russia are being rejected. Russian ships are being turned away in many ports around the world or subjected to increased checks for boycott goods. Pipelines remain open for the time being. The Black and Azov Seas are "war zones" under insurance law, bringing traffic to a standstill. GPS interference & AIS spoofing in the region. Over 100 merchant ships under various flags...

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US Navy ends the LCS experiment

US Navy ends the LCS experiment

Gepostet von | 5 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

The US Navy is drawing a line under the altogether rather 'frustrating' LCS experiment. It's not official yet, but we know, because it's been an agonising process for a long time. Now the nine Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships are probably destined for disposal. The most recent was commissioned in 2020, as the US Navy was never really happy with this experiment. The ships - USS Fort Worth (LCS-3), USS Milwaukee (LCS-5), USS Detroit (LCS-7), USS Little Rock (LCS-9), USS Sioux City (LCS-11), USS Wichita (LCS-13), USS Billings (LCS-15) and USS St. Louis (LCS-19) - are among the 24 Littoral Combat Ships...

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