Category: Shipping

"Rügen": Customs fleet with new operational vessel

"Rügen": Customs fleet with new operational vessel

Gepostet von | 20 Mar 2025 | , , , | 0

With the "Rügen", German customs has put its most modern and largest operational vessel into service. The ship monitors maritime traffic in the Baltic Sea and on the border with Poland. Thanks to its LNG propulsion system, it significantly reduces emissions and is designed for long-term patrol operations. Customs vessel "Rügen": State-of-the-art technology for customs operations According to the Stralsund Main Customs Office, the "Rügen" is primarily used to monitor the cross-border movement of goods and to ensure compliance with customs regulations in the sea area around the island of Rügen, the German continental shelf in the Baltic Sea up to the exclusive economic zone and on the border with Poland. Its home port is Lubmin. The new ship replaces the 30-year-old...

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NOK Brunsbüttel - Sliding gates for 5th lock chamber in inlet

NOK Brunsbüttel - Sliding gates for 5th lock chamber in inlet

Gepostet von | 19 Mar 2025 | , , , | 0

The Kiel Canal is still the busiest artificial waterway in the world in terms of the number of ship passages. In recent months, however, it has often been in the headlines for rather negative reasons. Time and again, damage to the lock gates or incidents involving ships have caused a stir. Technical defects regularly lead to ships ramming into the embankment or becoming stranded in the canal, blocking the waterway. Such incidents are reminiscent of the "Ever Given", which blocked the Suez Canal for six days in March 2021 - with noticeable consequences worldwide. Another accident occurred at the beginning of the year: the French "Eco Levant" ran aground...

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Turning point: Singapore's unmanned surveillance at sea

Turning point: Singapore's unmanned surveillance at sea

Gepostet von | 14 Mar 2025 | , , , | 0

As a result of its maritime security efforts on its doorstep and a year-long development process, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has been patrolling the strategically important strait with new unmanned surface vehicles (USV) since January 2025. The USVs can carry out patrols, monitor suspicious ships and take action if necessary - all in one of the world's busiest waterways. Around 1,000 ships pass through the Singapore Strait every day - this requires continuous monitoring. By utilising USV, the RSN can free up its manned vessels for more complex missions in the coastal apron and beyond. Equipment Equipped with modern technology, including navigational radars,...

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The "Brandenburg" replaces the "Baden-Württemberg"

The "Brandenburg" replaces the "Baden-Württemberg"

Gepostet von | 14 Mar 2025 | , , , | 0

On Sunday, 16 March 2025 at 3 p.m., the frigate "Brandenburg" will leave its home port of Wilhelmshaven to take part in the mandated foreign mission UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the Lebanese coast. Under the command of frigate captain Robert Meyer-Brenkhof, the crew will spend around six months off the Lebanese coast carrying out maritime surveillance and training for the Lebanese navy as part of the mission. The Red Eagle will leave Wilhelmshaven with around 216 men and women. An eleven-strong team from the shipboard company from Eckernförde and a medical team will also be on board. The "Brandenburg" will replace the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" (F 222), which will then be sent to...

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Norddeich - travelling fully electrically in the Wadden Sea

Norddeich - travelling fully electrically in the Wadden Sea

Gepostet von | 11 Mar 2025 | , , , | 0

Damen Shipyards was once again able to impress when the Dutch shipyard group handed over Germany's first fully electric catamaran ferry (e-cat) to its operator, AG Reederei Norden-Frisia, in January. The ship can carry up to 150 passengers and will operate in the East Frisian Wadden Sea. Built at Damen shipyards in Poland and the Netherlands, the catamaran has two propellers, each driven by a 600 kW electric motor. In view of the shallow waterways, it was designed with two hulls with a draught of just 1.2 metres. The aluminium hulls and the superstructure, which is also made of aluminium, keep the weight of the ship low, allowing it to reach speeds of up to 1.2 metres.

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