Category: Shipping

IMO: New rules for lost containers

IMO: New rules for lost containers

Gepostet von | 12 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

The amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) adopted in May 2024 provide for mandatory reporting of all containers lost at sea. It is due to come into force on 1 January 2026 and will improve maritime safety and environmental protection. For the first time, clear provisions will be laid down, both for the ship's command and for the speed of reporting. Certain details must be reported to neighbouring ships, the nearest coastal state and the flag state. As soon as additional information is available, the reports must be updated. In the case of observed drifting containers, the position...

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Farewell on Armed Forces Day

Farewell on Armed Forces Day

Gepostet von | 7 Jun 2024 | , , , | 1

Impressions of the Bundeswehr Day in Warnemünde Corvette Ludwigshafen is on its way to the Mediterranean. Farewell by Parliamentary State Secretary Siemtje Möller. On Saturday, the corvette "Ludwigshafen am Rhein" left her home port of Warnemünde to take part in the mandated mission UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the coast of Lebanon. Under the command of frigate captain Christian Rodust, the ship will carry out maritime surveillance and support the training of the Lebanese navy during its five-month absence. The surveillance will be carried out in cooperation with other nations involved in the UN mission, which currently includes Turkey, Greece, Bangladesh and Indonesia. "The current situation in the...

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US Coast Guard checks Chinese fishermen in the South Pacific

US Coast Guard checks Chinese fishermen in the South Pacific

Gepostet von | 22 May 2024 | , , , | 3

After six Chinese fishing boats violated the fishing laws of the Republic of Vanuatu, a group of islands east of Australia, they were inspected by the local police. The special thing about this is that the inspection was carried out from a US Coast Guard ship, which was patrolling the waters of the Pacific island state for the first time. The basis for such 'missions' are bilateral agreements with the USA, the so-called Shiprider Agreement, which allows law enforcement officers of the contracting state to carry out patrols in their territory and in their exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on board US Coast Guard (USCG) vessels. In joint teams, host nation authorities utilise the strength of the US fleet to enforce maritime laws and enforce...

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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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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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