A Russian cargo ship coming from Saint Petersburg has been detained by German customs since 4 March on suspicion of violating European sanctions against Russia. After weeks of checks, the ship was allowed to leave the port of Rostock in mid-April. The 193 metre long "Atlantic Navigator II" is operated by a Canadian shipping company.
The eastern section of the Kiel Canal (NOK) is currently being widened as large ships cannot pass each other in this section in some areas; this results in waiting times and sometimes also damage to the banks. The freighters are getting bigger and bigger and the NOK is being widened by the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) to...
The Danish government has announced a regulation that will ban the discharge of ship wastewater from open exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) into Danish territorial waters from 1 July 2025. Scrubbers are used to comply with the limit value for the sulphur content of exhaust gases set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in 2020. Exhaust gas cleaning systems of this kind use a...
International trade drives the global economy and is responsible for around 80 % of global goods transport by sea. Access to the two most important canals, the Panama and Suez Canals, is fundamental for uninterrupted supply chains and therefore also for economic growth. Current disruptions show the vulnerability of these important shipping routes. Suez Canal...
The Russian state news agency Tass reported that warships from the Russian Pacific Fleet entered the Red Sea from Bab-el-Mandeb at the end of March. These are the missile cruiser "Varyag" (Hull No. 011, 186 metres, Slava class) and the destroyer "Marshal Shaposhnikov" (Hull No. 543, 163 metres, Udaloy class). What tasks are assigned to both ships...
Since Hapag-Lloyd AG has rerouted its container ships due to the security situation in the Red Sea, it is no longer possible to call at ports in Saudi Arabia (SA) and Jordan (JO). Hapag-Lloyd, as well as other shipping companies such as Maersk, expect supply routes through the Red Sea to Middle Eastern ports to be interrupted for months.
A fire broke out in the engine room of the USNS Sgt. William R. Button (T-AK-3012, 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo class) in late March, causing her to lose propulsion about 24 miles (about 38 km) off the coast of Dauphin Island in the Gulf of Mexico. Four tugs took the ship to the Alabama shipyard...
Wird die Köhlbrandbrücke im Hamburger Hafen durch einen Tunnel oder eine neue Brücke ersetzt? Oder kann die alte Brücke vielleicht doch zumindest für Autos erhalten bleiben? Neubau ohne Abriss Ökonomisch, ökologisch und baukulturell wäre eine zweite Köhlbrandbrücke die sinnvollste Lösung, sagt der Denkmalverein Hamburg. Der fordert schon lange zu prüfen,...
Maritime Cluster Northern Germany presents a comprehensive market overview Methanol is well on its way to establishing itself as one of the most important fuel options alongside LNG and ammonia as well as bio-based fuels such as FAME due to its high potential for decarbonising shipping and protecting the environment. Decisions by major market players such as Maersk and...
Danske Rederier (Danish Shipping), one of Denmark's oldest and most influential shipping organisations, has spoken out against a proposal to abolish tax breaks for Danish seafarers. Specifically, according to the Danish Shipowners' Association, this concerns a regulation that was introduced with broad government support in 1988 in order to secure the future of the...
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