The Dutch government has informed the House of Representatives and the public that HNLMS "Tromp" (De Zeven Provinciën class, 144 metres) will also be transiting the Red Sea on its way to the Indo-Pacific. The anti-aircraft frigate departed from Den Helder on 9 March and will be deployed for around 25 days at the end of March on the US-led maritime...
The shipping industry transports around 90 % of global trade and is therefore responsible for around three per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions. Reason enough to research ammonia as one of several alternative fuels. Test phase MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) is planning to launch the first ammonia-fuelled...
Duisburg: Now that the first pilotless "ghost ships" are sailing on Belgium's waterways, ships are set to follow on German waterways. In future, the captains will no longer be on board, but on land. For a few weeks now, a Belgian captain has been sitting at a desk in the former Haniel offices in Duisburg-Ruhrort. With headphones in front of four...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a €2.8 billion programme for clean ports. The programme aims to invest in zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure to help tackle the climate crisis and improve air quality. Decarbonisation The climate investment is intended to reduce pollution from fossil fuels in US port logistics and improve...
From a press release by Rostock Naval Command On Friday, 8 March 2024 at 10 a.m., the German Navy's sail training ship will leave its home port of Kiel to begin its 177th overseas training voyage (AAR). This time, the barque will only set sail with its regular crew. 115 officer cadets of the 2023 crew will only board the ship on...
In the coming years, Germany wants to erect new, large wind turbines off its own coast. However, there is a lack of space for the huge components in the seaports. Gigantic proportions According to the German government, wind power at sea is to be increased to a capacity of 30 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and to a...
It's supposed to be more practical, but it's already chic! It came as a surprise to many when the Inspector of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jan-Christian Kaack, announced at the 63rd Historical-Tactical Conference of the Navy on 11 January: "This year will see the first prototype of a new combat suit - without a light blue shirt." The subsequent...
While the German frigate "Hessen" has arrived in Souda Bay (Crete) on its way to the area of operations for resupply, the situation in the south of the Red Sea is becoming turbulent. During the course of the day on 19 February, UKTMO reported a possible attack on a ship approximately 100 nautical miles east of Aden (Incident 033). According to UKTMO...
Kennen Sie die Abkürzung UXO? Die Abkürzung steht für „Unexploded Ordnance“, nicht explodierte Munition, umgangssprachlich auch Blindgänger genannt. Hierbei handelt es sich zumeist um Kampfmittelaltlasten, wie Raketen, Granaten oder Bomben, die nach Abschuss oder Abwurf nicht oder nicht vollständig explodiert sind. In der deutschen Nord- und Ostsee lagern davon ca....
Warnemünde - Today, Tuesday, 30 January 2024, the corvette "Oldenburg" returned to her home base in Warnemünde after more than six months of deployment. The Class 130 ship left its home port 170 days ago with its crew under the command of Corvette Captain Markus Schwefer (38) in order to take part in both the mandated foreign deployment...
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