Category: Shipping

China strengthens its presence in the polar regions

China strengthens its presence in the polar regions

Gepostet von | 20 Nov 2023 | , , , | 0

China is expanding its expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. According to the Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources, the national polar observation and monitoring network is being continuously improved and the construction of the fifth Antarctic research station "Inexpressible Island" on the edge of the Ross Sea is being accelerated. In the meantime, the 40th Antarctic expedition is being prepared and the 13th mission in the Arctic Ocean has been completed. Read more about the 5th Antarctic research station in our article "Satellite photos: China on the advance in the Antarctic" from 15 May 2023. Read article The 39th scientific Antarctic expedition from October 2022 to April 2023 lasted 163 days. 255 researchers on two research icebreakers, Snow Dragon (Xue Long) and Snow Dragon 2,...

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Environmentally friendly fuels - healthier, but not more climate-friendly

Environmentally friendly fuels - healthier, but not more climate-friendly

Gepostet von | 20 Nov 2023 | , , , | 0

Since 1 January 2020, the entire shipping industry has become "greener" thanks to "Sulphur 2020" At the turn of 2020, the IMO banned cheap but dirty heavy fuel oil with a high sulphur content. The shipping industry had two options to react: Switch to light fuel oil (marine diesel with lower sulphur and heavy metal content) or install an exhaust gas purification system (scrubber). The majority of shipowners opted to switch to alternative marine fuels or liquefied natural gas (LNG). The aim of the regulation was to significantly reduce sulphur emissions. The permissible sulphur content of marine fuels was reduced from 3.5 % to 0.5 %. Sulphur emissions (SOx) are held responsible for the development of respiratory diseases and are a component...

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Military pastor with new tasks

Military pastor with new tasks

Gepostet von | 16 Nov 2023 | , , | 0

Discharge in a service on board On Tuesday 14 November, the Protestant military pastor Dr Katja Bruns was discharged by the Protestant military dean Ernst Raunig on the task force provider "Bonn". The farewell service was held in the presence of Dr Katja Bruns' family and the leaders of Operational Flotilla 2. In his address, Military Dean Ernst Raunig emphasised the merits of the outgoing military pastor. She always sought the measure of the possible in all tasks and thus emphasised the importance of the Protestant faith representation as a constant and valued partner of the leaders in the Wilhelmshaven area. She not only led her office on land, but also spent a great deal of time...

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News from the Panama Canal - persistent drought exacerbates transit traffic

News from the Panama Canal - persistent drought exacerbates transit traffic

Gepostet von | 15 Nov 2023 | , , | 0

The approximately 80-kilometre-long Panama Canal will remain a bottleneck for the foreseeable future The important trade route for transporting goods from Asia to the east coast of the USA passes around 14,000 ships per year in normal times; over five percent of global trade, over half a billion tonnes of freight annually. But because it rains so little, the water level is falling. At minus 41%, the recorded precipitation for October is the lowest since 1950. 2023 is also the second driest year in the same period. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost...

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System with "conveyor belt" shortens rescue time at sea

System with "conveyor belt" shortens rescue time at sea

Gepostet von | 13 Nov 2023 | , , , | 0

LONDON - A new rescue system "pulls" a person who has fallen overboard safely out of the water in less than a minute. During the rescue of a dummy in the harbour, it was demonstrated that the patented "Swift Rescue Conveyer System" from ZELIM works like a conveyor belt and rescues people who have fallen overboard up to four times faster than conventional systems, such as a rescue gallows. During a three-day demonstration around Vattenfall's Ramsgate offshore wind farm off the Thames estuary, offshore search and rescue specialists showed that once the "person overboard" role has been triggered, the Swift rescue device can be lowered into the water remotely and people quickly brought back on board to safety...

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