Category: Shipping

Shipspotting: Corvette "Emden"

Underway on a test voyage in the North Sea - Baltic Sea Canal The K 130 II class corvette. Lot was launched on o4. May 2023 as construction number 7 of the Braunschweig class at the traditional Hamburg shipyard Blohm & Voss, which has belonged to Lürssen Defence since 2016 and is now part of the NVL Group, was christened "Emden" by Ms Annette Lehnigk-Emden. The traditional name has had a special resonance in the navy since the days of the small cruiser "Emden" from the time of the First World War. The old class 122 frigate "Emden" had been decommissioned almost 10 years earlier. The name is back, the unit is waiting for the...

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Sassnitz - "Eventin" seized off the coast of Rügen

Update from 10/05/2025 see below With the seizure of the crude oil tanker "Eventin" (152,000 tdw), which is attributed to the Russian shadow fleet, Germany is skipping several stages of escalation, according to a sanctions expert. It is unclear what will happen to the ship and its cargo. Always close by: a ship from the Coast Guard Coordination Organisation. The Federal Coast Guard has been a coordination network of several federal authorities since 1994 - including BPol See, customs, the water police of the coastal states and the fisheries inspectorates. The "Eventin" has been anchored off Sassnitz since mid-January. The tanker was towed there after a total blackout (power failure) off Rügen and detained by the German authorities. End...

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Panama gets serious and withdraws the flag from sanctioned ships

The Panamanian Maritime Authority (PMA) has removed 107 ships from its register because they have violated international sanctions. A further 18 ships are in the process of being removed from the register. The current step is part of Panama's consistent action against the circumvention of rules and sanctions. In particular, following the implementation of an executive decree issued last October, the PMA was authorised to immediately cancel ship registrations if ships or their owners appear on international sanctions lists. This measure ensures that access to marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember...

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Corvette "Augsburg" christened

Christening of the corvette AUGSBURG - Fourth unit of the second batch officially christened "Augsburg" in Hamburg at NVL On 8 May 2025, the fourth corvette of the second batch of class 130 was officially christened "Augsburg" at the Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg. The festive ceremony took place in the presence of numerous representatives from politics, the Bundeswehr and industry. The godmother was Sigrun Maxzin-Weigel, Director of the Evangelical Children's and Youth Welfare Centre in Augsburg. She broke the christening bottle on the bow of the 89 metre long unit with the traditional cutting of the line. Later at the reception, she explained how close her personal ties are to the units of the...

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Utilising ships more efficiently by reducing emissions

Onboard event provides impetus for improving ship operations What will the fully electric operation of a ferry look like in the future? How can alternative light sources improve energy efficiency? How can blind trips be avoided? These questions were at the centre of the latest event organised by the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN). On board the Scandlines hybrid ferry "Schleswig-Holstein", interested parties from shipyards, suppliers and shipping companies as well as from the MCN Ship Efficiency Specialist Group learnt about this forward-looking topic in a practical way during operation. The trip took place on Tuesday, 29 April, from Puttgarden to Rødby and back. "I am delighted that so many participants from various segments of the maritime industry accepted our invitation....

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