Category: Shipping

From the Hanse Sail to two Mediterranean missions - Corvette "Oldenburg" leaves Rostock's home port

From the Hanse Sail to two Mediterranean missions - Corvette "Oldenburg" leaves Rostock's home port

Gepostet von | 10 Aug 2023 | , , | 0

On Sunday, 13 August 2023 at 1 pm, the corvette "Oldenburg" will leave its home port of Warnemünde as part of the Hanse Sail to take part in both the mandated foreign deployment UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the Lebanese coast and the NATO Aegean Support Mission. Under the command of Corvette Captain Markus Schwefer (38), the crew will initially embark on a transit to Limassol (Cyprus). From here, the K130 class corvette is expected to support the Lebanese Navy with maritime surveillance and training as part of the UNIFIL mission off the Lebanese coast until the end of October. Afterwards, the corvette will support the task force provider "Frankfurt" in the Aegean Sea.

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Bulgaria: Schengen instead of the Kremlin

Bulgaria: Schengen instead of the Kremlin

Gepostet von | 8 Aug 2023 | , , , | 0

In July, the Bulgarian ruling parties passed a law withdrawing Lukoil's licence to ship Russian oil from Burgas on the Black Sea for further processing. Bulgaria hopes that this will enable it to join the Schengen area for free and safe travel in Europe in the autumn. Economic policy The oil port of Rosenets is the only specialised oil port on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast and has been accessible since 2011 marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? Don't have access yet? Click here to...

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Migration and flight: Riding the rudder blade

Migration and flight: Riding the rudder blade

Gepostet von | 18 Jul 2023 | , , | 0

The news about refugees being picked up by sea is becoming increasingly spectacular. What was recently "only" an eleven-day journey from Nigeria to La Palma/Tenerife was survived by four stowaways on the rudder blade of a Liberian freighter/tanker after 5,000 nautical miles in mid-July! The as yet unnamed ship had set sail from Lagos/Nigeria at the end of June and had been travelling for thirteen days before Brazilian federal police discovered the four men without papers and verifiable identity in poor physical condition under the stern. After necessary medical observation, they are expected to be brought back to Nigeria shortly - probably by plane! Stowaways on the rudder blade or in the...

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Sea piracy is alive and well in the Gulf of Guinea

Sea piracy is alive and well in the Gulf of Guinea

Gepostet von | 12 Jul 2023 | , , | 0

From an ICC Hamburg press release on the first half-year report 2023 The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has expressed concern about the renewed increase in reported incidents in the waters of the Gulf of Guinea and the Singapore Strait in its 2023 half-year report. The ICC's International Maritime Bureau recorded a total of 65 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in the first half of 2023 - an increase on the 58 attacks in the same period in 2022. Violence continues Of the 65 reported incidents, 57 ships were boarded, four were attempted to be attacked, two were...

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Dangers of a "shadow fleet"

Dangers of a "shadow fleet"

Gepostet von | 11 Jul 2023 | , , | 0

Stakeholders from the shipping industry are expressing concern about the increasing danger posed by a growing "shadow fleet": tankers used to transport oil and oil products from countries such as Russia, Iran or Venezuela in order to circumvent sanctions. They point out that these ships sailing under flags of convenience barely meet safety standards, are often operated without adequate insurance or supervision and have minimal or no access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? Don't have access yet? Click here for the marineforum digital+ subscription: Access...

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