Category: Shipping

Geesthacht - Research vessel for low-emission drives

The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) has commissioned Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven to build a new research vessel. The corresponding contract for the base ship was signed at the beginning of February 2025 and is expected to cost around 36 million euros. From completion in summer 2027, the DLR research vessel, which will be 48 metres long and carry up to 20 people, will primarily be used for one-day to multi-day test cruises on the North Sea and Baltic Sea and will be a unique laboratory for real-life experiments. It will also offer the maritime industry the opportunity to jointly develop innovative and climate-friendly energy systems and propulsion concepts based on hydrogen and batteries.

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Bremen - Ice betting festival raises record amount for DGzRS

The ice bet in Bremen - a unique tradition Bremen has what other cities do not: An ice bet on a frozen Weser in January. However, the Weser has not really frozen over for almost 80 years. So this year, the motto was once again: "De Werser geiht" (The Weser is not frozen over). During the spectacle, donations are collected for the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS). The history of the ice bet The bet was first made in November 1828. 18 gentlemen, including Bremen merchants, bet on whether the Weser would freeze over by January 1829. The wager: a communal cabbage dinner. Since 1928...

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Paris: Shipping companies continue to avoid the Red Sea

The French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM is sticking to its longer transit route around the Cape of Good Hope for the time being, although it considers the region to be more stable following the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, as the group announced in January. The Yemeni Houthi rebels had declared 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 to all articles from the marineforum magazine Easy payment via PayPal, direct debit or credit card The subscription...

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Hamburg: Technological leap for sea rescue

Newly developed camera systems are to be used as artificial eyes to significantly improve the automated search for shipwrecked persons. The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) is researching this new technology together with the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS). Challenge At a distance, in poor visibility and at night, the eyes of all sea rescuers quickly reach their limits. Infrared cameras and residual light amplifiers are good at detecting larger objects. But 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? Here it goes...

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Frigate Sachsen receives digital radio from Motorola

Frigate Sachsen receives modernised digital radio The frigate Sachsen relies on modern communication technology. A new TETRA radio system will ensure a secure and reliable connection on board in future. The modernisation of the digital radio on the frigate Sachsen ensures secure and reliable communication. A TETRA digital radio solution from Motorola Solutions is now in use. It improves communication on board - especially for ship security teams, damage control forces and operational command. Frigate Sachsen digital radio: New communication solution on board In future, the frigate Sachsen will be equipped with portable TETRA handheld radios MTP8550Ex from Motorola Solutions. These will enable interference-free and secure communication via digital radio. At the official commissioning ceremony, Axel Kukuk,...

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