Category: Shipping

Navigation systems for K 130

Navigation systems for K 130

Gepostet von | 13 Jun 2022 | , , , , | 0

OSI awarded contract to equip the German Navy's K-130 corvettes with integrated navigation systems OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has announced that it has been selected by ARCHE Systeme GmbH (ARCHE) to supply an integrated navigation system (INS) for the German Navy's K-130 Batch I corvette programme, operated by ECPINS. The contract includes the INS for the corvettes and the shore-based test and training facilities (shore facilities). ECPINS is at the heart of OSI's IMO type approved Integrated Navigation System MSC 252(83) and, like the F-126 programme, will be fully compliant with NATO WECDIS STANAG 4564 Edition 3.

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Dutch frigate lost 4000 litres of lubricating oil in the Baltic Sea

Dutch frigate lost 4000 litres of lubricating oil in the Baltic Sea

Gepostet von | 10 Jun 2022 | , , , , | 0

The Dutch frigate HNLMS "De Zeven Provinciën" lost around 4000 litres of lubricating oil in the Baltic Sea last month. This happened during her deployment for the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1). The oil escaped in small quantities in phases and was therefore not noticed immediately. The crew only realised when a larger quantity had escaped. The leak was then found and plugged. The cause is not yet known. The air defence and command frigate HNLMS "De Zeven Provinciën" is the flagship of the rapid reaction force SNMG1. According to the Dutch Ministry of Defence, the frigate is currently on a harbour visit in...

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40 years ago: The loss of the HMS Antelope

40 years ago: The loss of the HMS Antelope

Gepostet von | 10 Jun 2022 | , , , , | 0

The Falklands War 40 years ago cost the Royal Navy several capital ships. The four destroyers "HMS Sheffield", "HMS Ardent", "HMS Coventry" and "HMS Antelope", as well as the container ship "Atlantic Conveyor" fell victim to Argentine attacks. HMS Antelope was hit twice, but the bombs did not explode as they were dropped too low. Later that night, experts tried to defuse one of the bombs, but it detonated and fatally damaged the ship in a huge explosion. The ship began to heel and had a large hole amidships. There was a fire and the fire mains were damaged in the explosion. The explosions...

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The maritime side of the war: Crisis in the Black Sea Part I

The maritime side of the war: Crisis in the Black Sea Part I

Gepostet von | 10 Jun 2022 | , , , , , | 0

Crews and ships trapped The Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 had a profound impact on shipping in the Black Sea. To prevent the Russian navy from entering their harbours and attempting to capture them in a coup d'état, Ukrainian tugs and naval support vessels mined the waters along the coast of the Gulf of Odessa. This was a trap for many ships. Examples include the bulk carrier MV Riva Wind, registered in the Marshall Islands, and the Hong Kong-flagged COSCO container ship Joseph Schulte. The problem was getting vital raw materials out of the port of Odessa. What we Central Europeans have so far...

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Sailing again

Sailing again

Gepostet von | 9 Jun 2022 | , , , | 0

The Danish ferry operator Scandlines has installed a Norsepower rotor sail on another ferry. The company is increasingly focussing on wind-assisted propulsion systems in order to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases. Since 2013, Scandlines has invested more than 300 million euros in the construction and conversion of conventional ferries into hybrid ferries. On the hybrid ferry "Copenhagen", which operates on the Rostock-Gedser route between Germany and Denmark, the ferry operator installed its first Norsepower Rotor Sail in 2020, which has been proven to achieve an average CO2 reduction of four per cent - on days with optimal wind conditions even up to 20 per cent. With the aim of becoming emission-free by 2040, the...

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