Category: Shipping

Frigate "Schleswig-Holstein" returns from NATO mission in the Aegean Sea

Frigate "Schleswig-Holstein" returns from NATO mission in the Aegean Sea

Gepostet von | 10 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

On 11 February 2022, the frigate "Schleswig-Holstein" returned to its home port of Wilhelmshaven after a 179-day absence. The F123 class frigate was part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2) in the Aegean and was involved in maritime surveillance. "During the four and a half months in the theatre of operations, my crew made their contribution to managing the refugee and migration crisis. In close cooperation with Greek and Turkish authorities as well as the EU border protection agency Frontex, we have made a significant contribution to protecting the EU's external borders," reports the commander, frigate captain Andreas Mückusch (44). "At the same time, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has brought considerable restrictions for us. Hardly...

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Three carrier groups in the Mediterranean

Three carrier groups in the Mediterranean

Gepostet von | 9 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

The question "what comes after Neptune Strike" is answered We are looking spellbound at the East-West crisis in Ukraine. And what is NATO doing? Three different NATO carrier groups are operating together in the Mediterranean, impressively demonstrating the Alliance's naval power. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) is taking part in the latest exercises, working together for two days with the French Task Force 473, which is stationed on the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, and an Italian battle group around the aircraft carrier Cavour. Neptune Strike 22 (marineforum reported) also involved the Cavour Strike Group and the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), which...

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CO 2 pollution: Rotterdam is the front runner

CO 2 pollution: Rotterdam is the front runner

Gepostet von | 9 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

In European comparison: Hamburg in third place! Transport & Environment (T&E), a non-profit organisation that campaigns for clean transport, has published a ranking of European ports by carbon emissions. This shows that ports need to do more to make shipping cleaner. Rotterdam was categorised as Europe's port with the highest carbon dioxide emissions. The port of Rotterdam, Europe's busiest seaport, emits almost 14 million tonnes of CO2 every year, putting it on a par with Europe's fifth largest industrial polluter - the Weisweiler coal-fired power plant in Germany, according to a new T&E study assessing the carbon emissions of ports. Antwerp...

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UPDATE: Large container ship free again

UPDATE: Large container ship free again

Gepostet von | 3 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

The ship that ran aground on the night of 2 February while approaching the Weser estuary is free. Using a total of eight tugs, salvage teams on the North Sea have brought the grounded container freighter "Mumbai Maersk" back underway. This was announced by the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies in Cuxhaven after the salvage operation, according to dpa. According to the agency, the 400-metre-long ship was stuck in shallow water a good six kilometres north of the East Frisian island of Wangerooge....

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No ordinary application

No ordinary application

Gepostet von | 2 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

"Bad Rappenau" leaves home port for the Black Sea On 7 February 2022 at 10 a.m., the minesweeper "Bad Rappenau" will leave its home port of Kiel. The boat, which is part of the 3rd Mine Countermeasures Squadron, will make the German contribution to NATO's Standing Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG 2) for the next five months and the crew of the "Bad Rappenau" will meet up with the rest of the NATO group in Haifa (Israel) under the command of Corvette Captain Jan Brodersen (37). They will then head for the Black Sea. The minesweeper will visit nine countries, eleven ports and take part in five international manoeuvres during its voyage.

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