Category: Shipping

VSM Association News February 2022 published with a "bang"

VSM Association News February 2022 published with a "bang"

Gepostet von | 15 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

Managing Director Dr Reinhard Lüken compares the shipbuilding industry to a symphony orchestra Read the full text here: Dear readers, the shipbuilding industry is like a large symphony orchestra in which the composer and conductor bring together the various "trades" in perfect harmony to create a masterpiece. To stay with this image, the year began with a bang, just like the famous second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 94. The insolvency of four major shipyard sites not only shook the employees and affected regions to the core. It also emphasised the urgent need for action and thus brought the shipbuilding issue to the fore right at the start of the new federal government's term of office....

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TAMSEN MARITIM delivers new STS boats for the German Navy

TAMSEN MARITIM delivers new STS boats for the German Navy

Gepostet von | 14 Feb 2022 | , , | 2

STS: security, transport and towing The Defence Technical Centre (WTD 71) for Ships and Naval Weapons, Maritime Technology and Research in Eckernförde will receive two new STS boats from TAMSEN MARITIM in Rostock. The workboats will replace the class 744 (e.g. AK2) and will be delivered to WTD 71 with a time delay from the end of 2022. The contract was awarded by the Federal Office of Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) as part of a Europe-wide procurement procedure. The STS boats are sophisticated vessels designed in accordance with the latest rules of the German flag, civilian standards and DNV regulations. Further details on propulsion, tonnage and size were...

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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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