National security services from Belgium, Germany, Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden briefed Norwegian officials and executives from the energy sector in August on the suspected threats to critical infrastructure (KRITIS) posed by Russia. When we talk about sabotage today, we talk about Russia, said the head of Norwegian counterintelligence (PST),...
The German electricity transmission system operator 50Hertz plans to invest several billion euros in the expansion of the offshore electricity grid in the German Baltic Sea by 2028. The newly planned wind farms are expected to more than double the capacity there to three gigawatts by 2028. The Federal Network Agency has granted a licence for a further Baltic Sea wind farm...
Welcome to the most important shipping industry event in the world: SMM 2024 is in full swing with around 40,000 participants from over 120 countries. It is a unique platform for business, exchange of ideas and cooperation. More than 2,000 exhibiting companies will provide an insight into the latest state of the art. Focal areas such as...
The Belgian offshore wind farm operator Parkwind recently began testing a charging station for ships, which is connected to its own wind farm "Nobelwind" via a transformer station. The electricity is supplied by 50 wind turbines installed 47 kilometres off the coast of Belgium. The technology developed by British company MJR automatically connects and disconnects ships from the wind farm.
Work has begun on the 2.8 billion euro project to build and lay the first electricity cable between the UK and Germany. This will connect two of Europe's largest energy markets for the first time, also a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Cooperation partner NeuConnect Deutschland GmbH, based in Wilhelmshaven, is responsible for...
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has signed a memorandum of understanding for co-operation with Denmark and Greenland to collect new data on seabed minerals. Other parties involved are the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources and the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland. The NOD has submitted an application to the Nordic Council of Ministers for funding of the...
The central data management platform plays a key role in the monitoring of critical maritime infrastructure. The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs (BMDV) has now awarded Kiel-based north.io GmbH the contract to further develop its Automated Recognition of Ghost ships and Underwater Surveillance (Argus). For this...
It is an important signal for Papenburg as a shipbuilding location: the Japanese Oriental Land Company (OLC) has commissioned Meyer Werft to build a cruise ship modelled on the "Disney Wish". The shipbuilding contract was signed in Tokyo on 9 July. Travelling fun with Mickey and Co. OLC is the operator of Disney theme parks...
The Dutch Ministry of Defence wants to strengthen and protect its own defence industry and is working together with the Ministry of Economic Affairs on a corresponding law consisting of three parts: + A sectoral investment test to prevent mergers, takeovers and investments in suppliers from becoming a risk for the deployment of the armed forces. + A...
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