The specialists at Anschütz in Kiel have developed a navigation and deployment system for autonomous and unmanned naval operations. According to the press release, they have utilised proven and available components. Extensive tests have shown that precise and safe autonomous navigation, control and operation of unmanned platforms is possible. The system...
Rheinmetall supplies new ship simulators for naval training The defence and technology group Rheinmetall handed over the first of seven simulation systems for the Naval Operations School (MOS) in Bremerhaven in 2024. The so-called Training Equipment for Training Navigation (AATN) is intended to enable decentralised, on-site training. In addition to Bremerhaven, further facilities are being built in Flensburg (MSM), Wilhelmshaven, Kiel, Eckernförde and...
With the "Rügen", German customs has put its most modern and largest operational vessel into service. The ship monitors maritime traffic in the Baltic Sea and on the border with Poland. Thanks to its LNG propulsion system, it significantly reduces emissions and is designed for long-term patrol operations. Customs vessel "Rügen": State-of-the-art technology for customs operations According to...
The Kiel Canal is still the busiest artificial waterway in the world in terms of the number of ship passages. In recent months, however, it has often been in the headlines for rather negative reasons. Time and again, damage to the lock gates or incidents involving ships have caused a stir. Technical defects regularly lead to ships passing through the...
The British Rolls-Royce Group, to which Rolls-Royce Power Systems (mtu) has belonged in full since 2014, operates in three core business areas: Civil Aerospace, Energy Systems and Defence. Rolls-Royce has now announced that it will continue its investment programme beyond 2024 in 2025, precisely in order to achieve its net-zero emissions target by 2050. At the same time, it wants to...
Damen Shipyards was once again able to impress when the Dutch shipyard group handed over Germany's first fully electric catamaran ferry (E-cat) to its operator, AG Reederei Norden-Frisia, in January. The ship can carry up to 150 passengers and will operate in the East Frisian Wadden Sea. The catamaran, which was built at Damen shipyards in Poland and the Netherlands,...
In response to the tense security situation, the German Navy is reorganising its mine diver training. This will enable dives to greater depths, as the navy must be better prepared for new dangers, according to its inspector, Jan Christian Kaack. This includes ensuring that its own divers cover the average water depths in the Baltic Sea...
The first ship of the new generation of reconnaissance units is being built at the Peene shipyard in Wolgast It is not a combat ship, it is not designed for naval combat and it is certainly not a "spy ship". It is one of three planned reconnaissance units that are to follow the Oste class. The ceremony took place under strict...
The operators Vattenfall and BASF have now signed contracts with four companies for the planned "Nordlicht" offshore wind farm off the North Sea island of Borkum. According to the two companies, the contracts include steel foundations to be built and cables to be installed. According to Vattenfall, construction is due to start in 2026. Commissioning is scheduled for 2028. The...
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. The DLR research vessel with a length of 48 metres and space for up to 20...
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