Es geht um nachhaltige Kraftstoffe Seit Jahren macht die im europäischen Kurzstreckengeschäft tätige Reederei Schlagzeilen für ihre Bestrebungen, alternative Antriebe und Kraftstoffe zu testen. Sowohl LNG, Dual Fuel als auch Batterie Technologien wurden in den Schiffen verwendet. HANSA Online berichtete 2022, dass UECC die „umweltfreundlichste Flotte in bremischen Häfen“ habe....
Bundesregierung verabschiedet Hafenstrategie und bekennt sich zum Ausbau des Cuxhavener Hafens Die Bundesregierung hat die lang erwartete Nationale Hafenstrategie verabschiedet. Im Zuge dessen hat sich der Bund nun auch dazu bekannt, sich finanziell am wichtigsten Umschlagplatz für On- und Offshore Windenergie in Deutschland zu beteiligen. Dies ist ein bedeutendes Signal...
PRESS RELEASE "BREMER DIALOGUE" MARITIME SECURITY AND NAVY 2035+: ON THE WAY TO "MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS" The first Bremen Dialogue took place on 13 March 2024 at the invitation of the Chairman of the Executive Board of the German Maritime Institute Flotilla Admiral Christian Bock and the initiator and host Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH. The new format will...
Association News of the German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association names shrinking shipyard landscape as a dramatic security risk Dr Reinhard Lüken, VSM Managing Director, is clear in his editorial for the 85th issue of VSM Association News: he criticises the misguided focus of daily reports and makes it clear that the security policy situation must be a priority. In this context...
Philip Lüdecke joins MTG Philip Lüdecke joins the MTG team and will work on concepts for maritime command and control and weapon deployment systems and will also be active in customer consulting. Lüdecke joins MTG from Thyssen Krupp Marine systems (tkMs), where he was Head of Procurement Platform Systems and Head of...
Successor to the Walrus class - procurement decision in the Netherlands in favour of France It seemed to be on the cards: the French Naval Group's design has prevailed for the successor to the Walrus submarines. The decision to award the contract is provisional, as the current decision in the Council of Ministers still requires parliamentary approval. A meeting is scheduled for 27 March...
The shipping industry transports around 90 % of global trade and is therefore responsible for around three per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions. Reason enough to research ammonia as one of several alternative fuels. Test phase MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) is planning to launch the first ammonia-fuelled...
Manuela Schwesig, Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, visited the Dutch naval shipyard Damen Naval in Vlissingen on 11 March 2024 as part of a delegation trip by the German Federal Council. She was informed about the maritime industry in the Netherlands and German-Dutch cooperation in the field of shipbuilding and defence technology. She paid particular attention to...
Duisburg: Now that the first pilotless "ghost ships" are sailing on Belgium's waterways, ships are set to follow on German waterways. In future, the captains will no longer be on board, but on land. For a few weeks now, a Belgian captain has been sitting at a desk in the former Haniel offices in Duisburg-Ruhrort. With headphones in front of four...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a €2.8 billion programme for clean ports. The programme aims to invest in zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure to help tackle the climate crisis and improve air quality. Decarbonisation The climate investment is intended to reduce pollution from fossil fuels in US port logistics and improve...