Numerous conversions turned a merchant ship into a floating operations centre. The OCEAN TRADER is used by the American special forces to support their worldwide operations. The ship was built in 2011 as the CRAGSIDE at Odense Staalskibsværft for Maersk. The US Navy agreed a long-term leasing contract with Maersk in 2013 and had the ship built between 2015 and 2017.
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 Port of Rotterdam has conducted a market survey on the use of autonomous/remote-controlled floating firefighting equipment. If the information received confirms that such vessels are a good option, this could lead to a tendering process. The port of Rotterdam operates a fleet of patrol and emergency response vessels, which are deployed by the Harbour Master's Office in daily, semi-...
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