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The Chancay-Cosco mega harbour is being built in Peru

Lima - The Chinese state-owned company Cosco Shipping has been building the deep-water port of Chancay on Peru's Pacific coast, around 75 kilometres north of the capital, as the majority owner since 2019. A mega port project costing the equivalent of around 3.3 billion euros as a gateway from South America to Asia. The Chancay hub is set to become the most important container port on the South American Pacific coast as well as an important growth driver for Peru and is part of the Chinese strategic New Silk Road initiative. Cosco has already invested more than 1.2 billion euros in the first construction phase, with more than 80 % of construction work completed. The port is scheduled to open in November 2024, when Peru will host the...

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Naval Air Wing 3 celebrates its 60th anniversary

At the same time, 30 years of oil reconnaissance in cooperation with the Havariekommando The association in tranquil Nordholz near Cuxhaven is not just a Bundeswehr office or a naval airfield: it is an essential element of maritime security. It is a valuable instrument for safety at sea in the area of responsibility of the Federal Republic of Germany. Security, rescue, environmental protection and situational awareness on Germany's coasts would be inconceivable without the men and women in this organisation. The unit's military mission is one thing, but its value for coastal safety can hardly be quantified. It's good that Germany has this organisation. With...

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Mercury Marine and the DMYV enter into partnership

Partnership agreed for the provision of engines and spare parts for youth and competitive boats. The German Motor Yacht Association (DMYV) is the sporting authority for motorised water sports in Germany. Through its membership in the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), as the sole representative of motorised water sports, and in the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) - the world association for motorised water sports, the DMYV is responsible for the sports organisation. Equipping the boats for youth and competitive sport with engines that meet the high standards of UIM conformity on the one hand, and have to withstand the rigours of training and competition on the other, is essential. Mercury, with its long tradition...

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Sea trials of China's "Fujian"

China proudly claims that its new aircraft carrier is the largest conventionally powered warship in the world On 23 June, a noteworthy report from the "China Morning Post" arrived in the mailbox: China claimed the title of having the largest conventional aircraft carrier design in the world and immediately published a few references to the "Fujian". The state broadcaster focussed in particular on the electromagnetic catapult. Something had been achieved on a conventionally powered ship that was thought to be impossible. The Chinese emphasised that this was unique. Well, the US Navy can do this with the Ford-class, but this is known to be nuclear-powered and can therefore be sufficiently...

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