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Russia: Admiral Gorshkov departed with Zircon

Russia: Admiral Gorshkov departed with Zircon

Gepostet von | 7 Jan 2023 | , , , | 3

Shortly before the end of the year, the guided missile frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" (type ship, project 22350, 135 metres, 4,500 tonnes) allegedly left Severomorsk, the Arctic home port of the Russian Northern Fleet off Murmansk on Kola Bay, with a load of the nuclear-capable hypersonic missile "Zircon". According to information from Moscow, it is to act as a command platform and lead a convoy towards the Mediterranean from January - no doubt also as a show of force against the West. However, no details were given about planned port calls or supply stops. Successor to the Krivak-class The "Gorshkov" had already carried out various test firings of the "Zircon", which flies at nine times the speed of sound (11,265 kmh), in the Barents Sea at the beginning of 2022, including one firing...

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Minesweeper mission boat "Rottweil" deploys to NATO

Minesweeper mission boat "Rottweil" deploys to NATO

Gepostet von | 6 Jan 2023 | , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: On Wednesday, 11 January 2023 at 10 a.m., the minesweeper "Rottweil", which is part of the 3rd Minesweeper Squadron, will provide the German contribution to the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1, SNMCMG 1 for short, for the next few months. The boat and crew are therefore also part of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) for the North and Baltic Seas. In addition to the missions mandated by the German Bundestag, the German Navy is constantly involved in NATO's four multinational naval formations - such as SNMCMG 1. The Navy permanently provides ships to these formations, which have been established for decades...

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Joint naval exercises between China, Russia and South Africa in February 2023

Joint naval exercises between China, Russia and South Africa in February 2023

Gepostet von | 6 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 1

Under the exercise name MOSI, two units of the navy of the Russian Federation and three ships of China's naval forces are to meet a unit of the South African navy off the east coast of South Africa. This was reported unanimously by the Russian news agency TASS and the South African online news portal Defence Web about joint activities between the naval forces of the three countries. The exercise is scheduled to kick off on 17 February in Richards Bay (KwaZulu Natal). Until 24 February, a series of the usual naval activities associated with such port calls are planned in addition to the provisioning of the visiting ships and the conferences in preparation for the exercise. This will be followed by a two-day sea phase from 25 February. To the...

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New research vessel

New research vessel

Gepostet von | 6 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 0

The Hitzler shipyard in Lauenburg will build the "Ludwig Prandtl II" to replace its namesake. The Helmholtz Centre Hereon in Geesthacht is the client for the 15 million euro new build, which is being financed by the federal government. The new vessel is 29.90 metres long, eight metres wide and only 1.6 metres deep. The crew will consist of two or three people. There will also be space for up to twelve researchers on board. They will have 47 square metres of laboratory space and a 70 square metre work deck at their disposal. The "Ludwig Prandtl II" is due to be delivered in 2024 and will then be used for coastal research. At the same time, ways to achieve a sustainable...

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Europe's shipyards continue to lose market share

Europe's shipyards continue to lose market share

Gepostet von | 6 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 0

According to the Bremen Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), 99 per cent of global orders for new merchant ships, measured in CGT (compensated gross tonnes), went to shipyards in Asia in the first six months of the current year. At 47 per cent, the largest share of the approximately 600 newbuild orders with 21 million CGT went to South Korean shipbuilders, who were back in the lead for the first time since 2016, while 43 per cent went to the heavily expanded and highly subsidised shipyards in China. Despite a number of orders from domestic shipping companies, even Japan had to fight hard to secure at least a share, albeit a shrinking one...

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