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The high flyer

The high flyer

Gepostet von | 23 Dec 2022 | , , , | 0

Our Person of the Year has not only become a focal point for the naval aviators. Captain Thorsten Bobzin has left his mark on the naval aviators in difficult times. In mid-November, Rear Admiral Jürgen zur Mühlen, Commander of the Task Forces and Head of the Operations Department, handed over command of the Naval Aviation Command from Captain Thorsten Bobzin to Captain Broder Nielsen. The cool weather did not deter the many invited guests from attending in large numbers. Bobzin faced numerous challenges during his time in command: He was jointly responsible for the introduction of the NH 90 NTH Sea Lion multi-purpose helicopter and had to...

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BwTV follow-up question: We take Russia's naval forces very seriously

BwTV follow-up question: We take Russia's naval forces very seriously

Gepostet von | 23 Dec 2022 | , , | 0

The Baltic Sea is a marginal sea in which both NATO forces and Russia's Baltic Fleet operate. Flotilla Admiral Henning Faltin is responsible for security in the Baltic Sea as commander of the Navy's Operational Flotilla 1. In "Nachgefragt", Faltin explains how the Baltic Sea is being protected during the war in Ukraine. Watch video The Russian invasion of Ukraine has "basically changed everything" for the Navy, says Flotilla Admiral Henning Faltin in the last "Nachgefragt" episode before the Christmas break. This starts with the personal attitude of the navy personnel: Before the outbreak of the war, they were practically in training mode, now they see themselves "in operational command,...

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Philippines: Two FAIC-M Shaldag combat boats put into service

Philippines: Two FAIC-M Shaldag combat boats put into service

Gepostet von | 22 Dec 2022 | , , | 0

After two of the nine FAIC-M (fast attack interdiction craft - missile) boats of the Israeli Shaldag Mk. V type ordered from Israel Shipyards Ltd. in Haifa were received at the Commodore Divino Pier of the Philippine Navy headquarters in Manila City in September and christened as national Marine Corps heroes, these two boats were put into service in mid-December and released to their deployment locations scattered throughout the islands of the Philippines. Construction programme Three more patrol boats of the 32-metre-long "Acero" class are still expected to be delivered. The four remaining boats are being built at the navy's own shipyard in...

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Innovative heavy-lift newbuildings for SAL-Jumbo Alliance

Innovative heavy-lift newbuildings for SAL-Jumbo Alliance

Gepostet von | 22 Dec 2022 | , , , , | 0

The Hamburg-based shipping company SAL Heavy Lift and its Dutch partner Jumbo Shipping have ordered four heavy-lift vessels of the new "Orca" class from the Chinese Wuhu shipyard and have secured an option to build two more units. The design of this new innovative ship class was developed by SAL Heavy Lift in close co-operation with the Shipbuilding Department of the Hamburg-Harburg University of Technology. The 149.9 metre long and 27.2 metre wide ships with a high ice class have a load capacity of 14,600 tdw. With their two all-electric 800-tonne cranes, they are designed for transporting particularly heavy and bulky cargo, which can also be lifted with the cranes open if required.

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tkMS with a new uncertain (?) future

tkMS with a new uncertain (?) future

Gepostet von | 21 Dec 2022 | , , | 0

Last week's public holiday with the christening of two submarines and the presence of two heads of government at the shipyard ended with a touch of melancholy for the Kiel-based submarine builder tkMS - thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. According to information published by Handelsblatt, the management is in talks with financial investors about possible shareholdings. This could point to a spin-off of tkMS. The Handelsblatt newspaper outlines the path to a spin-off from the Thyssen-Krupp Group with an IPO via the acquisition of a minority position by an investor. According to the Handelsblatt, candidates could be the European investors CVC and Triton as well as KKR and Carlyle from the USA. The...

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