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NATO: strengthening allied naval power in Europe

NATO: strengthening allied naval power in Europe

Gepostet von | 19 Dec 2023 | , , , | 0

Spain's government has given the green light for the stationing of two more US Navy ships, bringing the number of US destroyers stationed in Rota to six. In 2014, the USA began stationing a total of four Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG 51-119, max. 9700 tonnes displacement) permanently in Europe. The mission of this destroyer squadron is to implement NATO's strategic missile defence shield against ballistic missile attacks (National Missile Defence) in the Mediterranean region. It is currently permanently stationed in Rota (near Cádiz): USS Roosevelt (DDG-80 since 2020), USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51 since 2021), USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117 since 2022) and USS Bulkeley (DDG-84...

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Hamburg: Hapag-Lloyd plans sailing container ships

Hamburg: Hapag-Lloyd plans sailing container ships

Gepostet von | 18 Dec 2023 | , , , | 0

The Hamburg-based shipping company Hapag-Lloyd says it is working on plans for cargo ships with sail propulsion. Specifically, this involves container ships with a length of around 260 metres and a capacity of 4,500 containers. A total of eight masts will be distributed between the container stacks, four on the port side and four on the starboard side. The sails will be pulled out of the mast like a roller blind (furling main) and set automatically from the deck. This means that a ship planned in this way will have more sail area than the German Navy's training ship, the "Gorch Fock". In addition, an engine will be installed that can run on green methanol (e-fuel). In the coming months...

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marineforum: 2,000 posts online in three years!

marineforum: 2,000 posts online in three years!

Gepostet von | 15 Dec 2023 | , , , | 0

Dear readers and friends of maritime topics! Since we launched the portal of the Marine-Offizier-Vereinigung e.V. (MOV) and the Deutsches Maritimes Institut e.V. together with ElbBureaux GmbH in Hamburg almost exactly three years ago (a good 1,000 days), we have succeeded in publishing over two thousand (2,000!) articles - short and longer, news and explanatory pieces, twice a day - on our web platform and making them accessible to you. That's some news! Stay tuned, stay with us - also in the coming year - and look forward to interesting and interesting facts that we will publish as...

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Nordholz: World's most modern helicopter simulator handed over

Nordholz: World's most modern helicopter simulator handed over

Gepostet von | 15 Dec 2023 | , , | 0

A dream birthday "I had a dream," said Captain Broder Nielsen, Commander of the Naval Aviation Command in Nordholz, at the ceremonial handover of the simulator for the NTH Sea Lion from CAE to the German Navy on 14 December. The creation of the world's most modern simulator for helicopters turned out differently than he had dreamed, but was nevertheless a day of great joy. "We have put up with three decades of deficits," he said, and now this result is "top notch". The state-of-the-art flight simulator centre is also attractive for young people who want to choose the navy and aviation. Relieved,...

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Aid for Ukraine: Alliance to rebuild the naval forces

Aid for Ukraine: Alliance to rebuild the naval forces

Gepostet von | 14 Dec 2023 | , , , | 0

London: Norway and the UK announce maritime alliance to provide sustainable support to Ukraine in building coastal and maritime defence The Norwegian Minister of Defence met his British counterpart on 11 December 2023 to jointly present the Maritime Capability Coalition (MCC). The aim is to enable Ukraine to exercise better control over its coast and the neighbouring sea area in the future. Russia should then no longer be able to use the Black Sea as a base for missile attacks on the Ukrainian mainland. Open sea routes and free trade are important, not only for the Ukrainian economy, but also in order to transport grain to the...

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