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German offshore wind industry sets an example

German offshore wind industry sets an example

Gepostet von | 21 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

In June 2023, EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) from Emden christened its latest ship, the WINDEA ONE, as the first parallel hybrid crew transfer vessel (CTV). In future, it will transport personnel and materials from Norden-Norddeich to the Borkum Riffgrund and Gode Wind wind farms (off Norderney). The offshore wind turbines will be operated by the Danish company Ørsted, which has chartered the ship from EMO on a long-term basis. International co-operation The ship was built by the Penguin Shipyard Group in Batam, Indonesia, under the name WindFlex-32 and is based on a design by the Australian engineering firm Incat-Crowther. It is already the fifth ship that the AG EMS Group, to which EMO also belongs, has commissioned...

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Dutch Navy: New protection task

Dutch Navy: New protection task

Gepostet von | 20 Jul 2023 | , , , | 1

Die niederländische Regierung hat dem Verteidigungsministerium die ständige Aufgabe zur Überwachung potenzieller Bedrohungen im niederländischen Teil der Nordsee übertragen. Gegnerische Aufklärung Die niederländische Regierung trägt damit der Gefahr von Sabotageakten gegen lebenswichtige maritime Infrastrukturen Rechnung und erhält ein besseres Lagebild über Bedrohungen in der Nordsee. Die Kartierung beispielsweise[ds_preview] von Internetkabeln, Gaspipelines und Windparks durch gegnerische Kräfte läuft bereits, genauso wie die Vorbereitung auf Störungen und Sabotage oder Spionage über Datenkabel. Siehe dazu auch den Artikel „Niederlande: Seabed Warfare vor der Haustüre!“ vom 22.02.2023 Eklatantes Beispiel über eine vollendete Sabotage wichtiger Infrastruktur ist die bisher nicht aufgeklärte Zerstörung der NordStream-Pipelines...

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VJTF and SNMG1: The "Hessians" are also back in action!

VJTF and SNMG1: The "Hessians" are also back in action!

Gepostet von | 20 Jul 2023 | , , | 5

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 10 a.m., the F124 class frigate "Hessen" will depart for the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF). During her six-month deployment, the ship will be travelling in the North Sea, Baltic Sea and North Atlantic. In addition, as the flagship and command platform of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, she will take over as head of the organisation for the group commander, Flotilla Admiral Thorsten Marx (55). The "Hessen" only returned from a deployment as part of the aircraft carrier battle group around the new US carrier "Gerald R. Ford" in mid-November. The VJTF, known as the NATO spearhead, is part of the...

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EU: New undersea cable in the Black Sea to bypass Russia

EU: New undersea cable in the Black Sea to bypass Russia

Gepostet von | 20 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

The European Union is planning to lay a new 1,100-kilometre-long data cable in the Black Sea in order to bypass the existing terrestrial connection (fibre optic) to Georgia, which is considered "unsafe" and "unstable" because it runs through Russia. Such a connection was already being considered before Russia's invasion of Ukraine; following Georgia's membership application at the beginning of March 2022, its planning perspective has now been significantly advanced. The Financial Times refers to a previously unpublished strategy paper from the EU Commission. Data cable The cable through the Black Sea is to be laid in international waters and cost around 45 million euros....

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Bremerhaven: Construction of converter platforms?

Bremerhaven: Construction of converter platforms?

Gepostet von | 19 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

Offshore wind farms require the energy from the wind turbine generators (alternating current) to be transported via cables under the sea and then converted to direct current on land at the point of generation - as this is significantly less lossy over long distances. This conversion takes place in very voluminous converters that are anchored deep in the ground on high stilts near the wind farms, standing above the waves. These platforms, measuring an impressive 70 x 30 x 30 metres in length/width/height, are located around 20 metres above the surface of the water and reach up to 60 metres into the ground with their anchoring. Converters in Germany Currently...

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