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Bremen - Ice betting festival raises record amount for DGzRS

Bremen - Ice betting festival raises record amount for DGzRS

Gepostet von | 14 Feb 2025 | , , | 0

The ice bet in Bremen - a unique tradition Bremen has what other cities do not: An ice bet on a frozen Weser in January. However, the Weser has not really frozen over for almost 80 years. So this year, the motto was once again: "De Werser geiht" (The Weser is not frozen over). During the spectacle, donations are collected for the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS). The history of the ice bet The bet was first made in November 1828. 18 gentlemen, including Bremen merchants, bet on whether the Weser would freeze over by January 1829. The wager: a communal cabbage dinner. Since 1928...

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Paris: Shipping companies continue to avoid the Red Sea

Paris: Shipping companies continue to avoid the Red Sea

Gepostet von | 13 Feb 2025 | , , , | 0

Der französische Schifffahrts- und Logistikkonzern CMA CGM bleibt vorerst bei seiner längeren Transitroute um das Kap der Guten Hoffnung, obwohl er die Region nach dem Waffenstillstandsabkommen zwischen Israel und der Hamas für stabiler hält, wie der Konzern im Januar mitteilte. Die jemenitischen Houthi-Rebellen hatten erklärt, [ds_preview]dass sie nach einem Waffenstillstandsabkommen zwischen Israel und der Hamas keine Schiffe mit Verbindungen in die USA und das Vereinigte Königreich mehr angreifen würden. Es war jedoch unklar, wie sich diese Ankündigung auf den Schiffsverkehr auswirken würde. Jetzt ist klar: Die Reedereien bleiben weiterhin vorsichtig. Denn auch der Schifffahrtsgigant MSC will das Rote Meer...

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Sabotage, suspicion and broken anchors

Sabotage, suspicion and broken anchors

Gepostet von | 12 Feb 2025 | , , | 1

The Inspector of the Navy appeared before the press in Berlin with the new Navy Talks format Unfortunately, news about maritime events does not always find the recipients it needs to turn insights into action. Hardly anyone knows this better than Vice Admiral Jan Kaack. So he decided to go to the capital, invite the press and thus give maritime news the Berlin label. This has a different effect than reporting from the coast - sorry Rostock. Under the motto "Navy Talks" in the Ministry of Defence's visitor centre, the press work of the...

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U.S. aircraft carrier - modernisation

U.S. aircraft carrier - modernisation

Gepostet von | 12 Feb 2025 | , , , | 0

U.S. aircraft carriers have been the backbone of the American Navy for over 100 years. The modern Ford-class replaces older units and brings the latest technology into service. This strengthens the global clout of the U.S. Navy. They form the backbone of America's naval forces and play a critical role in global power projection. While the U.S. Navy relies heavily on aircraft carriers, the German Navy pursues a different strategy. Here you can find out why it still remains powerful: German Navy - good even without aircraft carriers? The beginnings of the U.S. aircraft carrier The first aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy was the USS "Langley" (CV-1). She was...

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"Gorch Fock" on a training voyage

"Gorch Fock" on a training voyage

Gepostet von | 11 Feb 2025 | , , | 0

The "Gorch Fock" on a training voyage: The German Navy's training sailing ship began its 182nd training voyage abroad today. The "Gorch Fock" left her home port of Kiel at 10:00 a.m. and is now heading for Spain, Portugal and the Azores. On board, the officer candidates are gaining their first seafaring experience. Under the command of frigate captain Elmar Bornkessel, the voyage begins southwards, initially without the junior officers. The route takes the ship from Vigo (Spain) via Portimão (Portugal) to Funchal on Madeira. Horta and Ponta Delgada on the Azores are then on the agenda. The last foreign port of call on this voyage will be Lerwick (Shetland Islands, Great Britain) before the ship...

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