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IMO: New rules for lost containers

The amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) adopted in May 2024 provide for mandatory reporting of all containers lost at sea. It is due to come into force on 1 January 2026 and will improve maritime safety and environmental protection. For the first time, clear provisions will be laid down, both for the ship's command and for the speed of reporting. Certain details must be reported to neighbouring ships, the nearest coastal state and the flag state. As soon as additional information is available, the reports must be updated. In the case of observed drifting containers, the position...

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Day of the Bundeswehr 2024 on the Hohe Düne

At the beginning of June, as every year on Armed Forces Day, the doors of selected branches and units of the armed forces are opened. Interested and well-meaning people were able to familiarise themselves with the versatility of all branches of the armed forces. A varied programme with numerous information stands took place at the Warnemünde naval base. Many services, including the 1st Corvette Squadron, the armoured artillery training battalion from Munster, the reconnaissance troops from Eutin, the military police from Neubrandenburg, HIL GmbH as well as the federal police and veterans' associations, offered information stands and large equipment for viewing. While the visitors lingered between the tugboat ballet and the demonstrations by the air defence missile group from Sanitz/Prangendorf, the corvette "Ludwigshafen am Rhein" was made ready for sea in order to...

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Farewell on Armed Forces Day

Impressions of the Bundeswehr Day in Warnemünde Corvette Ludwigshafen is on its way to the Mediterranean. Farewell by Parliamentary State Secretary Siemtje Möller. On Saturday, the corvette "Ludwigshafen am Rhein" left her home port of Warnemünde to take part in the mandated mission UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the coast of Lebanon. Under the command of frigate captain Christian Rodust, the ship will carry out maritime surveillance and support the training of the Lebanese navy during its five-month absence. The surveillance will be carried out in cooperation with other nations involved in the UN mission, which currently includes Turkey, Greece, Bangladesh and Indonesia. "The current situation in the...

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New management of FSG-Nobiskrug

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft-Nobiskrug gets a new management team. Robert Fischer von Mollard becomes Managing Director of both companies; Michel Bollmann becomes Technical Director. Robert Fischer von Mollard was most recently Production Manager at Nobiskrug and Michel Bollmann held the same position at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft. Lars Windhorst, the shareholder of FSG-Nobiskrug, will leave the operational management. This is obviously a good internal solution for Lars Windhorst, who is in the public eye. An arrest warrant against him had just been suspended in connection with insolvency proceedings in Hanover in which he had failed to appear in court. Whether the difficult...

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ABEKING & RASMUSSEN with new technical director

On 1 June 2024, Björn Schlüter (36) took over the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at ABEKING & RASMUSSEN Schiffs- und Yachtwerft (A&R) in Lemwerder. Björn Schlüter has many years of management experience in shipbuilding and was most recently Head of Construction at the Fr. Fassmer shipyard. In the future management duo, the current CEO Matthias Hellmann (53) will take over as Chairman of the Executive Board....

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