Category: Shipping

News from the Panama Canal - persistent drought exacerbates transit traffic

News from the Panama Canal - persistent drought exacerbates transit traffic

Gepostet von | 15 Nov 2023 | , , | 0

Der rund 80 Kilometer lange Panamakanal bleibt absehbar ein Nadelöhr Die wichtige Handelsstraße für den Warentransport von Asien an die Ostküste der USA passieren in normalen Zeiten etwa 14.000 Schiffe pro Jahr; über fünf Prozent des Welthandels, jährlich über eine halbe Milliarde Tonnen Fracht. Doch weil es so wenig regnet, sinkt der Wasserstand. Die aufgezeichneten Niederschläge für Oktober sind mit minus 41% die niedrigsten seit 1950. 2023 ist damit auch das zweittrockenste Jahr im gleichen Zeitraum.[ds_preview] Wartezeiten im Panamakanal sprunghaft angestiegen Die Panamakanal-Behörde hatte Anfang 2023 damit begonnen, Schifffahrtsbeschränkungen zu erlassen, um aufgrund einer erneut absehbaren Dürre Wasser zu...

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System with "conveyor belt" shortens rescue time at sea

System with "conveyor belt" shortens rescue time at sea

Gepostet von | 13 Nov 2023 | , , , | 0

LONDON - A new rescue system "pulls" a person who has fallen overboard safely out of the water in less than a minute. During the rescue of a dummy in the harbour, it was demonstrated that the patented "Swift Rescue Conveyer System" from ZELIM works like a conveyor belt and rescues people who have fallen overboard up to four times faster than conventional systems, such as a rescue gallows. During a three-day demonstration around Vattenfall's Ramsgate offshore wind farm off the Thames estuary, offshore search and rescue specialists showed that once the "person overboard" role has been triggered, the Swift rescue device can be lowered into the water remotely and people quickly brought back on board to safety...

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Balticconnector gas leak: sabotage - or bad luck?

Balticconnector gas leak: sabotage - or bad luck?

Gepostet von | 5 Nov 2023 | , , , , | 7

A concerted act of Russian-Chinese sabotage? Or simply a maritime mishap? Finally an official sign from Finland! We took some time in the editorial office to gather information from open sources and waited until the overall picture became clearer. It's about the damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline and two communication cables on the Baltic seabed at various points between Estonia and Finland, which was discovered on 8 October 2023. What The Balticconnector gas pipeline runs from Paldiski, 30 kilometres west of Tallinn, northwards to the Finnish LNG terminal in Inkoo, 40 kilometres west of Helsinki, and forms a bridge between the gas pipelines from Russia and...

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Made in Germany for US sport fishermen

Made in Germany for US sport fishermen

Gepostet von | 1 Nov 2023 | , , , | 0

Rolls-Royce delivers mtu engines totalling 300,000 hp for US sportfishing boats Rolls-Royce is apparently about to break the 300,000 hp mark in delivered power with the 10V, 12V and 16V models of the mtu Series 2000 M96. That's about 130 engines. RR is now the market leader in the US sportfishing business. Reliability from Friedrichshafen is therefore popular in the US market. Rolls-Royce exhibited its engines and gave an overview of its automation solutions for yachts, the mtu NautIQ Blue Vision NewGeneration yacht automation system and the mtu NautIQ Bridge, which made its American debut in Fort Lauderdale from 25 to 29 October.

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