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Kiel: March of Appreciation - save the date

Kiel: March of Appreciation - save the date

Gepostet von | 31 May 2024 | , , , | 0

The 1st International "March of Appreciation - for our emergency services" will take place at the official start of the 130th Kiel Week on 22 June 2024. A barrier-free circuit of around 10 kilometres invites you to "march" across Kiel Week. Afterwards, there will not only be refreshments available at the Kiel naval base - as part of the "Open Ship", the ships of the German Navy, the German Maritime Police and other international units from around 20 nations can be viewed. Donation march The March of Appreciation (MdW) is a charity event organised by the non-profit association Veteranenkultur e. V. The donations will be used to support the families of the forces,...

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Rostock: Fraunhofer Institute opens research centre for marine engines

Rostock: Fraunhofer Institute opens research centre for marine engines

Gepostet von | 27 May 2024 | , , , | 0

The Fraunhofer Institute for Large Structures in Production Technology (Fraunhofer IGP) will be conducting research on the former site of the engine manufacturer Caterpillar in Warnemünde. The researchers at the new Hydrogen Application Centre, which will open in May 2024, are investigating how climate-damaging emissions in shipping can be reduced and how ships can be made even more sustainable as a means of transport. Neptun Werft bought the site last year and has now leased part of it to the institute. The institute shares the former construction hall with Neptun Werft, which will use its area for shipbuilding in future and also utilise the services of the Fraunhofer IPG...

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Shipping companies in the cyber sights

Shipping companies in the cyber sights

Gepostet von | 23 May 2024 | , , | 0

A cyber espionage group originating from China called "Mustang Panda" is alleged to have planted malware to take over computer systems of European shipping companies in Norway, Greece and the Netherlands. "Mustang Panda" has already been accused of espionage against governments and organisations in Asia, Australia and Europe and has used similar malware tools in espionage campaigns in the past. The tools allow the attacker to completely take over a target system and execute their own commands. The information comes from the Slovakian cyber security firm ESET (derived from the Egyptian guardian goddess ISIS) and it, alongside UK and US agencies, warns of a significant cyber security threat from China, particularly to organisations in...

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China: Electric container ship starts liner service

China: Electric container ship starts liner service

Gepostet von | 15 May 2024 | , , , | 0

The "Greenwater 01" (project no. N997) developed by China Ocean Shipping Group Company (COSCO) is designed for long-haul transport, is 120 metres long and, with a payload of 10,000 tonnes for up to 700 "twenty-foot equivalent units" (TEU), is the world's largest all-electric container ship to date. The "Greenwater 01" was successfully launched at the end of July 2023. It has now been put into service and has started its weekly liner service between Shanghai and Nanjing. The route covers more than 300 kilometres along the Yangtze River. Series shipbuilding According to COSCO, the second ship, project no. N998, has been under construction since May 2023 and...

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Denmark tightens environmental rules

Denmark tightens environmental rules

Gepostet von | 6 May 2024 | , , , | 0

The Danish government has announced a regulation that will ban the discharge of ship wastewater from open exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) into Danish territorial waters from 1 July 2025. Scrubbers are used to comply with the limit value for the sulphur content of exhaust gases set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in 2020. Such exhaust gas cleaning systems use a chemical solution (seawater and caustic soda) to "wash" sulphur out of the flue gases. The wash water then contains heavy metals (mercury, lead, arsenic, etc.), nitrates, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and sulphur: a toxic mixture that changes the pH value and makes the water acidic! Because there is no further purification step in open systems,...

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