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Environmentally friendly fuels - healthier, but not more climate-friendly

Environmentally friendly fuels - healthier, but not more climate-friendly

Gepostet von | 20 Nov 2023 | , , , | 0

Since 1 January 2020, the entire shipping industry has become "greener" thanks to "Sulphur 2020" At the turn of 2020, the IMO banned cheap but dirty heavy fuel oil with a high sulphur content. The shipping industry had two options to react: Switch to light fuel oil (marine diesel with lower sulphur and heavy metal content) or install an exhaust gas purification system (scrubber). The majority of shipowners opted to switch to alternative marine fuels or liquefied natural gas (LNG). The aim of the regulation was to significantly reduce sulphur emissions. The permissible sulphur content of marine fuels was reduced from 3.5 % to 0.5 %. Sulphur emissions (SOx) are held responsible for the development of respiratory diseases and are a component...

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50 years of the German Maritime Institute

50 years of the German Maritime Institute

Gepostet von | 16 Nov 2023 | , , , | 0

Anniversary event with international panel guests as part of the 16th Maritime Convention on 21 November 2023 "175 years of the German Navy - 50 years of DMI: expectations of maritime Germany" Leading personalities from politics, the maritime environment, the navy, naval shipbuilding, science, port authorities and the federal police will meet. Guests from Italy, Finland, Indonesia and Austria are also expected at the Schleswig-Holstein State Representation to the Federal Government, In den Ministergärten 8, 10117 Berlin. The Inspector of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, will also be present as a guest at the anniversary event. The German Maritime Institute was founded in 1973 to raise awareness and...

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Military pastor with new tasks

Military pastor with new tasks

Gepostet von | 16 Nov 2023 | , , | 0

Discharge in a service on board On Tuesday 14 November, the Protestant military pastor Dr Katja Bruns was discharged by the Protestant military dean Ernst Raunig on the task force provider "Bonn". The farewell service was held in the presence of Dr Katja Bruns' family and the leaders of Operational Flotilla 2. In his address, Military Dean Ernst Raunig emphasised the merits of the outgoing military pastor. She always sought the measure of the possible in all tasks and thus emphasised the importance of the Protestant faith representation as a constant and valued partner of the leaders in the Wilhelmshaven area. She not only led her office on land, but also spent a great deal of time...

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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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