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Press Release Conference / Parliamentary Evening - German Nautical Association in Berlin

Press Release Conference / Parliamentary Evening - German Nautical Association in Berlin

Gepostet von | 22 May 2023 | , , | 0

Shipping is one of the most important sectors for Germany as a centre of business and logistics. However, a storm has risen over the industry, which is suffering from a blatant shortage of young talent, as became clear yesterday at a high-level conference in Berlin. In addition to the very diverse initiatives from the shipping industry itself, politicians are also called upon to counteract this dangerous trend if Germany is to remain an important shipping location in the future, benefiting from the extensive expertise of its many thousands of employees in international competition. The key word: secondary market. The great importance of nautical-technical expertise for other professions is still generally recognised far too rarely. "It...

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Baltic Fleet: New Steregushchiy corvette in service

Baltic Fleet: New Steregushchiy corvette in service

Gepostet von | 17 May 2023 | , , | 1

The Severnaya shipyard in Saint Petersburg delivered its fifth Steregushchiy corvette (project 20381, 105 metres, 2,200 tonnes, 8 FK SS-N-25) to the Russian Navy in the second week of May. The keel of the multi-purpose combat ship was laid a good eight years ago, albeit under the initially planned name "Retiviy". It now bears the name "Merkury", reminiscent of a rather symbolic gun brig for the Russian Navy, which was able to hold its own against two Turkish frigates off the Dardanelles in 1829 and escape from enemy forces. Baltic Sea The construction plans were also still those of the Baltic Sea Steregushchiys of projects 20380...

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Satellite photos: China on the advance in Antarctica

Satellite photos: China on the advance in Antarctica

Gepostet von | 15 May 2023 | , , , | 0

According to media reports from the beginning of May, new satellite images from a Washington-based think tank show that China has resumed construction of its fifth Antarctic research station after a break of around five years. According to Chinese sources, the aim is to open up new shipping routes and expand its own research in the Antarctic. However, in view of the current global political situation, Western governments fear that the increasing presence of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the polar regions is aimed at strengthening reconnaissance and surveillance. China's fifth station in the Antarctic The new research station on Inexpressible Island on the edge of the Ross Sea is to include an observatory with a satellite station, according to the Centre for Strategic...

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Ukraine war: What is the Russian navy doing?

Ukraine war: What is the Russian navy doing?

Gepostet von | 15 May 2023 | , , | 7

For a good two weeks now, NATO navies have been accompanying a Russian formation on its way from the Mediterranean around Western Europe to the harbours and shipyards of the Baltic Fleet. The small group is led by the frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" (494), the type ship of the three combat units built for the Black Sea Fleet - intended as an escort for the cruiser "Slava" and now itself in flagship duty ("Admiral Makarov"). They will be followed by two Steregushchiy-class corvettes (105 metres, 2,200 tonnes), "Stoikiy" (545) and "Soobrazitelniy" (532), which originally belong in the Baltic Sea and have already been mentioned in connection with the acts of sabotage on the Nord Stream pipelines. These...

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Submarine on the Rhine near Bonn and Koblenz - U17 on its way to Speyer

Submarine on the Rhine near Bonn and Koblenz - U17 on its way to Speyer

Gepostet von | 12 May 2023 | , , , | 3

In mid-May, there will be a rare spectacle on the Rhine from Cologne via Bonn and Koblenz: A decommissioned German Navy submarine is on its way from Kiel on the Baltic Sea to Speyer on the Rhine in Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the U17 - an almost 50 metre long type 206A naval submarine that displaces around 500 tonnes when submerged. However, it will not be travelling through the Rhine itself, but will be transported on a floating pontoon from Kiel to Speyer in Rhineland-Palatinate. There it will be refurbished at the Technik Museum Speyer and is expected to be transferred to the Technik Museum Sinsheim a year later.

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