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Sustainable ship recycling - an opportunity for Germany?

Sustainable ship recycling - an opportunity for Germany?

Gepostet von | 24 Mar 2023 | , , , | 0

DNV press release In its 2021-2025 coalition agreement, the current German government writes: "We are strengthening shipbuilding across the entire value chain, including ship recycling, as the industrial core in Germany." The Deutsche Nautische Verein von 1868 e. V. (DNV) and the Maritime Cluster Norddeutschland e. V. (MCN) very much welcome this statement, as we see considerable challenges in the strengthening of the entire value chain proclaimed by the federal government - in particular the establishment of sustainable ship recycling - in Germany, from which an urgent need for action can be derived. As an important shipping location with the great significance of its ports for the flow of goods in an export-orientated economy, Germany is...

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WTD workboat christened

WTD workboat christened

Gepostet von | 20 Mar 2023 | , , | 0

It was a big day for the TAMSEN MARITIM shipyard in Rostock, as ship christenings are not part of the repair yard's daily routine. On 16 March 2023, a new workboat of the Wehrtechnische Dienststelle 71 was christened to support the German Navy. The "Schleswig" is the first of two new Class 744 vessels that will be based in Eckernförde. The Tamsen in-house development bears the abbreviation STS (security, transport, towing) and is used to secure sea areas, transport personnel and support research tasks. The specialised boats also enable the use of underwater equipment and divers. The new workboats are replacing two AM and AK boats from the...

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Cuxhaven: Fraunhofer Institute establishes "Offshore Drone Campus"

Cuxhaven: Fraunhofer Institute establishes "Offshore Drone Campus"

Gepostet von | 17 Mar 2023 | , , | 0

With the "Offshore Drone Campus Cuxhaven" - ODCC for short - the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM) is creating a test and development infrastructure for unmanned aerial systems for offshore use. The new site offers unique local and technical opportunities to further develop offshore drones together with scientific partners and industry and to become involved at regulatory levels. Research focuses on the safe and efficient use of drones for offshore work such as maintenance, inspection, repair or surveying, as well as the development of new propulsion and material protection concepts for the demanding use of the aircraft in offshore conditions. Background With the expansion of wind turbines off the coast, there are equally...

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Spain's Armada loses a flagpole

Spain's Armada loses a flagpole

Gepostet von | 17 Mar 2023 | , , | 0

After 43 years of service in the Spanish Armada, initially as a powerful combat frigate and for the last 20 years only lightly armed as a patrol vessel (OPV), the "Infanta Elena" (Princess Helena, eldest daughter of Juan Carlos I) will now also retire from active service in mid-March as the penultimate unit of the "Descubierta" class. She was the third ship of this class, built in Cartagena at the Navantia shipyard, which at that time still bore the proud name "Empresa Nacional Bazán de Construcciones Navales Militares". The fourth "Descubierta" frigate was then named after Christina, the younger sister of the reigning King of Spain. Of the original six units, there are currently...

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175 years of German navies - 175th foreign training voyage of the "Gorch Fock"

175 years of German navies - 175th foreign training voyage of the "Gorch Fock"

Gepostet von | 16 Mar 2023 | , , | 0

From a press release by the Naval Command: On Monday, 20 March 2023 at 10 a.m., the German Navy's sail training ship, the "Gorch Fock", will leave the city of Kiel after a long winter break for its 175th training voyage abroad and will therefore not be in its home port for the 175th anniversary of the founding of the German Navy. Under the command of Captain Andreas-Peter Graf von Kielmansegg (56), the voyage will initially head south to Spain and Portugal in the anniversary year. The return journey will take the ship and crew back to Kiel via Ireland. A good 250 naval officer candidates from the 2022 crew will take part in three voyages as part of their "Seamen's Training Programme".

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