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Arctic - "Polarstern" starts new expedition

Arctic - "Polarstern" starts new expedition

Gepostet von | 4 Jul 2025 | , , | 0

An international research team from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) is investigating the causes and interactions of melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean on board the research icebreaker "Polarstern". The Polarstern set off from Tromsø, Norway, on 2 July 2025 to spend the next two months analysing feedbacks between global warming and sea-ice retreat in the Arctic Ocean. The investigations will focus on the differences in the melting of different types of sea ice, which represent past, present and future Arctic sea ice. One-year-old sea ice, which formed last winter, often drifts in the sea ice marginal zone and is expected to dominate the Arctic of the future. Two-year-old sea ice, characteristic of the present, drifts with the transpolar drift...

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Climate-friendly across the river

Climate-friendly across the river

Gepostet von | 3 Jul 2025 | , , , | 0

Eco-Crossing: intelligent assistance for climate-friendly ferry connections Elsfleth, 2 July 2025 - Innovation meets everyday life: every day, numerous people commute between Farge and Berne on the Weser ferry. The Eco-Crossing project aims to make this everyday connection not only reliable, but also significantly more climate-friendly. The central question is: does a ferry always have to take the same route - even if wind and current conditions are constantly changing? The answer is provided by a learning assistance system that recommends the most efficient route in real time - based on current environmental and ship parameters. The aim is to reduce fuel consumption by up to 20 per cent and achieve considerable annual cost savings.

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German Navy and GDWS secure maritime traffic

German Navy and GDWS secure maritime traffic

Gepostet von | 2 Jul 2025 | , , , | 0

On 30 June 2025, an agreement on civil-military cooperation was signed between the German Navy and the Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping (GDWS). The agreement regulates cooperation for the management of civilian maritime traffic on German sea routes. Against the backdrop of the security policy situation, the agreement is in line with the "Operational Plan Germany". National and alliance defence includes defence of the state as a whole. The new agreement comes against the backdrop of NATO's strategic reorientation. Germany will become a "hub" in the event of defence, and supplying Germany by sea also requires the consolidation of working relationships between the GDWS traffic centres and the naval shipping command. new...

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