Category: Shipping

Annual press conference of the German shipbuilding and offshore supply industry

Annual press conference of the German shipbuilding and offshore supply industry

Gepostet von | 18 Jul 2024 | , , | 0

The VDMA (German Engineering Federation) Marine Equipment and Systems division answered questions from the press at the Hafen-Klub Hamburg. Dr Jörg Mutschler, Managing Director of Marine Equipment and Systems, had invited the Chairman of the Executive Board Martin Johannsmann (SKF Marine GmbH, Hamburg) and Executive Board member Dr Lars Greitsch (Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH, Waren) as well as Executive Board member Hauke Schlegel as discussion partners. The outlook for the shipbuilding suppliers was good for the future, with turnover rising by 5.8 per cent to EUR 11.3 billion in 2023. With order intake stagnating in 2023, however, good capacity utilisation is expected due to investments in climate-neutral shipping. However, according to the repeatedly...

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Nicaragua - Construction stop for rival canal

Nicaragua - Construction stop for rival canal

Gepostet von | 17 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

Dem bisherigen Projektbetreiber Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development Investment (HKND) wurde durch die nicaraguanische Nationalversammlung per Gesetzesänderung die Konzession für den Bau und die Lizenz für den Betrieb entzogen. Das ohnehin stark verzögerte Konkurrenz-Projekt zum Panamakanal ist zwar (noch) nicht endgültig beendet, sondern vorerst in staatlicher Hand.[ds_preview] Planung Gründe für die Auflösung des Vertrags wurden nicht genannt, allerdings ist ein Zusammenhang mit finanziellen Problemen des chinesischen Unternehmers durch sinkende Kurse an der chinesischen Börse herstellbar. Ursprünglich hätte der Kanal bereits 2019 fertig gestellt sein sollen. Nun hieß es von Regierungsseite, das Verkehrsministerium werde die Verwaltung der Kanalbehörde übernehmen. Kanalführung...

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Hamburg - Hapag-Lloyd CEO thinks out loud about nuclear propulsion

Hamburg - Hapag-Lloyd CEO thinks out loud about nuclear propulsion

Gepostet von | 15 Jul 2024 | , , | 0

The world's fifth-largest shipping company has committed to reducing its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by around a third by 2030 and to net-zero fleet operations by 2045. This is to be achieved through the modernisation of the fleet, new drive technologies and the research and procurement of CO2-neutral alternative fuels (e-fuels), such as "green" methanol. Hapag-Lloyd has been modernising and expanding its fleet for years. A total of 12 new large container ships have been ordered (see cbmaritim.46181.onlineshophosting.de from 23 June 2021), which can be operated with modern and efficient high-pressure dual-fuel engines and are already in service. A study is also currently considering "sailing container ships" with methanol engines (see cbmaritim.46181.onlineshophosting.de from 18 December 2023). In order to reduce fuel costs and...

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Frigate "Brandenburg" returns from the Mediterranean

Frigate "Brandenburg" returns from the Mediterranean

Gepostet von | 12 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

On Saturday, 13 July 2024, the frigate "Brandenburg" is expected back in Wilhelmshaven from the UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) mission in the Mediterranean. Under the command of frigate captain Andreas Scheiba, the crew left Wilhelmshaven in March 2024 to assist with maritime surveillance off the Lebanese coast and training the Lebanese navy as part of the UNIFIL mission. Numerous manoeuvres took place with international partners. Furthermore, the Lebanese armed forces were trained as part of the mission and there was an exchange between crew members of the frigate and their comrades from the Lebanese Navy stationed on the mainland.

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The Chancay-Cosco mega harbour is being built in Peru

The Chancay-Cosco mega harbour is being built in Peru

Gepostet von | 5 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

Lima - The Chinese state-owned company Cosco Shipping has been building the deep-water port of Chancay on Peru's Pacific coast, around 75 kilometres north of the capital, as the majority owner since 2019. A mega port project costing the equivalent of around 3.3 billion euros as a gateway from South America to Asia. The Chancay hub is set to become the most important container port on the South American Pacific coast as well as an important growth driver for Peru and is part of the Chinese strategic New Silk Road initiative. Cosco has already invested more than 1.2 billion euros in the first construction phase, with more than 80 % of construction work completed. The port is scheduled to open in November 2024, when Peru will host the...

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