Tag: Germany

The German Shipowners’ Association recently issued new figures focused on the situation of the German maritime shipping industry. As the statistics showed, Germany remains the 5th shipping country, holding a 4.9% share of the global marine fleet, a 0.6% points drop in comparison to last year.

Port of Rotterdam along with DeltaPort Niederrheinhäfen and E.ON join their forces to encourage island shipping in Germany and Europe to turn from diesel to battery or hydrogen. In fact, both sides decided to develop a new infrastructure in which vessels can exchange battery containers or refuel hydrogen.

The German Institute for Wind Energy Systems, Fraunhofer IWES recently informed its development of a mobile grid simulator which goals to advance the integration of offshore wind farms into the grid. Namely, the Mobil-Grid-CoP test facility aims to verify current and future grid system services.

The Port of Kiel commissioned Siemens to build Germany’s largest shore power system to date. With a power of 16 megavolt amperes (MVA), the Siharbor solution will supply two ships at the same time with certified eco-power, for the first time.

WindEurope launched a report presenting Europe’s 2019 statistics concerning the offshore sector, noting that the EU added 3.6GW offshore wind capacity the year that passed, achieving a new record in annual installations.

The Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation (BSU) published an investigation report concerning the fire in the area of the deck cargo on board the container ship YANTIAN EXPRESS on the Atlantic Ocean, identifying Coconut charcoal as the likely cause of last year’s fire.

European Gateway Services (EGS) recently informed that the Rotterdam- Nuremberg rail shuttle has been completed and is already calling at all the deepsea terminals, in Maasvlakte (1 & 2). Specifically, EGS offers rail connection among Rotterdam and Nuremberg in the state of Bavaria and conversely, three times per week.

Vessel traffic at the Rhine River in Germany was delayed after construction workers defused an unexploded American bomb from World War II, as AP reports. When the bomb was found, a TV station and the opera house were evacuated during the defusing operation. Shipping on the river and air traffic overhead were also interrupted before the defusing operation got underway.

With water levels in Rhine continue dropping, shipping routes through the river are negatively affected. In fact, the whole falling water levels situation, reduced loading rates for vessels, as there is a prospect of higher transportation costs for cargo and materials.

Marking the second ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation in Germany, the world’s largest LNG bunker vessel ‘Kairos’, has supplied DEME’s next generation offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’. For the Port of Rostock, this ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation is a first.