Germany’s city of Kiel announced plans to use the 5G network technology for autonomous ferry shipping operations in the port area. The post Port of Kiel eyes autonomous ferry operations with new 5G…
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A container ship contacted the wall at New North Lock in Brunsbuettel, while entering the Kiel Canal, Aug 1, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?Container ship BOMAR VALOUR contacted the wall at New North Lock in Brunsbuettel, while entering Kiel Canal, at around midday Aug 1.
Delay in handling the stern mooring line was reported to be the cause for the accident.
Damages reportedAccording to local reports, the lock wall was severely damaged, suffering a hole or dent of 10×1 meters, 4 meters...
Germany waves of traffic dues for passing through Kiel Canal due to this year’s low bunker prices, says an article published in the Port of Hamburg.
Dues suspensionAccording to the port authority, the traffic dues will be suspended from this month (01.07.2020) until the end of the year (31.12.2020).
Maritime economy under pressureJens Broder Knudsen, Chairman of the Kiel-Canal Initiative said, “Caused by the Corona crisis, the maritime economy is under massive cost pressure and traffic on the...
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Germany’s government has taken a decision to waive the Kiel Canal traffic dues until 31 December 2020. The post Germany suspends Kiel Canal traffic dues to boost waterway’s competitiveness…
DEME has been awarded a contract for the widening of the Kiel Canal in Germany.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/290557/kiel-canal-widening-contract-awarded-to-deme/
The Antigua Barbuda-flagged general cargo ship ‘BBC Amethyst’ collided with a lock in the Kiel Canal in Kiel-Holtenau, Germany, in the early morning hours of Sunday, 7th April.
The vessel was en route from Norrköping, Sweden to Rotterdam, Netherlands, at the time of the incident.
The ship was about to enter the large northern lock at about 06:45 am, but it ended up colliding with the control centre of the locks. Initial estimations suggest the ship had excessive speed at the time.
As a result, the...
A cargo vessel allided with the control center of Kiel-Holtenau Lock in Germany, on April 7, 2019.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/274815/cargo-ship-allides-with-kiel-holtenau-lock/
The general cargo ship ‘Calisto’ went off course after experiencing rudder trouble on the Elbe and collided with the quay of the Elbe Port in Brunsbüttel, on March 24. The ship was heading to the Gdynia from Hamburg when the incident took place.
The Liberia-flagged ‘Calisto’ was approaching Brunsbuettel for further Kiel Canal transit when it experienced rudder issues. These made the ship go off course and subsequently collide with the quay of the Elbe Port in Brunsbüttel.
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Both ships sustained hull damages above the waterline.