Tag: Germany

On the evening of 15 June the inland freighter Esche developed a leak while navigating the Dortmund-Ems Canal.

Germany has officially approved its first facility for dismantling and recycling large ships, operated by EWD Benli Recycling GmbH in Emden, East Frisia.

Embla allided with the center wall of a Brunsbüttel lock in the Kiel Canal, Germany, reportedly causing minor damage to the lock wall.

BSU has issued an investigation report into an incident where a car carrier broke free from its moorings in Bremerhaven's Verbindungshafen port on 13 March 2021. 

Oman, Netherlands and Germany have signed for the establishment of the world’s first liquid hydrogen import corridor.

An incident occurred on the Rhine River early on the morning of March 29, as the 90-meter long passenger vessel, De Zonnebloem, collided with the 135-meter long barge, Servia, near Voerde, Germany.

The German Shipowners' Association (VDR) emphasizes that despite geopolitical turbulence and uncertain times in international trade policy, German shipping remains a reliable guarantor of the economic strength and supply security of the Federal Republic.

On 2 March, approximately 5,000 liters of an oil-water mixture leaked from a tank into the Elbe River at a company site in Hamburg.

On 13 February, bulk carrier LILA INCHEON collided with the quay while maneuvering to berth at Brunsbüttel Port on the Elbe River, Germany.

On 1 February the containership Bernhard Schepers collided with the central tail and gate niche of the new north lock of the Kiel Canal.