#Wismar #BalticSea #photo
#harbour #ships

Car Carrier With EVs, Hybrids Burning & #Abandoned Mid-Pacific

Vessel reportedly carrying total of 3,048 vehicles, with 70 being fully #electric #vehicles & 681 being partial #hybrid electric vehicles

Electric vehicles have been a constant concern for the shipping industry with numerous reports of car #fires

The fires are more difficult to handle. They have been believed to be the source of several other fires aboard #ships.

https://maritime-executive.com/article/car-carrier-with-800-evs-is-burning-and-abandoned-mid-pacific

Ignominy: Great Eastern (1858) anchored at Liverpool when used for advertising Lewis' Department Store, Liverpool 
#ships #maritimehistory

Europe's long battle against Russia's 'shadow fleet' is far from over.

The EU has imposed several rounds of sanctions against Russia's infamous "shadow fleet" for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The latest measures blacklisted 189 vessels, bringing the total number of ships under restrictions to almost 350.

But is there more to be done?

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250524-europes-long-battle-against-russias-shadow-fleet-is-far-from-over?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#SchiffSamstag #SchiffsSamstag

An Unusual Photo Of A Container Ship In Good Order And Underway Without A Residential House Or Garden Within 2 Metres Of The Bow

#shipsaturday #photo #photography #ship #ships #potd #alttext #travel #travelphotography #photooftheday
#shipsofmastodon #BlackAndWhite #bnw #sea #ocean #containership #blackandwhitephotography #uk #maritime #nautical

Friday, May 16, 2025

Russian fighter jet violated NATO territory after Estonia tried to detain shadow fleet tanker — Kyiv hits back as Russian Foreign Ministry insults — Ukraine shows its latest ship-killer Magura drone series to the public for the first time — Pro-Ukraine partisans sabotage railway track near Russia’s Smolensk — Slap in the face as Estonia blasts Russia’s low-level peace delegation in Istanbul … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/friday-may-16-2025/

A 3D ship model of the Bremen ship CONCORDIA – captured 1758 – is currently in development in close cooperation with Oliver Urrea from Flinders University. The model is based on historical documents from the Prize Papers as well as historical ship models.

#history #histodons @histodons @historikerinnen #MaritimeHistory #ships #shipmodels

Thursday, May 15, 2025

From spy rings to arson — Russia’s sabotage across Europe continues unpunished — Russia likely preparing major offensive in Ukraine despite peace efforts — Zelensky’s trust rating rises to 74%, highest since 2023, poll shows — [vblog] Putin on trial? Dutch minister on EU-led tribunal … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/thursday-may-15-2025/

#SchiffSamstag #SchiffsSamstag

#shipsaturday #photo #photography #ship #ships #potd #alttext #travel #travelphotography #photooftheday
#shipsofmastodon #california #usa #socal #BlackAndWhite #bnw #la #blackandwhitephotography #maritime #nautical

Tidewave Designs Ship of the Day: HMS Queen Elizabeth

Lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth is 284m long and can carry 60 aircraft. Her current commander is Captain Claire Thompson.

The latest in the Tidewave RN Ships series of footballer-style T-shirts is ideal for friends, fans, and crewmembers of HMS Queen Elizabeth. See this and more of the range at https://tidewave.uk .

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

‘Putin doesn’t want peace, he wants Ukraine;’ Pence rebukes Trump’s stance on Russia — Russian Baltic Sea provocations increasing threat of accidental military incidents, Latvian intelligence says — Ukraine stabilizes Pokrovsk front, seizes tactical initiative in some areas — Russian soldiers executed 3 unarmed Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/wednesday-may-7-2025/

Cleaner shipping fuel is now mandatory as the Mediterranean becomes a low-emissions zone.

Ships in the Mediterranean must now use cleaner fuel with lower sulphur content, as the sea on Thursday becomes the world’s fifth low-emissions zone.

Reducing sulphur emissions is expected to improve air and water quality and benefit human and environmental health.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250501-cleaner-shipping-fuel-is-now-mandatory-as-the-mediterranean-becomes-a-low-emissions-zone?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

Research in museums is impossible without networking and cooperation. Last week, we visited the International Maritime Museum & the German Harbour Museum in Hamburg with our team from the German Maritime Museum. A day full of dialogue & exchange

#earlymodern #history #museum #ships #maritimehistory @histodons

Population Vulnerability Of Residents, Employees, And Cruise-Ship Passengers To Tsunami Hazards Of Islands In Complex Seismic Regions - A Case Study Of The U.S. Virgin Islands
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105289 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Tsunami #Evacuation #Mitigation #Risk #Hazard #Modeling #Island #publicsafety #USVI #VirginIslands #damage #loss #infrastructure #cost #economics #humanimpacts #publicsafety #lossoflife #death #earthquake #fault #mitigation #monitoring #warning #response #tourists #locals #employees #cruiseships #population #community #vulnerability #USVirginIslands #ships #vessels #docks #inundation #flood #flooding #waves #maritime #port #scenario #riskassessment #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

"How petrostates succeeded in watering down the world’s plan to cut shipping emissions"

#Climate #ClimateChange #Emissions #Ships

https://theconversation.com/how-petrostates-succeeded-in-watering-down-the-worlds-plan-to-cut-shipping-emissions-254638

"Why the shipping industry’s new carbon tax is a big deal — and still not enough"

#Ships #Emissions #Climate #ClimateChange

https://grist.org/international/why-the-shipping-industrys-new-carbon-tax-is-a-big-deal-and-still-not-enough/

#SchiffSamstag #SchiffsSamstag

#shipsaturday #photo #photography #ship #ships #potd #alttext #travel #travelphotography #photooftheday
#shipsofmastodon #sea #ocean #vancouver #bc #canada #BlackAndWhite #canadian #blackandwhitephotography

"Marine shipping emissions on track to meet 2030 goals, but expected to miss 2050 target"

#Ships #Emissions #Climate #ClimateChange

https://phys.org/news/2025-04-marine-shipping-emissions-track-goals.html