Baltic Sea - "Estlink 2" power cable back on the grid
In December 2024, the "Estlink 2" Baltic Sea cable, which supplies electricity from Finland to Estonia, was anchored by the "Eagle ...
Olpenitz home port - a place of remembrance
Home harbour: Memories of Olpenitz. Stele opened in memory of another time.
War in the fog of uncertainty
Centuries ago, weather and the environment were operational success factors - and remain so to this day. A good weather forecast can ...
Cross Domain Command
At its core, modern warfare results in an increasingly complex interplay of domains. With its Cross-Domain Command Concept, ...
marineforum Issue 07/08-2025
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Kiel minehunter joins the NATO organisation
New support for NATO: The minehunting boat "Dillingen" in action The minehunting boat "Dillingen" will set sail on Tuesday, 8 July, ...
NVL opens expanded training centre in Hamburg
Modernisation at the Blohm+Voss NVL site NVL training centre at the Blohm and Voss site Photo: Hansa In order to attract more young people to a career ...
Kick-off to the weekend on the Jade on the "Nordrhein-Westfalen"
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Arctic - "Polarstern" starts new expedition
An international research team from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) is investigating the causes and interactions of melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean on board the research icebreaker "Polarstern". ...
Climate-friendly across the river
Eco-Crossing: intelligent assistance for climate-friendly ferry connections Elsfleth, 2 July 2025 - Innovation meets everyday life: every day, numerous people commute by ...
Germany controls shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea
Since 1 July 2025, German authorities have also been questioning eastbound ships off Fehmarn that belong to the Russian shadow fleet about their ...
German Navy and GDWS secure maritime traffic
On 30 June 2025, an agreement was signed between the German Navy and the Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping (GDWS) regarding the ...
German Navy goes Arctica - this year!
On 30 June 2025, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced that the Bundeswehr will carry out a presence mission in 2025 with the "Berlin" task force supply ...
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