Ocean-going tug "Rügen" in action
There will be a premiere on 12 June 2025. The new ocean-going tug "Rügen" relocates to the Aegean and is now the ...
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Manta drones to secure Taiwan Strait
After Singapore presented its autonomous MARSEC platform for controlling the waterways off the coast of the city state at the beginning of the year, the ...
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Hamburg - Liner shipping company achieves higher profit
It was expected, now Hapag-Lloyd is delivering its first results. According to preliminary figures from the end of January, the container shipping company's consolidated profit ...
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Capabilities and importance of the German Navy
Recently it has become fashionable to criticise European navies, especially the German Navy. Critics argue, among other things, that ...
Day of the Bundeswehr in Stralsund
On 28 June, Armed Forces Day will take place at ten locations across Germany under the motto "We are here". A ...
North Sea - Ship rams Dutch wind turbine
In April, units from the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Organisation (KNRM) were called to a medical evacuation. Two crew members on board the "Glomar ...
Manoeuvres in the Baltic Sea - NATO with a large presence
Major maritime manoeuvre BALTOPS starts for the first time in Rostock Baltic Operations, or BALTOPS for short, has been around for decades. It is the most important ...
Arctic operating theatre
The Arctic has become a geostrategic region in which the superpowers USA, Russia, China and the neighbouring states Canada, Denmark, ...
Setting the strategic course: Announcement of contract for German participation in the US AN/SPY-6 radar
According to an announcement by the US Department of Defense on 30 May 2025, Raytheon Missiles and Defense was awarded a contract (N00024-25-C-5501) for an initial 536.75 ...
NATO Association visits Lübeck
The unit exercises in the Baltic Sea with a combination of mine defence measures and patrols. The aim is to ensure the safety of critical underwater infrastructure ...
MSC container ship sinks off the coast of India
For reasons as yet unknown, the small container ship "MSC Elsa 3" (built in 1997, flagged Liberia) sank on Sunday off the ...