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Maritime safety during the pandemic

Maritime safety during the pandemic

Posted by | 27 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

As in many areas, the pandemic has mercilessly exposed weaknesses in maritime security. But old problems do not simply disappear. As in many other areas of life, the impact of Covid-19 is also highlighting vulnerabilities in maritime security more clearly than ever before. And many are realising that it is not just about a possible attack by China on Taiwan, maritime provocations by Russia, Iran and China against warships and merchant ships of Western states, but also about the functioning of free maritime connections for global trade, the use of resources on the seabed and in the sea, and the use of the resources...

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Greetings from the Aegean

Greetings from the Aegean

Posted by | 27 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

The contingent commander of the TU.02 of the SNMG2, Captain Stephan Küttler, is proud of the men and women of the frigate SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. As part of the NATO support mission in the Aegean, they use every opportunity to practise. They are currently taking part in so-called PASSEXs with our NATO partners. Whether formation driving, defence against asymmetric threats, coordinated simulated weapons deployment or supply on the move, everything was on the training schedule with the alliance partners from Italy, Spain and Turkey. In addition to the technical training, the exercises are a welcome change of pace for the crew, strengthen the operational cohesion of the alliance partners and give NATO...

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Maritime fact check - Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election 2021

Maritime fact check - Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election 2021

Posted by | 24 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

Elections will be held on Sunday - and not just at federal level! The state parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is also looking for a new composition at the end of its five-year legislative period. With over 2,000 kilometres of coastline, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has the longest coastline of any federal state in Germany and plays a leading role nationally and in some cases globally with its ports, shipyards and maritime on- and offshore industry. The election programmes of the two main parties represented in the state parliament and the Wahl-O-Mat should help us with this! This is a digital comparison tool for the programmes...

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Little Red Riding Hood and the Left

Little Red Riding Hood and the Left

Posted by | 23 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

What happened when a party conference of the Left Party is mentioned in marineforum, and in the month of a federal election? Well, they took up a maritime topic and showed humour in connection with a military-historical event. The fact that the facts suffered somewhat proves once again that the anti-military party is unfamiliar with the military. On 19 June, the representative of Linksjugend Solid, Michael Neuhaus, called for the abolition of the sparkling wine tax. This acclaimed motion was adopted with 64 per cent and was therefore the only successful one at this conference. Neuhaus justified his motion by arguing that this tax, which was introduced by the German Reichstag in 1902, had...

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