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Defence and Budget Committee vote in favour of naval procurement project

Defence and Budget Committee vote in favour of naval procurement project

Posted by | 23 Jun 2021 | , , , | 0

Earlier this afternoon, marineforum.online reported the Defence Committee's decision to procure a number of new ships and aircraft. Now the Defence Committee has also approved the project in its last meeting before the summer break. Eckhard Rehberg, budget policy spokesman for the CDU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, was delighted: "Today, the Budget Committee discussed 27 proposals totalling 19 billion euros for important Bundeswehr procurement and development projects and released the funds." The share for the navy is disproportionately high: 6.8 billion euros have been released for some long-discussed projects that will be procured over a period of ten years...

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Hapag-Lloyd orders further container giants

Hapag-Lloyd orders further container giants

Posted by | 23 Jun 2021 | , , , | 0

Hapag-Lloyd has commissioned the Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to build six ships with a slot capacity of more than 23,500 TEU. The first of the newbuilds are to be delivered as early as 2024. The container liner shipping company had already placed an identical order at the end of 2020. In total, the fleet will therefore be expanded by twelve ships with more than 23,500 TEU in the coming years. The large container ships will be equipped with a modern and particularly efficient high-pressure dual-fuel engine that runs on LNG. Alternatively, there will be sufficient tank capacity on board to also run on conventional fuel. Hapag-Lloyd is focussing on liquefied natural gas as a medium-term...

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32 nations are taking part in the Sea Breeze 21 manoeuvre - Germany is not represented

32 nations are taking part in the Sea Breeze 21 manoeuvre - Germany is not represented

Posted by | 23 Jun 2021 | , , , | 2

The next major maritime exercise this year will be Sea Breeze 2021 from 28 June to 10 July. As in previous years, the manoeuvre will be jointly led by the Ukrainian and American navies. After many nations cancelled their participation last year due to the coronavirus, units from a record number of countries are expected to take part this time. In addition to the traditional participants from the major NATO countries, there will also be exotic participants from all over the world, including Brazil, Japan and South Korea. A total of 5,000 soldiers from 32 nations will be practising various deployment scenarios together with 32 ships, 40 aircraft and 18 special forces and diving teams. Germany last took part in 2015...

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Christening of the third Japanese Mogami frigate

Christening of the third Japanese Mogami frigate

Posted by | 22 Jun 2021 | , , , | 0

Christening and launching are two important events in the life of a ship. The latest Japanese frigate Noshiro experienced both together on 22 June. After the type ship and the Kumano, it will be the third ship in the Mogami class. It is named after the river Noshiro in the north of the Japanese main island of Honshu. This frigate was built by MHI in Nagasaki, while other units in the class were built by Mitsui in Tamano. With a length of 130 metres, the ships displace around 3900 tonnes. They will be equipped with a 127-millimetre gun and a Mk41 VLS launcher with 16 cells. In addition, eight Type 17 FKs are available for engaging sea targets.

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Change at the CMSS in Kiel

Change at the CMSS in Kiel

Posted by | 22 Jun 2021 | , , | 1

The Center for Maritime Strategy & Security (CMSS) has been under new management since yesterday (21 June). From now on, Johannes Peters will be in charge of the academic institution. Peters will also be responsible for the organisation of the Kiel Seapower Series with immediate effect. The CMSS is an institution of the Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University (ISPK) and, under the leadership of Dr Sebastian Bruns, has repeatedly attracted attention with high-calibre events. Johannes Peters has been working as a research assistant in the Maritime Strategy and Security department at the ISPK since 2017. After completing his bachelor's degree in political science...

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