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SeeElefant - maritime plastic recycling made in Germany

SeeElefant - maritime plastic recycling made in Germany

Gepostet von | 18 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

"One Earth - One Ocean", OEOO - a German non-profit environmental organisation - has developed its idea into a concept in 2022, in which a used cargo ship is to be converted and used as a mobile recycling and energy generation ship in remote metropolitan or waste regions. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? Don't have access yet? Click here for the marineforum digital+ subscription: Access to all articles from the marineforum magazine Easy payment via PayPal, direct debit or credit card The subscription can be cancelled at any time free of charge...

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FüAkBw: Awarding of the MOV Admiral Wellershoff Prize

FüAkBw: Awarding of the MOV Admiral Wellershoff Prize

Gepostet von | 17 Jul 2023 | , , | 0

General Staff/Admiral Staff Service Course 2021 (LGAN 2021 / 63rd ASTO) The Chairman of the MOV and Deputy Chairman of the DMI, Rear Admiral (ret.) Thorsten Kähler, presented the award on 11 July 2023 at the Flag Academy. On 11 July 2023 in the Flag Hall of the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College together with the Regional Representative Hamburg and Head of the Naval Faculty, Captain Nils Brandt, the best national course participant of the Navy in the LGAN 2021, Corvette Captain Martin Hendrik Hoppe, was awarded the "Admiral Wellershoff Prize". The ceremony took place in midsummer temperatures in the presence of the course director of the LGAN 2021, Colonel Steinhoff, the participants of the Navy learning group, the responsible tutors and the lecturers of the Faculty of Naval Science. Corvette Captain Hoppe has...

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South Korea: USS "Michigan" on a visit

South Korea: USS "Michigan" on a visit

Gepostet von | 17 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

In April 2023, the presidents of South Korea and the United States agreed that a US Navy submarine equipped with nuclear weapons would visit South Korea again. This was part of a bilateral agreement to improve the "regular visibility" of US strategic assets on the Korean peninsula and in response to North Korea's repeated threats and advancing nuclear programme. Show of force In June, not only did a US B-52 strategic bomber take part in military exercises in South Korea, but USS "Michigan" (SSGN 727/Ohio class), equipped with 150 cruise missiles, also visited Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username...

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"Frankfurt am Main" deployed to the Aegean Sea

"Frankfurt am Main" deployed to the Aegean Sea

Gepostet von | 14 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

From a press release by the naval command in Rostock: On Wednesday, 19 July, 13:30, the task force provider (EGV) "Frankfurt am Main" under the command of frigate captain Hanno Weisensee (47) will leave its home port of Wilhelmshaven and head for the north-eastern Mediterranean. In the Aegean, the crew and the ship can expect to work closely with the Turkish and Greek coastguards and the European Coastguard and Border Agency (FRONTEX) as part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2). "The 'NATO Support ÄGÄIS' mission is of great importance to us. After an extensive repair phase and the gradual operational training of the crew, we are satisfied that the...

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"Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" withdraws from NATO VJTF

"Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" withdraws from NATO VJTF

Gepostet von | 13 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: On 16 July at 10 a.m., the frigate "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" will return from the Very High Readiness Taskforce (VJTF) to its home port of Wilhelmshaven. During her six-month deployment, the ship was involved in multinational exercises in the North Sea and Arctic, together with the carrier group of the American aircraft carrier "USS Gerald Ford". In addition, she acted as the flagship and command platform for the unit commander, Flotilla Admiral Thorsten Marx (55) and the 20-strong staff of Task Group 441.01 of the VJTF (M). "It was a long, demanding mission with a consistently high 'beat rate' and at the same time a...

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