At the beginning of the new year, the task force provider "Bonn" will become part of the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force Maritime (VJTF M). This means being deployed on the so-called northern flank.
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Every year since 2014, the "Jordsand Association for the Protection of Seabirds and Nature" from Ahrensburg (Stormarn district) has chosen a seabird species that exemplifies a particular problem. In 2024, it is the red-throated diver, which, like many other seabirds, is particularly threatened by the numerous wind turbines in the sea. Red List The red-throated diver is the smallest representative of the loon species and is listed as critically endangered as a migratory bird species in Germany. The intensive expansion of offshore wind power over the past ten years has been a "serious burden" for the red-throated diver, as it has to avoid wind farm areas within a radius of around ten kilometres...
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From a message from the Rostock Naval Command on the official account of the German Navy at X (ex-twitter): The # sea battalion is providing # military assistance in the Harz Mountains. Around 50 soldiers travelled to the Mansfeld-Südharz district to provide support in the # flood area. The work is in full swing & the camp is occupied. #marine helps. Short and sweet. It is definitely a news item...
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From a press release by the Berlin office of the International Maritime Bureau of the ICC. On 11 January 2024, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in London published its 2023 Annual Report on Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea, recording an increase in incidents (120) compared to the previous year (115). 105 ships were boarded, nine attacks were attempted, four ships were hijacked and two ships were fired upon. The IMB warns in particular of the increasing danger to ship crews: The number of crew members taken hostage or kidnapped rose from 41 to 73 and from 2 to 14 respectively. A further ten crew members were...
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The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), based in London, is responsible for regulating the safety of international shipping and preventing pollution and comprises 176 member states. Russia has been a member since 1958 and has always been re-elected to the IMO Council. Last year, for the first time, Russia did not receive enough votes for re-election to the UN Maritime Organisation's Governing Body after Ukraine, which did not stand for election, pushed for Russia to be excluded. In a televised address to the IMO assembly, the Ukrainian president said that Russia had no place in the International Maritime Organisation or its governing bodies, because no one...
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