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USA destroyer passes Paracel Islands

Gepostet von Holger Schlüter | 24 Jan 2022 | Headlines, News, Security policy | 0

USA again contradicts China's claim On 20 January, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Benfold passed the Paracel Islands. With this routine, the Americans are questioning Beijing's far-reaching maritime claims. China again claimed to have sovereignty over most of the South China Sea. It said it had the right to enclose the waters around four Chinese-occupied archipelagos with straight baselines, extending the reach of its territorial waters far beyond the 12-mile limit of UNCLOS. The new "Four Sha" claim is a departure from China's previous line of argument. For years, China has been relying on a 1947 claim drawn up by the Republic of China...

Current: Critical submarine cable infrastructure

Gepostet von Holger Schlüter | 21 Jan 2022 | Headlines, News, Security policy | 0

What happens if an undersea cable is interrupted? Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the federal and state governments will once again adopt new quarantine rules. This also has an impact on personnel in critical infrastructure. If you look at the list published today by RND, you will find all the buildings, facilities and organisations that are important to our lives. The federal and state governments have defined nine sectors. People concerned about maritime security will find maritime and inland shipping as well as logistics under transport and traffic, but does Berlin have an eye on what can happen at sea? How do you protect this critical underwater cable infrastructure? In March, the Royal Navy...

CONDOR IMS - Authorisation for the guarding of seagoing vessels

Gepostet von Holger Schlüter | 18 Jan 2022 | Headlines, News, Security policy | 0

Since the end of December 2021, CONDOR International and Maritime Services (CONDOR IMS GmbH) has once again been approved by the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) for the guarding of seagoing vessels. This makes the Essen-based company one of the few German pioneers to have successfully completed the procedure for defence against external threats on seagoing vessels. Since December 2013, private security companies wishing to offer armed services aimed at defence against pirates on seagoing vessels flying the German flag have required a BAFA licence, regardless of where they are based. This is carried out in consultation with the Federal Police (BPOL), which is primarily responsible for the specific procedures and...