Category: Security policy

Rügen: Green light for gas pipeline - court rejects lawsuits

Rügen: Green light for gas pipeline - court rejects lawsuits

Gepostet von | 9 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has dismissed several appeals by Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) and the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) against the operating licence for the gas pipeline between the port of Mukran and Lubmin. This means that the approximately 50-kilometre-long gas pipeline operated by Gascade, which connects the LNG terminal in Sassnitz-Mukran to the gas pipeline network in Lubmin to the east of Greifswald, is expected to go into operation as planned in mid-May. Specifically, the environmental organisations wanted the planning approval decision issued by the Stralsund Mining Authority last year to be revoked. They had criticised the pipeline on two points in particular: firstly, nature conservation concerns in the sensitive ecosystem of the Greifswald Bodden were not taken into...

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Hamburg into the Red Sea

Hamburg into the Red Sea

Gepostet von | 8 Jul 2024 | , , , | 6

The frigate "Hamburg" left Wilhelmshaven this morning to join Operation EUNAVFOR Aspides in the Red Sea. Rear Admiral Stephan Haisch, Commander of the Task Forces and Head of the Operations Department, bid farewell to the frigate "Hamburg" today. The ship is travelling to the Mediterranean to the Greek island of Crete. There, the ship and crew are preparing for the intended deployment in the Red Sea with a missile firing programme. Previously, her sister ship, the Class 124 "Hessen", had successfully taken part in the operation in the Red Sea (we reported The "Hessen" is back home). When leaving Wilhelmshaven, representatives of the press were not wanted by the crew of the "Hamburg". The...

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The Chancay-Cosco mega harbour is being built in Peru

The Chancay-Cosco mega harbour is being built in Peru

Gepostet von | 5 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

Lima - The Chinese state-owned company Cosco Shipping has been building the deep-water port of Chancay on Peru's Pacific coast, around 75 kilometres north of the capital, as the majority owner since 2019. A mega port project costing the equivalent of around 3.3 billion euros as a gateway from South America to Asia. The Chancay hub is set to become the most important container port on the South American Pacific coast as well as an important growth driver for Peru and is part of the Chinese strategic New Silk Road initiative. Cosco has already invested more than 1.2 billion euros in the first construction phase, with more than 80 % of construction work completed. The port is scheduled to open in November 2024, when Peru will host the...

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Naval Air Wing 3 celebrates its 60th anniversary

Naval Air Wing 3 celebrates its 60th anniversary

Gepostet von | 3 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

At the same time, 30 years of oil reconnaissance in cooperation with the Havariekommando The association in tranquil Nordholz near Cuxhaven is not just a Bundeswehr office or a naval airfield: it is an essential element of maritime security. It is a valuable instrument for safety at sea in the area of responsibility of the Federal Republic of Germany. Security, rescue, environmental protection and situational awareness on Germany's coasts would be inconceivable without the men and women in this organisation. The unit's military mission is one thing, but its value for coastal safety can hardly be quantified. It's good that Germany has this organisation. With...

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Kieler Woche: Follow-up Russian activities

Kieler Woche: Follow-up Russian activities

Gepostet von | 2 Jul 2024 | , , , | 3

At the end of last week, unusual movements by the Russian navy and Russian state vessels were once again observed right on the doorstep of Kiel Bay in the Fehmarnbelt. On 22 June 2024, the Russian oil tanker (RFS) "Yaz" and the Steregushiy-class corvette RFS "Stoikiy" passed through the Fehmarnbelt in the direction of St. Petersburg. The corvette had previously passed the Danish Straits heading north from the Baltiysk naval base on 19 June 2024. It was assumed that the RFS "Stoikiy" was deployed to protect the oil tanker RFS "Yaz", which was approaching the Skagerrak at the time. The tanker "Yaz" left Tartus (Syria) at the end of May...

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