In Memoriam Vice Admiral (ret) Sir Clive Johnstone, Royal Navy
We mourn the loss of Admiral Sir Clive Johnstone, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on 12 May 2024 at the age of 60
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Category: Security policy
Detained ship allowed to leave German harbour
A Russian cargo ship coming from Saint Petersburg has been detained by German customs since 4 March on suspicion of violating European sanctions against Russia. After weeks of checks, the ship was allowed to leave the port of Rostock in mid-April. The 193 metre long "Atlantic Navigator II" is managed by a Canadian shipping company and sails under the flag of the Marshall Islands. The ship was carrying 251 containers of birch wood for the USA. Although timber is subject to EU sanctions, it is not subject to US sanctions, according to the public prosecutor's office. It was also carrying enriched uranium for US customers, which is also subject to US and EU sanctions.
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Kiel Canal: Expansion progressing
The eastern section of the Kiel Canal (NOK) is currently being widened, as large ships cannot pass each other in this section in some areas, resulting in waiting times and sometimes damage to the banks. Freighters are getting bigger and bigger and the NOK is being prepared by the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) for the shipping traffic of the future. On the stretch between Großkönigsförde (Rendsburg-Eckernförde district) and Kiel-Holtenau, the canal is being widened in several sections to a minimum bed width of 70 metres, including increasing the radii of tight bends. The first section between Großkönigsförde and Schinkel - construction began in January 2020 - is currently...
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Indo-Pacific Deployment has begun
The task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" departs from Wilhelmshaven, the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" from Rota in Spain. It is a major undertaking, not a normal training trip abroad, but actually an "operation". That's what the inspector of the navy wants it to be called. It is a demonstration of the Federal Republic of Germany's clearly formulated security, economic and climate policy interests, as set out in the German government's Indo-Pacific Guidelines. It is about safe sea routes and compliance with the rules-based order at sea. This trip is in no way to be understood as confrontational, but rather fundamentally diplomatic - a foreign and security policy signal to the neighbours of the Indo-Pacific region that Germany is...
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The "Hessen" is back home
The frigate HESSEN is back in its home port of Wilhelmshaven after its deployment in the Red Sea as part of EU Operation ASPIDES.
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