Category: Security policy

Aspides: what has it achieved so far?

Aspides: what has it achieved so far?

Gepostet von | 10 Apr 2024 | , , | 0

68 ships have been protected - ten drones and four missiles were destroyed in eleven attacks The EU's Operation Aspides aims to protect merchant ships from attacks by Yemeni Houthi militiamen. According to High Representative Josep Borrell, 68 ships have been protected since 23 February and eleven attacks in the Red Sea have been repelled. At the specially convened press conference on 8 April, he expressed his satisfaction with the result that the EU is proving to be a maritime security guarantor. Particularly in light of the fact that four EU ships are currently securing maritime traffic in the "purely defensive operation", as Borrell emphasised on several occasions (mission component 1...

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Denmark - Shipowners' association fears end for Danish seafarers

Denmark - Shipowners' association fears end for Danish seafarers

Gepostet von | 9 Apr 2024 | , , , | 0

Danske Rederier (Danish Shipping), one of Denmark's oldest and most influential shipping organisations, has spoken out against a proposal to abolish tax breaks for Danish seafarers. Specifically, according to the Danish Shipowners' Association, this concerns a regulation that was introduced with broad government support in 1988 to secure the future of the Danish seafaring tradition. One of the provisions is that Danish and foreign seafarers on Danish ships do not have to pay tax on their wages. An expert committee commissioned by the government had drawn up proposals and alternatives for reducing subsidies. One of these proposals, which could save the government more than 276 million euros,...

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Start of production "keel laying" of the German Poseidon

Start of production "keel laying" of the German Poseidon

Gepostet von | 8 Apr 2024 | , , , | 0

Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems began production of the first of eight P-8A maritime patrol aircraft for Germany at a ceremony in Wichita, Kansas (USA) on 3 April 2024. Representatives of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), the German Navy and the German P-8A Poseidon industrial team took part in the keel-laying ceremony at Spirit Aerosystems. For the Boeing Group, this marks the beginning of the partnership with the German Armed Forces. Dr Michael Haidinger, President, Boeing Germany, emphasised this explicitly. For the company, which is currently repeatedly making headlines with its civilian products, this is an important milestone in...

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UN rejects Gaza pier plan

UN rejects Gaza pier plan

Gepostet von | 30 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

The only effective and efficient way to transport heavy goods to meet humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip is by road, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Following a meeting with the Egyptian President and his Foreign Minister in Cairo, Mr Guterres warned of the impact of the war in Gaza on the whole world, saying that the daily assault on the human dignity of Palestinians was leading to a crisis of credibility for the international community. Guterres visited Egypt and Jordan as part of his annual Ramadan solidarity tour of Muslim countries and also inspected the backlog of aid destined for the Palestinian territory at the Egyptian border with Gaza, where the...

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Ukraine: Russian Black Sea fleet further decimated

Ukraine: Russian Black Sea fleet further decimated

Gepostet von | 27 Mar 2024 | , , , | 0

The Ukrainian military reported that they had attacked the Russian landing ships "Yamal" and "Azov" as well as the "Konstantin Olshansky" captured in 2014 (all three Ropukha-class, approx. 112 metres, up to 4,400 tonnes). A communications centre and other infrastructure used by the Russian Black Sea Fleet on the annexed Crimean peninsula were also hit. The landing ships were or should also be used against Ukraine in the future. It was not clear from the reports how the targets were hit. However, the governor of Sevastopol, who was appointed by Russia, announced that the air defences had shot down more than 10 missiles and cruise missiles from a Ukrainian air attack over the port. A 65-year-old...

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