Category: Security policy

Cologne-based engine manufacturer eyes tkMS

Cologne-based engine manufacturer eyes tkMS

Gepostet von | 27 Jan 2025 | , , , | 0

The traditional Cologne-based company Deutz has expressed interest in taking over the thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) naval shipyard, according to the Handelsblatt report. Thyssenkrupp, parent company and steel manufacturer from the Ruhr region, has been examining various options for the future of its marine division tkMS, which is internationally renowned for the construction of submarines in particular, for some time. The CEO of tkMS is also in favour of the company's independence with industrial partnerships. Supply and demand After the planned sale to US investor Carlyle fell through due to political concerns, there is now a new candidate in the form of engine manufacturer Deutz. According to tkMS, however, several companies have made confidential enquiries.

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Boris Pistorius visits shipyards

Boris Pistorius visits shipyards

Gepostet von | 24 Jan 2025 | , , , | 1

Defence Minister Boris Pistorius visits naval shipbuilding yards in Wismar and Bremen On 17 January, the Federal Minister of Defence visited ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) in Wismar. The reason was the award of the contract for the new 212 CD (Common Design) submarines. Six of these submarines will be manufactured for the German Navy and Norway is expected to order a further six. Today, Boris Pistorius visited Bremen's defence industry. Accompanied by Bremen's mayor Andreas Bovenschulte, he was at the NVL (Naval Vessels Lürssen) site in Bremen-Vegesack for talks with Friedrich Lürssen, shareholder of the Lürssen Group, and Tim Wagner, CEO of NVL. Minister Pistorius was informed about the status of...

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Estonia protects submarine cable

Estonia protects submarine cable

Gepostet von | 24 Jan 2025 | , , , | 0

Estonia has also directly deployed a naval vessel to monitor the underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea after Finland detained the oil tanker "Eagle S", which is part of the Russian shadow fleet. The tanker is suspected of having damaged the Estlink 2 power cable with its anchor on 25 December 2024. This is the third incident of this kind within a year. Since then, the coast guard vessel "Raju" (P6732, 44 metres in length) has been patrolling the sea area of Estlink 1, a 105-kilometre-long power line between Finland and Estonia. "Our task is to immediately send a clear message that we are ready to protect the connections between Estonia and Finland with military...

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Change of command on the "Frankfurt am Main"

Change of command on the "Frankfurt am Main"

Gepostet von | 20 Jan 2025 | , , , | 0

On Thursday, 16 January 2025, the commander of the troop squadron, Kapitän zur See Andreas Schmekel, handed over command of the Einsatzgruppenversoger (EGV) "Frankfurt am Main" from frigate captain Hanno Weisensee to frigate captain Sebastian Fliege at the Wilhelmshaven naval base. "After five years in command of the EGV 'Frankfurt am Main', it's time for me to leave the bridge and hand over the helm to my successor," says outgoing commander Frigate Captain Weisensee. In his speech, Frigate Captain Weisensee compared his five years in command to a rollercoaster ride. He took command of the "Frankfurt am Main" during the shipyard phase, which was anything but easy from...

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New commander at the "Burg"

New commander at the "Burg"

Gepostet von | 17 Jan 2025 | , , | 1

Mürwik Naval School: Change of leadership at the "alma mater" of naval officers Today, on 17 January 2025 at 10 a.m., the Commander Support and Head of the Operational Support Department at Naval Command, Rear Admiral Christoph Müller-Meinhard, handed over command of the Mürwik Naval School (MSM) from Flotilla Admiral Jens Nemeyer to Captain Jens Grimm. The Kiel Naval Music Corps accompanied the military ceremonies with its proven lively conducting. Jens Nemeyer took command of the MSM in September 2021. The first few months of his term of office were dominated by the pandemic and a variety of organisational challenges. Nevertheless, he managed to ensure the training of future naval officers and thus fill a gap in the organisation of the...

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