Category: Security policy

Study: Impact of China's port development projects on the maritime environment

Study: Impact of China's port development projects on the maritime environment

Gepostet von | 27 Dec 2022 | , , , | 0

As reported by "The Maritime Executive" at the beginning of December, a study by various US universities shows the dangerous effects for socio-ecological marine systems of the port development projects being aggressively pursued by China, particularly in the Caribbean and around Africa. It is well known that China lures many developing countries into long-term debt through port, power plant and road investments in order to be able to exert intensive influence by acquiring ownership and utilisation rights. A good 20 per cent of all Chinese financing initiatives for development projects abroad - a volume of almost USD 65 billion - come from the China Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank...

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BwTV follow-up question: We take Russia's naval forces very seriously

BwTV follow-up question: We take Russia's naval forces very seriously

Gepostet von | 23 Dec 2022 | , , | 0

The Baltic Sea is a marginal sea in which both NATO forces and Russia's Baltic Fleet operate. Flotilla Admiral Henning Faltin is responsible for security in the Baltic Sea as commander of the Navy's Operational Flotilla 1. In "Nachgefragt", Faltin explains how the Baltic Sea is being protected during the war in Ukraine. Watch video The Russian invasion of Ukraine has "basically changed everything" for the Navy, says Flotilla Admiral Henning Faltin in the last "Nachgefragt" episode before the Christmas break. This starts with the personal attitude of the navy personnel: Before the outbreak of the war, they were practically in training mode, now they see themselves "in operational command,...

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"Lucky Lübeck" ends the era of the F 122 frigate class

"Lucky Lübeck" ends the era of the F 122 frigate class

Gepostet von | 12 Dec 2022 | , , , | 0

On Thursday, 15 December 2022 at 10 a.m., the frigate "Lübeck" will be decommissioned in Wilhelmshaven after 32 years. She will close the chapter of the Bremen class F 122. "The past time was demanding and moving! The considerable operational workload, the coronavirus conditions and the imminent decommissioning were special circumstances that were mastered by a special crew," says the commander, frigate captain Kai Röckel (44). "It was an honour to serve as the last commander of the 'Lübeck' and I am proud to have been part of this crew," he continues. The frigate "Lübeck" is the last active representative...

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New Zealand: It's getting lonely in the South Pacific

New Zealand: It's getting lonely in the South Pacific

Gepostet von | 12 Dec 2022 | , , , | 0

New Zealand's navy is quite manageable anyway - two frigates (combat force) and four OPVs (patrol force, 2 large, 2 small), plus three modern support vessels (tanker Aotearoa, multipurpose supply vessel Canterbury, survey vessel Manawanui), that's it! Now the third of the OPVs has also been transferred to reserve status, as the New Zealanders are simply short of personnel. In addition to the unattractive salary for new recruits, the navy has lost a lot of personnel because they migrated to the civilian sector after the military coronavirus support mission. The navy only has one small Lake-class OPV (HMNZS Rotoiti, 350 tonnes) and two recently overhauled OPVs in active status.

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Tender and minesweeper return to Kiel before Christmas

Tender and minesweeper return to Kiel before Christmas

Gepostet von | 12 Dec 2022 | , , , | 0

On Tuesday, 13 December 2022 at 10 a.m., the tender "Mosel" and an hour later, at around 11 a.m., the minehunting vessel "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" will arrive in their home port of Kiel in time for the holidays. Both units departed from Kiel in July of this year for different areas of operation. While the minehunting boat "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" travelled to the eastern Mediterranean, the tender "Mosel" remained in the Atlantic coast off the Iberian Peninsula for the first time. But in these times, plans can change quickly. The 45-strong crew of the "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" also had to learn this. Prepared for warm temperatures in the Mediterranean, they were ordered by NATO to return to the...

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