The countries bordering the Baltic Sea have agreed to step up measures to improve the devastating state of one of the world's most polluted marine areas. The aim of the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) and the European Commission is to protect 30% of the Baltic Sea by 2030. The new measures were announced at a ministerial meeting on...
On Thursday, 28 October 2021, the German Navy will take over the new construction of the future naval command centre (FüZ M) at the Hanse Barracks in Rostock. The new multifunctional building on Kopernikusstraße will house the Navy's most important command levels. Construction of the new building began in April 2017 and will provide space for around 460...
US President Joe Biden has nominated Ann C. Phillips as Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration. Phillips served in the US Navy from 1983 to 2014, most recently with the rank of flotilla admiral. At the end of her active service, she commanded Expeditionary Strike Group Two, which included all amphibious expeditionary forces on...
On 14 October, Major General Gert Nultsch, Vice President of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), presented the Military History and Military Technology History Award at a colloquium for young military historians at the University of Potsdam, accompanied by the Bundeswehr Music Corps. With this award, the BAAINBw recognises outstanding...
Russia is currently developing a monitoring system for the Arctic coastal zone of the Federation. This system is intended to ensure the safety of shipping traffic in the North-East Passage. The "Tactical Missile Weapons Group" (Takticheskoe Raketnoe Wooruschenie) is responsible for its development. According to a representative of the group, the system is currently in the concept phase. The aim of the...
Separation of the naval shipbuilding division - job cuts in Hamburg Naval shipbuilding and all repair activities for naval vessels and coast guard boats will operate as an independent company under the NVL Group brand. As the future holding company of the NVL Group, the independent company NVL B.V. & Co. KG from Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH &...
There, where usually mostly grey ships with the "Star-Spangled Banner" on top sail their FONOPS (Freedom of Navigation Operations) and regularly provoke biting accusations from Beijing - in the almost 70 nautical miles wide strait between the island of Taiwan and the Chinese mainland - for the first time since...
From 10 September 2021, the Baltic Sea will once again be the venue for one of the most important multinational exercises to improve strategic planning and tactical communication between the participating nations. The large-scale manoeuvre "Northern Coasts" is an essential component of cross-force cooperation in the Baltic Sea region. The protection of the northern flank is an elementary focus of the German...
Today, the fuel tanker "Spessart" under the command of Captain Rolf-Heinrich von Bebern (55) is leaving the naval port of Kiel to join the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2) in the Aegean. Once in the operational area, the civilian-crewed fleet tanker "Spessart" will support the frigate "Schleswig-Holstein", which is already on its way to the Aegean in mid-August.
Invitation | Dialogue forum: Meer.Innovation | 07.09.2021, 19.00 | Online The Kiel Munition Clearance Week 2021 will take place from 06-10 September 2021. It is the first international conference on the topic of munitions clearance in the sea. The Hermann Ehlers Academy invites under the title "Dialogue Forum: Sea.innovation". The conference will discuss the...
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