Supplement 26.11.2024 A topic that goes through time ... Today a commentary by marineforum editor-in-chief Holger Schlüter on the visit of the British aircraft carrier in Hamburg and why Germany still does not have its own aircraft carrier. It comes back every year - the discussion about a German aircraft carrier! Has the security policy...
The 13th National Maritime Conference 2023 (NMK) took place from 14-15.09.23 at the Bremen Congress Centre. The NMK is one of the German government's most important instruments for supporting the maritime industry and is also an industry meeting. It was the first conference organised by the Scholz government, and therefore also by the host maritime coordinator Dieter Janecek. Although there were...
From a press release by the naval command: The last multi-purpose landing craft in the fleet is on its last inland voyage after 57 years of service. It is the only grey-painted boat in the German Navy that can navigate the Rhine. The crew of the "Lachs" uses its shallow draught to show all interested parties the last landing craft of the German Navy.
Sweden does not share findings The German Navy's minehunting boat "Dillingen", the multi-purpose vessel "Mittelgrund" and the German Federal Police patrol vessel "Potsdam" have completed their mission in the Baltic Sea and are back in their home harbours. The joint operation following the request for administrative assistance from the Federal Police focussed on the leaks north-east of the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm. There were...
During our research, we repeatedly come across topics that do not have a direct maritime connection, but nevertheless - or perhaps precisely because of this - become part of our journalistic horizon. The ongoing land war in Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion at the end of February 2022 is not just about its impact on the...
First things first: The Royal Australian Navy has a new Chief since the day before yesterday, 6 July 2022! Vice Admiral Mark Hammond succeeded the "outgoing" Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, who had led Australia's navy "down under" for the last four years. During his time, the unpredictable pandemic, the fiercest bushfires...
8th Maritime Colloquium of the German Maritime Institute in Wilhelmshaven When the President of the German Maritime Institute (DMI), retired Rear Admiral Karsten Schneider, closed the DMI's 8th Maritime Colloquium with these words, it was possible to look back on a series of challenging presentations and panels. Because on 24 May 2022, experts for maritime...
What does the MCN actually stand for? What is the focus of its content? And what characterises the MCN? The Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN) answers all these questions in its new image film on YouTube. In the almost 2.5-minute film, members and employees have their say and provide an overview of the work, the goals and...
On Sunday 8 May, a vote will be held on the composition of the 20th state parliament in Schleswig-Holstein. The maritime importance of this federal state probably needs no further explanation: With its location between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, over 1,125 kilometres of coastline, a large number of ports and shipyards and a diverse maritime economy, Schleswig-Holstein is a...
In mid-February - six days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine - we asked ourselves whether the German government was waking up from its slumber in view of the threat on Europe's eastern flank with regard to the defence force and its expenditure. We specifically wrote in an article: The media image is becoming...
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