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.
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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 sail on the Rhine. The crew of the "Lachs" uses its shallow draught to present the last landing craft of the German Navy to all interested parties. The boat arrives in Düsseldorf on 10 June and presents itself to visitors at an open ship the following day. Two days later, the "Lachs" docks in Bonn. Here too, the crew will open the jetty for guests. On both dates, the navy's mine divers will be...
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Sweden does not share findings The German Navy's minehunting boat "Dillingen", the multi-purpose boat "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 assistance from the Federal Police focussed on the leaks north-east of the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm. According to information from SPIEGEL, a "Sea Cat" underwater drone was deployed. Divers from the German Federal Police and the German Navy were not deployed due to the water depth of 70 metres. Sweden had already inspected the crime scene south-east of the Baltic Sea island beforehand and also recovered evidence from the seabed. However, there were analysable images...
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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 should not only be viewed in terms of its impact on the global economy, energy and grain supply, but also in terms of people's experiences and, not least, their suffering. We would therefore like to refer to the following article about a dialogue translated from English between Tom Nichols and Nick Gvosdev (both taught at the U.S....
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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. His time included the unpredictable pandemic, the most severe bushfires and floods in south-east Australia, during which the navy was not only deployed continuously along the coast. In addition, the permanent presence in the East Indies and Western Pacific, which has become increasingly urgent with the growing presence of Chinese units. "Dynamic times need an evolving navy": 15,000 new posts were to be created during his time...
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