Update on 03/02/2026 The German aircraft carrier - a floating fantasy It's back. At least in the media. The German aircraft carrier doesn't sail, doesn't cost anything and isn't moored anywhere, but it is discussed with astonishing reliability. That's obviously enough. While Greenland is being talked about as if it only needs to be moored there for a short time, the...
The integration of the Belgian frigate "Louise-Marie" (F931) into the European naval operation EUNAVFOR ASPIDES to protect shipping against attacks by Houthi militias in the Red Sea will have to wait. According to a statement from the Brussels Ministry of Defence on 12 April 2024, the frigate will now remain in the Mediterranean for training purposes and will postpone its...
On Sunday, 26 September 2021, Germany will elect its 20th Bundestag - a good occasion and now a tradition for our blog #meerverstehen to take a closer look at the parties' election manifestos in terms of their maritime content! It is a truism that everything is connected to everything else: The modern global economy cannot exist without...
Berlin, the Navy & Procurement The year 2021 continues to promise excitement: in the second year of a global pandemic, there are signs of noticeable change and transformation in the political firmament of the republic in view of the upcoming Bundestag elections in September. It is understandable that Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and the Federal Ministry of Defence (BMVg) are endeavouring to...
The election for the 17th state parliament of Baden-Württemberg will take place in around two weeks' time. The state currently governed by Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) is not only criss-crossed by the important rivers Rhine, Neckar, Danube, Kocher, Jagst and Tauber, but also has a large number of lakes in addition to Lake Constance with their influence on nature,...
The world's two largest container ships currently powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) have arrived in Hamburg for the first time on their maiden voyage between the Far East and Northern Europe. The "CMA CGM Jacques Saade" moored at Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg on 8 November 2020, followed by the "CMA CGM Champs Elysee", which arrived on 7 December...
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