After three decades, the remaining FRANKENTHAL-class mine countermeasure units are nearing the end of their intended service life. Updates are now to enable further operation. Over the course of the 20th century, underwater explosives for combating surface vessels and submarines have been continuously developed. Along with this, the development of effective countermeasures also continued to progress. The...
London - The British Ministry of Defence is preparing to procure up to four floating dry docks for the maintenance of its nuclear-powered submarine fleet. The Ministry has confirmed that the detailed design and procurement process has yet to be finalised before a contract can be awarded. As soon as these requirements are met, the production order can be placed.
And again it has happened - another telecommunications cable between Helsinki and Tallinn in the Gulf of Finland has been damaged - another Russian-operated ship dragging anchor! The Finnish Border Guard has stopped the ship registered under the flag of the Caribbean state of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and travelling from Saint Petersburg to Haifa in Israel....
The boarding of the Very Large Crude Carrier tanker "Marinera" (VLCC, ex "Bella 1") in the North Atlantic on 7 January 2026 does not mark a routine case of maritime sanctions enforcement, but a borderline case of international regulatory policy. For the first time, a ship registered under the Russian flag was seized by US forces on the high seas - accompanied by intensive NATO reconnaissance and under quiet...
The staff expansion at the TKMS site in Wismar is progressing according to plan. On 5 January 2026, more than 140 new employees took up their posts. This means that TKMS now employs over 400 people in Wismar and is thus consistently continuing the expansion of the site. In the coming years, the shipyard will...
Meyer Werft is internationally known primarily for building large cruise ships. With the undocking of a fuel transporter for the German Navy, it is now deliberately entering a less familiar but strategically important field. The supply ship is part of a contract awarded in 2021 during the coronavirus pandemic, which aimed to utilise free capacity in the...
For the first time in 25 years, the US Coast Guard has put a new icebreaker into service. The ship is urgently needed to monitor the Arctic sea areas. The US Coast Guard ceremonially commissioned the new icebreaker Storis on 10 August. The ceremony took place in Juneau, the ship's future home port...
Germany's maritime dependence. The deputy inspector and commander of the fleet did not hand over a printed report to the German Maritime Institute at the end of the Maritime Convention, but a 5 x 5 centimetre QR code. That is modern, but not yet progress. The Department of Naval Shipping Management under the leadership of Frigate Captain Steffen...
On 20 November, the British Ministry of Defence announced a contract worth GBP 316 million (around EUR 359 million) with MBDA UK. The contract is for the delivery of the DragonFire laser weapon system, which is to be installed on Royal Navy ships in the future. The first actual installation in the fleet is planned from 2027 - initially on a...
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