There is no longer a Ukrainian navy - at least not to any significant extent in terms of tonnage or flagstaff. Nevertheless, its opponent, the navy of the Russian Federation, is not invulnerable, as the head of the German navy was quick to point out. The Ukrainian forces are currently pooling all resources from Western arms supplies...
Denmark may inspect ships in the Baltic Sea to monitor sanctioned Russian oil exports. As part of the oil price cap on Russian crude oil introduced by the EU, the G7 countries and Australia, the dominant Western insurers are not allowed to insure Russian oil cargoes priced above 60 dollars per barrel. Russian exporters are circumventing...
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German Maritime Institute takes over MS&D for SMM 2024 The International Conference on Maritime Security and Defence (MS&D) is a specialist conference on maritime security that takes place every two years as part of the SMM (Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology) trade fair at the Hamburg Messe exhibition centre. The SMM has been...
When a devastating fire broke out on the Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego in mid-July 2020, resulting in the total loss of the carrier ship, it would have been possible to intervene successfully with the automated systems available today. Could have! Of course, the Bonhomme Richard made hair-raising mistakes in the organisation of the firefighting...
Scientists specialising in naval topics are in demand abroad. Here in Germany, however, they are fighting against disinterest and rejection. On the face of it, the 175th anniversary of German navies is primarily a matter for historians, as the aim is to draw the broad lines. However, such a rather narrow view has two major problems. On the one hand...
Turkish Coast Guard divers investigated the underwater hull of a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier. The Turkish authorities seized almost 52 kilograms of cocaine wrapped in plastic and attached to the ship's anchor chain while the "Berge Torre" (176,000 tonnes, 292 metres long) was in the bay of Iskenderun, near the Syrian...
The Inspector General of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, presented the annual report of the Naval Command at the Maritime Convention in Berlin on 21 November 2023. He stated: "The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, which has continued with unchanged intensity since February last year, clearly demonstrates not only the...
In a joint press release from the Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry of Defence, the Federal Government announced its decision to reduce the forces of the task force for a military evacuation operation. For this reason, the departure of the task force provider "Bonn" planned for 23 November is not necessary. A possible evacuation of German citizens via a military...
Friedrich Lürssen, shareholder of the Lürssen Group, stepped down from the board of the Federal Association of the Security and Defence Industry (BDSV) after fourteen years of service. Tim Wagner, CEO of the NVL Group, took over as treasurer during a general meeting on 16 November 2023. The Bremen shipyard manager was President of the BDSV until 2012, which...
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