In connection with the collision of a freighter and a tanker off the British coast on 10 March, the naval aviators of Naval Air Wing 3 "Graf Zeppelin" provided valuable administrative assistance with a Dornier DO 228 LM. The mission was carried out on behalf of the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies, which informed the UK Coastguard immediately after the...
Increasing environmental protection requirements could make the recycling of ships lucrative again in Germany. In Emden, EWD wants to benefit from this development. Yachts, submarines, research vessels, cruise liners: German shipyards build the most diverse and sophisticated ships. They also rebuild, repair and maintain them. However, there is a lack of companies that dismantle old ships. Currently, there are...
Centuries ago, weather and the environment were operational success factors - and remain so to this day. A good weather forecast can significantly influence the outcome of a battle. Ahora todos hablamos espanol. After the Spanish Armada defeated England under Queen Elizabeth around 1588, Spanish supremacy in Europe, the Atlantic region and the...
In December 2024, the "Estlink 2" Baltic Sea cable, which supplies electricity from Finland to Estonia, was damaged by the anchor of the "Eagle S". It has now been repaired faster than planned and is back on the grid. During the repair work with the help of a special ship, the damaged section of the approximately 170-kilometre-long...
New support for NATO: The minehunting boat "Dillingen" in action The minehunting boat "Dillingen" will set sail on Tuesday 8 July to join the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1) for the next six months. Under the command of Corvette Captain Finn Fritz, the...
Modernisation at the Blohm+Voss NVL site In order to get more young people interested in a career in shipbuilding, the industry is working hard to promote its image and recruit young talent. In the annual report of the VSM (Verband für Schiffbau und Meerestechnik e. V. - German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association), recruitment is a central concern. The attractiveness of the industry also includes good training....
Traditional SOPA reception in Wilhelmshaven The commander of Operational Flotilla 2, Captain Sven Beck, welcomed numerous guests from politics, society and international partners to a maritime ceremony. Particularly noteworthy was the warm welcome given to the friends of the Danish Home Defence Flotilla, who have been guests at the weekend in Wilhelmshaven for 33...
An international research team from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) is investigating the causes and interactions of melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean on board the research icebreaker "Polarstern". The "Polarstern" set off from Tromsø, Norway, on 2 July 2025 to spend the next two months analysing feedbacks between global warming and sea-ice retreat in the Arctic Ocean. The focus of the...
Largely unnoticed by the European media, the Chinese navy has experienced breathtaking growth in recent years, upsetting the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region and posing a serious threat to American supremacy on the world's oceans. In purely numerical terms, the Chinese navy (People's Liberation Army - Navy,...
Eco-Crossing: intelligent assistance for climate-friendly ferry connections Elsfleth, 2 July 2025 - Innovation meets everyday life: every day, numerous people commute between Farge and Berne on the Weser ferry. The Eco-Crossing project aims to make this everyday connection not only reliable, but also significantly more climate-friendly. The central question is: does a ferry have to be...
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