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Russia: pressure on shipping is increasing

Russia: pressure on shipping is increasing

Gepostet von | 30 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

Marine engine manufacturer cuts ties with Russia The Finnish company Wartsila has stopped doing business with Russia. Due to the war in Ukraine, all deliveries and sales to Russia and Belarus have been stopped. This globally active manufacturer of marine engines and ship operating systems is not the only one to draw the consequences; its German partner MAN Energy Solutions is also reviewing contracts. The pressure on Moscow is increasing. The Russian maritime industry and shipping industry is already struggling with the sanctioning of other services, including the certification of ships, without which access to harbours and the conclusion of insurance policies is not possible. The imposition of sanctions also includes the...

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IMAF expands field of qualification

IMAF expands field of qualification

Gepostet von | 29 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

The Institute for Maritime Operational Training and Advanced Training e.K. IMAF is a service provider for maritime military training projects. To date, it has successfully supported special maritime units and specialised units and intends to expand this further. The investment in new RIBs (Rigid Inflatable Boat) has been announced. These are intended to improve the level of training of the IMAF's own instructors in the area of SBTs (Special Boat Teams), but also to ensure their own capabilities in open water scenarios. "Bad weather scenarios" and "night operations" are also to be practised regularly. The experience will also be utilised for armed maritime protection operations in the merchant shipping sector. Once the boats have been purchased, the second...

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Russian infantry replacements from Vladivostok

Russian infantry replacements from Vladivostok

Gepostet von | 29 Mar 2022 | , , , | 3

Against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, marineforum documents current maritime events in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea. As always these days - hardly any news that can be independently verified. 28 March 2022 +++ Russian infantry replacement from Vladivostok +++ The Japanese Ministry of Defence reported on 21 March 2022 that four Russian landing ships had moved through the northern Japanese straits on a westerly course a week ago. The Japanese destroyer "Shiranui" (Asahi-class) and maritime patrol vessel P-3C (Poseidon) reported the units "Nikolay Vilkov" (Alligator-class, 4,800 tonnes), "Oslyabya", "Admiral Nevelskov" and "Peresvet" (Ropucha-class, 4,500 tonnes) - i.e. the total stock of larger amphibious forces of the Russian Navy.

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Stoltenberg visits COLD RESPONSE

Stoltenberg visits COLD RESPONSE

Gepostet von | 29 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

NATO chief emphasises importance of Arctic security in the face of renewed Russian aggression NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, whose term of office has just been extended, has spoken out on the strategic importance of the Northern Flank amid NATO's biennial Cold Response exercise in Norway. Speaking in Evenes, Norway, he said that NATO must maintain a robust presence in the Arctic to avoid becoming vulnerable if Russia uses old Soviet territories to test new weapons systems in the far north. This year's record attendance of around 30,000 participants from 27 countries also includes some 3,000 US Marines and Navy personnel....

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US Navy relocates Growler to the southern Eifel region

US Navy relocates Growler to the southern Eifel region

Gepostet von | 29 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Six Boeing EA-18 Growler electronic warfare aircraft - including the 120 man/woman support component of the 134th Electronic Attack Squadron at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island - will be deployed to Spangdahlem in the southern Eifel region this week. The task of the specialists stationed in Washington State on the west coast of the USA is to operate from the aircraft carrier to disrupt, deceive and disable the tracking capabilities of enemy units. Their operational radius is usually 1,000 kilometres - with additional tanks, this radius is tripled. With their special capabilities, they are intended to reinforce NATO's eastern flank while flying exclusively over NATO territory. Whether...

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