A fire in Rostock's seaport has severely damaged a crane. The fire on a ship unloading crane in Rostock's seaport last week was extinguished by the fire brigade, which was called out to prevent it spreading. According to the waterway police, no people were injured. However, the crane operator's cab was completely burnt out and damage estimated at...
Stirring debate on the threat on NATO's eastern flank The GIDS (German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies) hosted a livestream on YouTube, as we announced yesterday on marineforum.online/ (GIDS live: Threat on NATO's eastern flank). The topic "NATO's eastern flank: How great is the threat of war?" not only attracted around 250 guests...
It was expected, and now Hapag-Lloyd is delivering its first results. According to preliminary figures from the end of January, the container shipping company's consolidated profit before interest and taxes increased from EUR 2.5 billion to EUR 2.6 billion in 2024 compared to 2023, and revenue also rose significantly. It climbed from 17.8 to...
Live-Stream am 4. März 2025 ab 18.30 Uhr auf Youtube Das GIDS (German Institute for Strategic Studies) lädt zur #GIDSdebate ein. Das Thema des Abends lautet „Die NATO-Ostflanke: Wie groß ist die Kriegsgefahr?“. Am Dienstag, 4. März 2025, 18.30 Uhr per Livestream. Die #GIDSdebate ist ausgebucht, es stehen nur noch...
New suspicion of sabotage of critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea: It seems to be a recurring theme that merchant ships in the Baltic Sea suddenly complain about the loss of anchors and anchor chains. This is what allegedly happened on 20 February 2025, when the freighter MV "Arne", coming from St. Petersburg, sailed past the Swedish islands of Gotland and...
It's all about the 6th generation fighter jet: while the US Air Force's NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) model has been put on hold due to skyrocketing costs and cheaper drones are now taking centre stage, the US Navy is still sticking with its planned F/A-XX fighter jet. The Navy assumes that...
In response to the tense security situation, the German Navy is reorganising its mine diver training. This will enable dives to greater depths, as the navy must be better prepared for new dangers, according to its inspector, Jan Christian Kaack. This includes ensuring that its own divers cover the average water depths in the Baltic Sea...
On 20 February 2025, the Federal Association of the German Security and Defence Industry (BDSV) and the Federal Association of the German Aerospace Industry (BDLI) called for consistent investment in the production of goods for our security and defence industry. The Munich Security Conference impressively demonstrated that Europe needs to take more responsibility for its defence industry in the transatlantic burden-sharing...
The Commander of the Ukrainian Navy has announced that the corvette Hetman Ivan Mazepa has successfully completed another round of its technical trials. The Ukrainian newbuilding is based on the Turkish ADA class, a nationally developed submarine attack and patrol corvette (100 metres, 2,000 tonnes) with predominantly national technical components. The Mazepa, the first of two...
Manila's coast guard (PCG - Philippine Coast Guard), which bears the brunt of clashes with Chinese coast guard and fishing militia units in the South China Sea during supply runs to Philippine islands and reefs within its own economic zone, is receiving support from new construction programmes in Japan and France. At the beginning of November, the Philippine President signed...
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