Creating up-to-date content for marineforum.online is sometimes not that easy. The ELB BUREAUX brings the content online. Hamburg in the rain. Harbour district, the Elbphilharmonie concert hall squeezed into the skyline. No doorbell sign, no inviting neon sign. The path leads into the backyard of an old canal house, where hustle and bustle reigns in modern...
With the 2035+ target vision, the Navy is presenting its vision of a long-term organisation. Not all projects will be realised - for various reasons. The navy's hopes for one or two, often long overdue, modernisations were pinned on the Bundeswehr Special Fund. However, the expectations of the smallest branch of the armed forces...
How should the German Navy develop in the long term in the face of changing times, demographic trends and bureaucratic restrictions? Eight experts share their views on the current concept paper Marine 2035+. Published on 28 March 2023, the Marine 2035+ target vision is a concise paper that presents a clear and concise picture of the...
Today, as a hundred years ago, it is crucial that the naval armament is appropriate to the threat. But this is precisely what the German navy lacked. "If you want peace, arm for war". When, if ever, in 175 years of naval history was the fleet equipped to meet the threat, and are we today? The image of war is the basic conception of the nature of a...
Internationally agreed rules are designed to protect seagoing vessels and their crews from external dangers. The inspectors from the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency work with their police colleagues to ensure compliance. "Thank you very much for your cooperation, captain!" Manfred Feindt concludes the inspection on board a container ship in the port of Hamburg....
Seven months, 16 ports, more than 43,000 nautical miles, 10,687 kilos of fruit and vegetables, 110,580 bottles of water - the Indo-Pacific Deployment 2021/22 of the frigate BAYERN was a presence and training voyage of superlatives. When the frigate BAYERN set off for the Indo-Pacific in August 2021, the Covid pandemic had not yet...
The Pentagon is planning to introduce a type of aircraft that combines the advantages of a transport aircraft and a ship. However, the idea is not entirely new. The Liberty Lifter concept aims to combine the advantages of ground effect vehicles and flying boats into a high-performance system. Ground effect vehicles are aircraft that only fly briefly above the ground.
The first source of advice on all maritime issues, a bridge between science, practice and politics with a comprehensive view of the sea and the world: who else in Germany fulfils this role if not the navy? Germany has become increasingly maritime over the past 30 years - with its economy, but also in its foreign policy....
"Not during our watch!" was the decisive reaction of the inspector of the navy to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in violation of international law. What does this mean in concrete terms for those on watch on board? Just a few days after the turn of the year, the frigate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern set sail to take part in the task force for the third...
Environmental protection is also a priority for the German government in the maritime sector. The new Maritime Coordinator also sets a number of other priorities for action. Dieter Janecek was appointed as the Federal Government's new Coordinator for Maritime Economy and Tourism on 18 January. The Green politician intends to set new priorities in his work: "Economic...
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