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Mercy Ships and MSC build hospital ship for Africa

Mercy Ships and MSC build hospital ship for Africa

Posted by | 24 Apr 2024 | , , , | 0

From a press release by Mercy Ships Deutschland e.V.: 22 April 2024, Geneva (CH) / Lindale TX (USA) - A landmark agreement between the MSC Group, the MSC Foundation and the aid organisation Mercy Ships International provides for the planning of the construction of a new hospital ship that will enable thousands of people in Africa to receive free operations and training from local specialists every year. The new hospital ship will be built according to Mercy Ships' needs and experience. Once operational, it will increase the reach and thus the number of life-changing surgical operations, anaesthesia care and education and training programmes offered by Mercy Ships for the next...

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Dicht dran

Dicht dran

Posted by | 23 Apr 2024 | , , | 0

Kommentar Vor nunmehr 50 Jahren begann eine Reise, die nicht nur den Kurs unserer Bundesmarine – und später der Deutschen Marine – beeinflusst, sondern auch die Verbindung zwischen aktiven und ehemaligen Marineoffizieren durch ein einzigartiges Medium gestärkt hat – durch unser marineforum. Heute, im Jahr 2024, blicken wir stolz auf ein halbes Jahrhundert des Engagements, der Diskussion und des fachlichen Austauschs zurück. Dieses Jubiläum markiert nicht nur einen Meilenstein für das marineforum selbst, sondern auch für das Deutsche Maritime Institut als seinem Herausgeber, welches bereits im vergangenen Jahr seinen 50. Jahrestag feiern konnte. Zugang marineforum digital+ Sie sind bereits...

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Annual Report 2023: The force continues to age and shrink

Annual Report 2023: The force continues to age and shrink

Posted by | 22 Apr 2024 | , , | 0

The 2023 Annual Report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces identifies major deficits, particularly in the area of personnel. In contrast, a positive trend continues in the area of equipment. In her 175-page Annual Report 2023 on the state of the Bundeswehr, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Eva Högl, also draws a sobering conclusion: "The force is ageing and shrinking. Several units have large personnel vacancies. There is a lack of material, from large equipment to spare parts. The shortage has become even worse as a result of the transfer to Ukraine. The infrastructure is disastrous in many places". The armed forces are therefore "not yet fully operational, there is an enormous need for action," concludes Högl. Access marineforum digital+ You...

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Abeking & Rasmussen: Vital diversity

Abeking & Rasmussen: Vital diversity

Posted by | 19 Apr 2024 | , , , | 0

For a coffee at Abeking & Rasmussen: On the occasion of 50 years of marineforum, the focus was more on the present and the future. The traditional shipyard on the Weser - motto: The art of shipbuilding - is an advertising customer, readership and companion. All the columns and articles that dealt with mine countermeasures units in 500 issues were somehow also about Abeking & Rasmussen. And when the editorial team needed specialist support, every piece of research was handled here in Lemwerder. Time to visit our friends on the Weser again. A warm welcome from CEO Matthias Hellmann, born in 1970, former bank manager and strategy consultant. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Now...

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US Navy expands European presence

US Navy expands European presence

Posted by | 18 Apr 2024 | , , | 0

Another American guided missile destroyer is stationed in Rota, Spain. This further increases the importance of the location. The US Navy is increasing its permanent stationing presence in Europe from the current four to six Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers. Washington and Madrid already agreed in summer 2022 on the basic reinforcement of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces - Europe (FDNF-E) stationed in Rota, Spain, since 2014. The formal initialling of the extended deployment agreement took place in May 2023. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? You do not yet have a...

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