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Shipyards in distress

Shipyards in distress

Posted by | 7 Feb 2023 | , , | 0

For a few years, it seemed as if the Hong Kong-based Genting Group would be a saviour in times of need for some German shipyards. But after the company's bankruptcy, the tenderloin was divided up. The Genting bankruptcy, which began in 2020 and led to the insolvency of the MV Werften Group with sites in Wismar, Warnemünde and Stralsund as well as the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven in March 2022, was the biggest dilemma for the industry in the post-war period after the disaster at Bremer Vulkan in 1995/96. First of all, it should be noted that after a long period of uncertainty, the situation has regained some shape, mainly thanks to the insolvency administrator...

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Geography comes before history

Geography comes before history

Posted by | 6 Feb 2023 | , , , , | 0

The island location has significantly influenced the character and thinking of the British. From the other side of the Channel, things look different. Ian Morris is regarded as a historian of the long lines. A good ten years ago, in his bestseller "Who rules the world?", he raised the fundamental question of why civilisations rule or are ruled. One of his answers was appropriate at the time, which was characterised by interventions by Western states that often intervened in regional conflicts in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and the Hindu Kush with the help of local forces. Back then, you could watch Morris ride through...

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Wird die Marine bei der Luftverteidigung vergessen?

Wird die Marine bei der Luftverteidigung vergessen?

Posted by | 2. Feb 2023 | , , , , | 0

Die landgestützten Systeme Patriot, Iris-T und Arrow sind bei der Luftverteidigung in aller Munde. Doch bereits heute verfügt die Deutsche Marine mit den Fregatten 124 über moderne und effektive Waffen für diesen Zweck. Russlands völkerechtswidriger Krieg gegen Städte und kritische zivile Infrastruktur in der Ukraine führt endlich auch in Deutschland zu der Erkenntnis, wie wichtig eine effiziente Luftverteidigung ist. Jetzt soll ernsthaft und zügig nachgerüstet werden – gemeinsam mit anderen NATO-Partnern. Dies hat  Verteidigungsministerin Christine Lambrecht in einem Statement am Rande des Oktober-Treffens der NATO-Verteidigungsminister in Brüssel bekannt gegeben. Demnach haben vierzehn europäische Staaten sowie Deutschland einen Letter of ...

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Light(er) on land

Light(er) on land

Posted by | 31 Jan 2023 | , , , , , | 0

The Navy and Marine Corps are planning the joint construction of amphibious units. However, different ideas are jeopardising the success of the project. The US Navy is planning to introduce a new class of light amphibious warship (LAW) for transporting marines to the theatre of operations. A decision on the ship design is expected to be made in the first half of 2023. With a length of between 60 and 120 metres and a displacement of 3,000 to 4,000 tonnes, the LAW falls into a medium size class from an international perspective. The maximum draught is 3.7 metres in order to ensure that the ship can approach the landing beach directly and...

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Kiel dominates in naval shipbuilding

Kiel dominates in naval shipbuilding

Posted by | 26 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 0

In marineforum 7/8-2022, Dieter Hanel traced the development of the Bundeswehr and navy in Kiel. In the second part, the author takes a look at the maritime industry in the state capital. With the rearmament of Germany and the formation of the Bundeswehr in 1955, the rebuilding of a German defence industry also began. On 16 March 1959, Kiel-based Howaldtswerke, which still had around 13,000 employees at the time, received an order from the Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement for the construction of twelve Class 201 submarines, based on the development results of the Lübeck engineering office. 12 December 1959 was the...

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