Norway has announced that it will provide 2.7 billion kroner (around 233 million euros) to strengthen the Ukrainian navy. A large part of the funds will be channelled through the Maritime Capability Coalition (MCC), which Norway and the UK launched in 2023. Marineforum reported on 14.12.2023: Help for the...
The sinking of the "Ursa Major" on 23 December 2024 attracted international attention. The Russian cargo ship sank after an explosion in the engine room in international waters in the Mediterranean between Spain and Algeria. The cause remains unclear, but Moscow claims to be the victim of a terrorist attack. We look at the current movements of the...
Work on the fifth Type 26 frigate began at the end of November with a ceremony at the British Aerospace Electronic Systems Maritime (BAE Systems) shipyard in Govan, Glasgow. According to the current schedule, HMS "Sheffield" (F92) is expected to enter service in 2031. All 8 units of the new City class (Type...
On the night of 9 December, the Israeli navy attacked warships belonging to the former Syrian regime and sank them in the port of Latakia. According to media reports, the operation is part of a broader campaign to neutralise military facilities of the Syrian armed forces. According to media reports, the aim was to prevent them from being destroyed amid the chaotic takeover of...
The transfer of the future Royal Netherlands Navy task force supply ship "Den Helder" from Romania to the Netherlands was a daring endeavour in light of the war in Ukraine. The ship arrived in Vlissingen in the early morning of 13 December 2024 after leaving the Damen shipyard in Galati, Romania, on 16 November. Sea trials and...
Controversy surrounding the cost explosion of the planned German Harbour Museum. The Hamburg Taxpayers' Association, represented by its regional chairman Sascha Mummenhoff, has expressed serious concerns about the planned construction of the German Harbour Museum in Hamburg. Originally calculated at a cost of 185.5 million euros, this could rise to almost 500 million euros according to the Federal Audit Office. The...
What next for Russia's naval units in Syria? Wait and see, evacuate or hold out. Support from a landing ship? Michael Nitz and Hans Uwe Mergener In the midst of the uncertainty surrounding the intentions of Russian naval units in the eastern Mediterranean, a ship movement in the Baltic Sea and its approaches draws attention. At around 14:00 on 10 December 2024, a ship passed...
The Dutch Ministry of Defence plans to recruit additional personnel and equipment from private companies to temporarily strengthen the security of its critical infrastructure (KRITIS) in its part of the North Sea. This decision is based on reports from the Dutch Military Intelligence Service (MIVD) that the North Sea infrastructure, such as gas pipelines and wind turbines, is the target of Russian sabotage activities. In April...
The Royal Navy aircraft carrier "HMS Queen Elizabeth" left the port of Hamburg again on Saturday, 23 November 2024, without any significant incidents - except for one minor blemish. As confirmed by the Territorial Command of the German Armed Forces in Berlin, a drone with a good 2,000 tonnes of fuel was flown over the aircraft carrier moored at the Steinwerder cruise terminal on...
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