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Change of command on task force supply ship "Berlin"

Change of command on task force supply ship "Berlin"

Gepostet von | 18 Sep 2023 | , , | 0

On Tuesday, 19 September 2023 at 1 p.m., the commander of the Trossgeschwader, Frigate Captain Thorsten Geldmacher, will hand over command of the Einsatzgruppenversorger "Berlin" from Frigate Captain Stefan Klatt to Frigate Captain Karsten Uwe Schlüter. The ceremony will take place on the task force provider "Berlin" at the "German Naval Yards" shipyard in Kiel. Frigate Captain Klatt took over the post of commander on the "Berlin" in 2019. In future, he will work at the naval command in Rostock as a conception and development officer and thus contribute to maintaining and optimising the future viability of the navy. The new commander, Frigate Captain Karsten Uwe Schlüter, previously served on the...

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Extraordinary tour to extraordinary companies

Extraordinary tour to extraordinary companies

Gepostet von | 18 Sep 2023 | , , | 0

Maritime Cluster Northern Germany on an "Afsteken" tour through Bremerhaven Alongside Europe's longest Stromkaje quay, Bremerhaven is contributing to the future of Germany as a maritime centre with a number of innovative companies. This was the conclusion reached by the participants of this year's second "Afsteken" tour organised by the Bremen office of the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN). Around two dozen members of the network took part in this extraordinary tour of exceptional companies. "We have once again achieved our goal of bringing maritime companies and entrepreneurs together to discuss innovative products and services," said a delighted Andreas Born, Head of the MCN's Bremen office.Anyone visiting the port, shipbuilding and shipping city of Bremerhaven will come across an unusual company...

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"Strengthen the location. Protect the climate. Shaping the future"

"Strengthen the location. Protect the climate. Shaping the future"

Gepostet von | 16 Sep 2023 | , , , | 0

The 13th National Maritime Conference 2023 (NMK) took place from 14-15.09.23 at the Bremen Congress Centre. The NMK is one of the German government's most important instruments for supporting the maritime industry and is also an industry meeting. It was the first conference organised by the Scholz government, and therefore also by the host maritime coordinator Dieter Janecek.

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Waste munitions in the North Sea and Baltic Sea: is there any movement on their removal?

Waste munitions in the North Sea and Baltic Sea: is there any movement on their removal?

Gepostet von | 12 Sep 2023 | , , | 0

An announcement published on the online platform for public procurement, TED, in mid-July shows that the project to salvage and destroy old munitions in the North and Baltic Seas is picking up speed. Apparently at a German pace. Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke announced an immediate programme at a kick-off conference on 17 February 2023 and referred to the relevant agreement in the coalition agreement. According to the announcement on TED, on 30 June, her ministry awarded Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH - Projektträger Jülich the contract for administrative processing and technical advice as the awarding authority for the award of a pilot project. Experts expect the tender for a pilot project to be...

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Japan's navy exercises off the Russian-occupied Kuril Islands for the first time

Japan's navy exercises off the Russian-occupied Kuril Islands for the first time

Gepostet von | 11 Sep 2023 | , , , , | 0

Japan's navy exercises off the Russian-occupied Kuril Islands for the first time Japan - Six warships from the US, Japanese and Canadian navies conducted a week-long exercise in the north-west Pacific in August, stretching from the Russian-controlled Kuril Islands to the waters off Tokyo. Multinational and Joint Noble Chinook (Noble Wind) was part of a joint exercise that included manoeuvre and navigation exercises in addition to various surface combatant scenarios. The exercise was part of Large-Scale Global Exercise 23 (LSGE 23), according to a U.S. 7th Fleet spokesperson. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) conducted LSGE 23 as a planned exercise from May to August 2023...

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