Fachkonferenzen zum Deutschen Schifffahrtstag Beim Deutschen Schifffahrtstag werden am 29. September in Bremen zahlreiche Branchenexpertinnen und –experten zu den zentralen Zukunftsfragen der Schifffahrt zusammenkommen. Die Gesamtveranstaltung, die unter dem Motto „Nachhaltige Schifffahrt, gemeinsam, klar, sauber!“ steht, bietet getreu dem bewährten Leitspruch, dass aller guten Dinge drei seien, nicht nur eine,...
On Thursday, 22 September 2022, the commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Flotilla Admiral Henning Faltin (50), will hand over command of the 3rd Minesweeper Squadron from Frigate Captain Terje Schmitt-Eliassen (47) to Frigate Captain Carsten Schlüter (46) at 3 p.m. at Kiel Naval Base. For Frigate Captain Schmitt-Eliassen, this marks the end of a period in command that has been characterised...
Swearing in of junior officers at Mürwik Naval Academy On Friday, 23 September at 10 a.m., Crew 2022 will be sworn in at Mürwik Naval Academy (MSM) in front of relatives and visitors as well as high-ranking guests from politics, society and the Bundeswehr. There have been several rounds in recent years due to the pandemic. The late timing in the...
Peter Tamm receives the Bundeswehr Cross of Honour The Federal Minister of Defence Christine Lambrecht awards Peter Tamm the Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for his commitment to the Bundeswehr base in Hamburg. The award ceremony took place on 17 September 2022 on board the frigate BAYERN. On the occasion of the reception for the 833rd Hamburg Harbour Birthday on board the...
In spring 2018, the US Marines received the first newly built Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopter to replace the now obsolete CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter. Now it has taken another four years, filled with performance tests under extreme climatic conditions and up to technically feasible flight altitudes, until the end of...
Psychosocial effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine on the living and working environment of seafarers on board In commercial shipping, men and women generally work under a high level of psychological pressure. A high degree of responsibility for the ship, the cargo and, above all, for the crew, which is constantly...
Gorch Fock 38th training voyage 1971 Lisbon-Kiel Even half a century ago, photographs were taken of the training voyages of the "Gorch Fock" - albeit in a decidedly "analogue" style. Colourful slides were the standard, and Super 8 films were also shot. Black and white, however, was affordable and allowed all the graphic design possibilities of the "thousand shades of grey". There...
After a four-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic, the global shipbuilding industry met again for the 30th SMM (Shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology international trade fair), the world's leading maritime trade fair, in Hamburg (6 to 9 September 2022). The SMM was held under the motto "Driving the maritime transition". The focus was therefore on...
Am 7. September 2022 wurden die Arbeiten der Referenten für die 61. HITATA durch den Befehlshaber der Flotte und Unterstützungskräfte und stellvertretenden Inspekteur der Marine, Vizeadmiral Frank Lenski, im Rahmen einer kleinen Feierstunde gewürdigt. Nach der 60. HITATA im Jahr 2020 hatten traditionsgemäß wieder neun junge, engagierte Offiziere eigene Vorträge...
In view of the war in Ukraine, NATO's Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM, Northwood, UK) has this year combined the NATO manoeuvre "Dynamic Mariner" with the Turkish Navy's manoeuvre "Mavi Balina 22" to form a major multinational manoeuvre that will take place from 11 to 18 September in the eastern Mediterranean. Manoeuvre participation The aim of the manoeuvre is...
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