On 25 December 2024, the tanker "Eagle S" lost its anchor and dragged for many miles across the seabed of the Baltic Sea. This resulted in damage to critical infrastructure. The captain and the ship's first and second officers were therefore charged with serious damage to five underwater cables of critical infrastructure.

The completion of the three new customs ships was celebrated today at the NVL site in Wolgast. Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Minister President Manuela Schwesig praised the work of the Peene workers in the construction of the customs ship series. Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall AG, was also among the guests of honour...

Warship replaces tug On Monday, 10 November 2025 at 10 a.m., the tender "Elbe" will leave its home port of Kiel for the Aegean. The provider, which is part of the support squadron, will act as a command platform and thus fulfil the German contribution to NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2.

It is an important day for the naval aviators: landing of the first P-8A Poseidon at Nordholz airbase...
The VSM has published its new magazine. It reports on the latest developments in the industry....
NVL Egypt, a subsidiary of NVL, started production of the PV43-M naval shipbuilding programme as planned in September....
The German information and industry service "www.griephan.de" has been organising the annual Maritime Convention in Berlin together with the German Maritime Institute since 2007, which is aimed at decision-makers from politics, parliament, the navy and the maritime industry. You are invited to the Maritime Convention....

The existing mutual defence pact between the USA and South Korea restricts Seoul's ability to use nuclear technology for defence purposes. The Trump administration has now agreed an amendment to this treaty with the South Korean government and wants to make the previously closely guarded technology for nuclear-powered submarines available to South Korea. The US President thus authorised the request...

Severodvinsk, 1 November 2025 - The nuclear-powered submarine "Khabarovsk" (project 09851) has been launched at the Sevmash production association's shipyard. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, it is the first series-produced carrier of the autonomous nuclear torpedo "Poseidon". Unlike the "Belgorod", which was built as a one-off conversion, the "Khabarovsk" marks the beginning...

International Conference on Maritime Security and Defence 25 November 2025 - Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg Under the motto "Turning point? It's all about Procurement!", the MS&D Conference 2025 brings together leading representatives from the navy, politics, industry and science to discuss current security policy challenges and new procurement strategies. In...

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