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With determination to reverse the trend

With determination to reverse the trend

Gepostet von | 24 May 2024 | , , | 0

Shipbuilding industry calls for industrial policy determination from Brussels and Berlin The VSM - Verband für Schiffbau und Meerestechnik e.V. (German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association) hosted its annual press conference at the venerable Slomanhaus am Steinhöft in Hamburg. And the media came: it is clear that the maritime side of our lives in Germany is slowly being recognised. Too much has happened on the sea routes, but it has not yet reached everyone: Germany is a maritime-dependent nation. The VSM never tires of emphasising this. And so the VSM issued an appeal to the European Union and the German government to present an industrial policy concept that would enable a return to the necessary growth...

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Naval operations school under new command

Naval operations school under new command

Gepostet von | 23 May 2024 | , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command On Wednesday, 8 May 2024, the Commander Support and Head of the Operational Support Department, Rear Admiral Christoph Müller-Meinhard, handed over command of the Naval Operations School (MOS) from Captain Jens Grimm (54) to Captain Andreas Martin Seidl (59). Captain Grimm took command of the school in 2021. "The past 2.5 years have been characterised by the turnaround and its impact on training. I am grateful that, together with the dedicated people at the Naval Operations School, I have been able to make a contribution to consistently aligning our training with the requirements of the national...

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Shipping companies in the cyber sights

Shipping companies in the cyber sights

Gepostet von | 23 May 2024 | , , | 0

A cyber espionage group originating from China called "Mustang Panda" is alleged to have planted malware to take over computer systems of European shipping companies in Norway, Greece and the Netherlands. "Mustang Panda" has already been accused of espionage against governments and organisations in Asia, Australia and Europe and has used similar malware tools in espionage campaigns in the past. The tools allow the attacker to completely take over a target system and execute their own commands. The information comes from the Slovakian cyber security firm ESET (derived from the Egyptian guardian goddess ISIS) and it, alongside UK and US agencies, warns of a significant cyber security threat from China, particularly to organisations in...

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Shadow boxing: Russia unilaterally shifts Baltic Sea borders?

Shadow boxing: Russia unilaterally shifts Baltic Sea borders?

Gepostet von | 22 May 2024 | , , , | 0

Update 22.05.2024, 21:00 (see below) As several Russian media reported on the afternoon of 21 May, including TASS and Moscow Times, Russia intends to change its maritime borders. And cancels all documents 24 hours later. It is said that Russia intends to declare part of the waters in the eastern Gulf of Finland and areas near the cities of Baltiysk and Zelenogradsk in the Kaliningrad region as its internal waters. To this end, Russia has changed the geographical coordinates that define the baselines from which the width of the Russian territorial sea and the adjacent zone along the coast and islands is measured....

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US Coast Guard checks Chinese fishermen in the South Pacific

US Coast Guard checks Chinese fishermen in the South Pacific

Gepostet von | 22 May 2024 | , , , | 3

After six Chinese fishing boats violated the fishing laws of the Republic of Vanuatu, a group of islands east of Australia, they were inspected by the local police. The special thing about this is that the inspection was carried out from a US Coast Guard ship, which was patrolling the waters of the Pacific island state for the first time. The basis for such 'missions' are bilateral agreements with the USA, the so-called Shiprider Agreement, which allows law enforcement officers of the contracting state to carry out patrols in their territory and in their exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on board US Coast Guard (USCG) vessels. In joint teams, host nation authorities utilise the strength of the US fleet to enforce maritime laws and enforce...

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