19 February: Launch of the EU maritime mission in the Red Sea? marineforum.online had already reported on 23 January 2024 on the decision-making process and funding position regarding an EU-led naval mission. Read article Here are further developments Aspides, the EU naval mission in the Red Sea, cleared another hurdle this week. At the informal meeting of defence ministers...
On the last weekend in January, the large workshop ship "PM-82" of the Russian Navy could be seen travelling eastwards in the Fehmarnbelt. The Amur-class vessel (project 304, 122 metres, 5,600 tonnes) was accompanied on its journey from Tartus in Syria to Baltiysk by the support ship, which has been shuttling between the Baltic Sea and the Middle East for almost a year...
Maritime Convention At the Maritime Convention in Berlin, we from marineforum spoke to Victoria Kietzmann, first female commander of the navy, corvette captain - and member of the MOV. "In fact, I'm probably a late member," Kietzmann reveals in the interview. Nevertheless, Kietzmann, who works as a teaching group commander at the naval technical school, has the advantages...
Kennen Sie die Abkürzung UXO? Die Abkürzung steht für „Unexploded Ordnance“, nicht explodierte Munition, umgangssprachlich auch Blindgänger genannt. Hierbei handelt es sich zumeist um Kampfmittelaltlasten, wie Raketen, Granaten oder Bomben, die nach Abschuss oder Abwurf nicht oder nicht vollständig explodiert sind. In der deutschen Nord- und Ostsee lagern davon ca....
Warnemünde - Today, Tuesday, 30 January 2024, the corvette "Oldenburg" returned to her home base in Warnemünde after more than six months of deployment. The Class 130 ship left its home port 170 days ago with its crew under the command of Corvette Captain Markus Schwefer (38) in order to take part in both the mandated foreign deployment...
London - The UK has moved a step closer to the military use of lasers after successfully trialling its new laser project. The UK Ministry of Defence announced that the "DragonFire" energy system has shot down several drones with laser beams while flying off the coast of Scotland for the first time. Joint project The...
LONDON - Two British Royal Navy minesweepers have collided while manoeuvring in Bahrain harbour, according to the local Ministry of Defence. It happens in every navy in the world - and many a day on the bridge of a warship is a "bad day in the office" that really wasn't needed....
Maritime Convention 50 years of the German Maritime Institute, 175 years of the German Navy and the Maritime Convention - there have been many occasions in recent times to focus on the Navy, maritime security and maritime dependencies. The Maritime Convention offers the ideal platform for this, promotes dialogue and creates opportunities to...
Rostock - From 20 to 28 January 2024, the German Navy will be exhibiting at the world's largest and most important international boat show, the "boot" in Düsseldorf. It will include a sailing cutter, a team of mine divers showing how they work in a diving tower and members of the German Navy's Special Forces Command (KSM). In daily demonstrations...
Hamburg: Die Handelsschifffahrt steht unter Druck. Bis 2050 soll nach dem Willen der EU die europäische Flotte klimaneutral werden. Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen, experimentieren Reedereien mit innovativen Antriebsformen. Dazu gehören Treibstoffe auf Wasserstoffbasis, aber auch uralte Methoden, wie ein Segelantrieb. Die Hamburger Traditionsreederei Hapag-Lloyd entwickelt derzeit ein Containerschiff mit...
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