Category: Security policy

Task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" is back

Task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" is back

Gepostet von | 6 Dec 2024 | , , | 2

Today, the EGV "Frankfurt am Main" returned from the Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 (IPD) in Wilhelmshaven. 08 December 2024 Under the command of frigate captain Hanno Weisensee, the crew left Wilhelmshaven in May 2024 to take part in IPD 2024 together with the frigate "Baden- Württemberg". The operation took the crew around the world. For example, the naval unit was deployed in New York, Honolulu, Tokyo, Incheon, Singapore and Goa. Looking back, the IPD was a voyage with many tasks and challenges for the crew. This included many highlights and lasting memories, such as the first-time participation of the German...

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Baltic Sea: German helicopter shot at?

Baltic Sea: German helicopter shot at?

Gepostet von | 5 Dec 2024 | , , , | 0

A German Navy helicopter was presumably shot at with signalling ammunition by the crew of a Russian ship. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) briefly mentioned the incident to the German Press Agency (dpa) on the fringes of a NATO meeting in Brussels. However, she did not give any details. Signalling ammunition is usually only fired in emergency situations. According to dpa information, the incident occurred last week when the helicopter was travelling in the Baltic Sea for reconnaissance. Baerbock had pointed out that there are always ships travelling in the Baltic Sea that are involved in circumventing sanctions due to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The...

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Panama - Movement in the flag register

Panama - Movement in the flag register

Gepostet von | 5 Dec 2024 | , , , | 0

Panama is cancelling the registration of six ships flying its flag after the UK blacklisted 30 ships at the end of November. The Panamanian Maritime Authority had already promised the Group of Seven (G7) in October to penalise ships sanctioned by the USA, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United Nations. The support of one of the world's largest shipping administrations is a major success for the G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US) and its allies, who are endeavouring to impose a price cap of 60 dollars per barrel on Russian oil exports....

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Houthis threaten shipping companies by e-mail

Houthis threaten shipping companies by e-mail

Gepostet von | 4 Dec 2024 | , , , | 0

Several German shipping companies have apparently received threatening emails from the Houthi militia in Yemen in recent months, warning of further attacks. Risk potential According to the German Shipowners' Association (VDR) in Hamburg, the threats were directed at shipping companies calling at Israeli ports and travelling in the waters near Yemen, among others. The VDR has also received such threatening emails and speaks of "targeted attempts at intimidation". It takes the threats "very seriously" and is in constant dialogue with its almost 200 members and the security authorities. Blocked sea routes According to the AFP news agency, the sender of the emails is said to be the "Humanitarian Operations...

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Mission accomplished!

Mission accomplished!

Gepostet von | 3 Dec 2024 | , , | 0

German Navy ends Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 After 208 days, the Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD) of the German Navy ended on 1 December 2024 at the Spanish naval base in Rota. The unit covered a total of around 45,000 nautical miles (83,000 kilometres), the equivalent of two circumnavigations of the globe. The frigate "Baden-Württemberg" is now preparing for the upcoming UNIFIL mission (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) and will therefore remain in the Mediterranean. The task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" will return to Wilhelmshaven in a few days. Flotilla Commander, Flotilla Admiral Helge Risch, announced: "The mission of IPD 24 has been fulfilled. The naval organisation has shown its presence in the Indo-Pacific and demonstrated Germany's...

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