In December 2024, the "Estlink 2" Baltic Sea cable, which supplies electricity from Finland to Estonia, was damaged by the anchor of the "Eagle S". It has now been repaired faster than planned and is back on the grid. During the repair work with the help of a special ship, the damaged section of the approximately 170-kilometre-long...
Traditional SOPA reception in Wilhelmshaven The commander of Operational Flotilla 2, Captain Sven Beck, welcomed numerous guests from politics, society and international partners to a maritime ceremony. Particularly noteworthy was the warm welcome given to the friends of the Danish Home Defence Flotilla, who have been guests at the weekend in Wilhelmshaven for 33...
In December 2024, several countries bordering the North Sea and Baltic Sea, including Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, Great Britain, Poland and Sweden, agreed in principle to inspect ships that are part of Russia's so-called shadow fleet and sail the English Channel, the Great Belt, the Öresund between Denmark and Sweden and the Gulf of Finland...
On 30 June 2025, an agreement on civil-military cooperation was signed between the German Navy and the Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping (GDWS). The agreement regulates cooperation for the management of civilian maritime traffic on German sea routes. Against the backdrop of the security policy situation, the agreement is in line with the...
On 30 June 2025, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced that the German Armed Forces will undertake a presence cruise in the Arctic with the task force provider "Berlin" before the end of 2025. Harbour stops and exercises are planned in Iceland, Greenland and Canada; Germany will also take part in the Canadian Arctic exercise "Nanook" for the first time. This project emphasises...
For one week, the units of Flotilla 1 represented the German Navy at the Kiel Week and the Day of the Bundeswehr in Stralsund. On behalf of all the servicemen and women, reservists, volunteers, helpers and relatives, we would like to thank the crews of the corvette "Magdeburg" and the tender "Elbe" for...
The Bundeswehr's events on 28 June were very well received not only in Stralsund, but throughout the country. Hardly anyone was able to switch on the television, check social media or listen to the radio this weekend without coming across reports about the events. Bundeswehr shows presence in Stralsund - 22,500...
Commander of Operational Flotilla 1 takes positive stock The commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Flotilla Admiral Christian Walter Meyer, invited numerous guests from politics, business, science, associations and clubs as well as representatives of the navy to the tender "Donau" to experience the windjammer parade together at the end of Kiel Week 2025. The traditional "Sail...
Procurement in Focus - New Opportunities for Europe's Industry The Maritime Security & Defence Conference (MS&D), long established as part of SMM - the leading international maritime trade fair - will take place as standalone event for the first time in 2025. On 25 November 2025, Hamburg Messe und Congress...
MS&D Special 2025: Europe's Maritime Security & Defence Conference returns ahead of schedule - Topic: Focus on procurement - Europe's industry facing new opportunities From a press release by SMM Hamburg A new stage for security and defence The Maritime Security & Defence Conference (MS&D), which has been an integral part of the SMM Hamburg...
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