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digital+ contribution Bio-LNG bunkering as an integrated supply chain - a European first

Bio-LNG bunkering - For the first time, certified bio-LNG was brought directly from the terminal into an operational ferry fleet via an integrated supply chain....
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Photo: Flotilla Admiral Sven Beck congratulates the recruits, Rodewald

Public pledge in Wilhelmshaven

Public swearing-in ceremony in Wilhelmshaven: On 30 April 2026, the swearing-in ceremony and ceremonial swearing-in of the recruits of the Wilhelmshaven Protection Company took place on the town hall square in Wilhelmshaven....
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Photo: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the National Maritime Conference in Emden 2026, hsc

National Maritime Conference in Emden

National Maritime Conference in Emden - It is the 14th National Maritime Conference in Germany and it is being held at its founding venue. Emden. Maritime security takes centre stage. Politics, navy and industry discuss strategy and implementation....
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Photo: Minehunting boat Fulda in Kiel, MFO
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Mine hunting in the Strait of Hormuz: The German contribution

Minehunting in the Strait of Hormuz: On Monday, 4 May 2026, the minehunting boat "Fulda" will set sail for the Mediterranean at 2 p.m. as part of an advance deployment for a possible operation in the Strait of Hormuz....
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Photo: Christening of the corvette Lübeck, Andreas Uhl

Last corvette K130 christened Lübeck

Last K130 corvette christened: On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, the last of the German Navy's five new Class 130 corvettes (second batch) was christened Lübeck by Huong Nguyen, partner of Lübeck City President Henning Schumann, at Rheinmetall's Blohm+Voss site in Hamburg....
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Photo: "Mine" media day in Kiel on board the tender "Donau". VAdm Kaack and FKpt Inka von Puttkamer answered questions from the press. BW/Theska

Mine warfare in the Strait of Hormuz: preparation of the German Navy

Mine warfare in the: The commander of the 3rd Minesweeper Squadron, Frigate Captain Inka von Puttkamer, gave a comprehensive presentation of the unit's operational capabilities to around 40 journalists....
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Photo: Burning start FD boat, Rheinmetall

Fleet service boat class 424 - third ship goes into construction ahead of schedule

Class 424 fleet service boat: The first steel of the third and final Class 424 fleet service boat was cut at the Peene shipyard in Wolgast on 16 April together with representatives of the BAAINBw and the German Navy. Firing will therefore begin earlier than planned....
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Photo: Tender Elbe back in her home port of Warnemünde. Daniel Angres

Tender "Elbe" returns from the Aegean Sea

Tender Elbe returns after five months of NATO deployment in the Aegean. 25,000 nautical miles and international cooperation characterise the mission....
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Photo: A US minesweeper of the former Avenger class at work, US Navy
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Mine warfare in the Strait of Hormuz - An explanatory piece.

Mine warfare in the Strait of Hormuz: Sea mines are considered an invisible danger in the Iran conflict. How they work, are laid and cleared - the explanatory piece on the mine war....
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Photo: Strait of Hormuz Naval Shipping Administration, German Navy
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Iran conflict and the critical maritime situation - Update 17 April

Iran conflict: Despite ceasefire, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is escalating. USA and Iran block transit - shipping is caught between the fronts....
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Photo: @ Hamburg Messe und Congress/ Rene Zieger

MS&D Conference 2026 Hamburg

The MS&D Conference & Expo 2026 will take place from 1 to 4 September 2026 in Hamburg as part of SMM.

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