Category: Security policy

The German "Seals" turn 60

The German "Seals" turn 60

Gepostet von | 11 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

Today, on 11 July 2024, the Naval Special Forces Command is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary. With a roll call and a dynamic demonstration in the presence of the President of the Schleswig-Holstein State Parliament, Kristina Herbst, the Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein, Daniel Günther, as well as numerous guests from society, politics and the military, the combat swimmers will face the public, which does not happen that often. They have been around since 1958, when the aim was to prepare back-up for amphibious landing operations in the rear of attacking Eastern Bloc units. The combat swimmers evolved from small combat units and the naval task forces of the Second World War. The training was modelled on French elite units. In August 1959, the...

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Indo-Pacific task force: We are very prominently recognised

Indo-Pacific task force: We are very prominently recognised

Gepostet von | 9 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

Marineforum conducted an interview with Flotilla Admiral Axel Schulz, commander of Flotilla 2, also CTG 500.01 and thus commander of the German Navy's Indo-Pacific task force. The Navy's IPD24, Pacific Waves 24, has completed its first third. With the start of RIMPAC, the project is entering another, operationally more demanding phase. How do you rate the journey so far? All I can say is: "Once in a Lifetime"! A great endeavour. And I am proud and happy to be able to lead this organisation. I would like to avoid stringing together superlatives, but the hospitality in Halifax was outstanding as always, and the opportunity to be in the parade line-up for the...

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Rügen: Green light for gas pipeline - court rejects lawsuits

Rügen: Green light for gas pipeline - court rejects lawsuits

Gepostet von | 9 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has dismissed several appeals by Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) and the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) against the operating licence for the gas pipeline between the port of Mukran and Lubmin. This means that the approximately 50-kilometre-long gas pipeline operated by Gascade, which connects the LNG terminal in Sassnitz-Mukran to the gas pipeline network in Lubmin to the east of Greifswald, is expected to go into operation as planned in mid-May. Specifically, the environmental organisations wanted the planning approval decision issued by the Stralsund Mining Authority last year to be revoked. They had criticised the pipeline on two points in particular: firstly, nature conservation concerns in the sensitive ecosystem of the Greifswald Bodden were not taken into...

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Hamburg into the Red Sea

Hamburg into the Red Sea

Gepostet von | 8 Jul 2024 | , , , | 6

The frigate "Hamburg" left Wilhelmshaven this morning to join Operation EUNAVFOR Aspides in the Red Sea. Rear Admiral Stephan Haisch, Commander of the Task Forces and Head of the Operations Department, bid farewell to the frigate "Hamburg" today. The ship is travelling to the Mediterranean to the Greek island of Crete. There, the ship and crew are preparing for the intended deployment in the Red Sea with a missile firing programme. Previously, her sister ship, the Class 124 "Hessen", had successfully taken part in the operation in the Red Sea (we reported The "Hessen" is back home). When leaving Wilhelmshaven, representatives of the press were not wanted by the crew of the "Hamburg". The...

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The Chancay-Cosco mega harbour is being built in Peru

The Chancay-Cosco mega harbour is being built in Peru

Gepostet von | 5 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

Lima - The Chinese state-owned company Cosco Shipping has been building the deep-water port of Chancay on Peru's Pacific coast, around 75 kilometres north of the capital, as the majority owner since 2019. A mega port project costing the equivalent of around 3.3 billion euros as a gateway from South America to Asia. The Chancay hub is set to become the most important container port on the South American Pacific coast as well as an important growth driver for Peru and is part of the Chinese strategic New Silk Road initiative. Cosco has already invested more than 1.2 billion euros in the first construction phase, with more than 80 % of construction work completed. The port is scheduled to open in November 2024, when Peru will host the...

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