The Royal Netherlands Navy operated together with the Belgian and Estonian navies as part of the "Sandy Coast 25" exercise. The focus this year was on protecting Eemshaven on the Ems estuary, which is important for the transit of NATO military equipment and the harbour of Delfzijl on the Ems, as well as...
In future, the Lürssen Group will focus exclusively on the construction of megayachts. It is therefore not surprising that this decision has been made. The timing is also not necessarily sensational on a Monday morning in September 2025, as the market...
After a delay in the 75 India project, the central government in New Delhi has now authorised negotiations on the construction of submarines in cooperation with Germany. The Indo-German submarine deal is worth around €7 billion, comprises six modern submarines based on the Class 214 (72 metres long) and will be built in...
The world's oceans are the lifelines of trade in goods. Over 90 per cent of global trade takes place by sea. The world and not least Germany are dependent on maritime trade. This dependence encompasses both the economic side, such as imports and exports, as well as security policy aspects that are crucial for the stability of supply chains and international trade.
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and several other elements have been separated from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and officially integrated into Canada's national defence structure. This transition is intended to incorporate the Coast Guard's maritime expertise into Canada's overall defence planning, the Canadian government said in a statement. The integration...
Ammunition, ammunition, ammunition! The company Rheinmetall must have heard this call from the inspector of the navy, Vice Admiral Jan C. Kaack. Rheinmetall has opened the largest ammunition plant in Europe in Unterlüß, Lower Saxony. The aim? To supply the Bundeswehr and European partners with ammunition. Not much for the navy yet,...
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Open Monument Day on 14 September 2025 at the Mürwik Naval School in Flensburg On Sunday, 14 September 2025, the Mürwik Naval School will once again open its doors under the motto of this year's Open Monument Day "Valuable-full: priceless or irreplaceable?" from 10:00 to 16:45. The attractions in this...
On the occasion of its 175th anniversary at the Berne site, the family-owned company FASSMER celebrated with guests from politics, business and the maritime industry. The company presented its entrepreneurial milestones, technical pioneering work and the transformation of a medium-sized company into an international speciality shipbuilder. "Sometimes the sea is as smooth as glass, sometimes you fight against the...
Now that Europe and Germany are massively increasing their defence spending, the Central Association of German Seaport Operators (ZDS) is calling for some of the funds from the special infrastructure and climate neutrality fund to be used for both expansion and protection against potential military attacks. In a letter to Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, the...
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