The 2nd Frigate Squadron has a new commander
The Chief of Staff of Operational Flotilla 2, Captain Sven Beck, today handed over command of the 2nd Frigate Squadron from Captain Olliver Pfennig to Frigate Captain Jan Hackstein
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IPD: Through the Panama ...
The German Navy's Indo-Pacific unit, led by Flotilla Admiral Axel Schulz, has already had two "wonderful port calls", as the unit commander called them, after crossing the Atlantic. From 17 - 20 May, the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" were in Halifax/Canada, and from 23 - 26 May in New York. There they were part of "Fleet Week", which is traditionally celebrated every year by the US Navy, the US Marine Corps and the US Coast Guard. During Fleet Week, large naval vessels dock at the New York Passenger Ship Terminal on the Hudson River on the west side of Manhattan....
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10th Maritime Colloquium Wilhelmshaven
Yesterday, the 10th Maritime Colloquium took place in the beautiful city on the Jade, Wilhelmshaven. 10th Maritime Colloquium Wilhelmshaven Retired Rear Admiral Karsten SchneiderRetired Rear Admiral Karsten Schneider Dr Moritz BrakeDr Moritz Brake Flotilla Admiral Sascha RackwitzFlotilla Admiral Sascha Rackwitz 10th Maritime Colloquium Wilhelmshaven10th Maritime Colloquium... Maritime Colloquium...
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Maritime security as part of the SMM
The MS&D (Conference on Maritime Security and Defence) forum will take place during SMM (Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology) from 3 to 6 September 2024. The German Maritime Institute (DMI) is organising this forum in cooperation with Hamburg Messe. Mittler Report Verlag is the exclusive media partner. Maritime security in focus Maritime security, for a long time a specialist area solely the responsibility of naval forces, is omnipresent today. While the Ever Given or Freemantle Highway accidents were accidents, the warlike events in the Black and Red Seas threaten the entire maritime industry. All over the world...
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Shipping companies in the cyber sights
A cyber espionage group originating from China called "Mustang Panda" is alleged to have planted malware to take over computer systems of European shipping companies in Norway, Greece and the Netherlands. "Mustang Panda" has already been accused of espionage against governments and organisations in Asia, Australia and Europe and has used similar malware tools in espionage campaigns in the past. The tools allow the attacker to completely take over a target system and execute their own commands. The information comes from the Slovakian cyber security firm ESET (derived from the Egyptian guardian goddess ISIS) and it, alongside UK and US agencies, warns of a significant cyber security threat from China, particularly to organisations in...
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