A short message and the sad picture of a half-sunken frigate dated 3 March 2022 are seen as proof that the Ukrainian navy sank its flagship "Hetman Sagaidachny" itself. The Ukrainian defence minister has apparently confirmed this action. The 3,500-tonne displacement Krivak III-class ship was originally intended to be the last...
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Many of the world's leading shipping lines, such as Kühne + Nagel and DHL, have cancelled their services and bookings to and from Russia. Liner shipping companies such as MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have already cancelled their services to and from Russia as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on...
Turkey has closed the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits to Russian ships. On 24.02.22, Ukraine called on Turkey to take this measure. Various agencies then reported that Turkey had closed the passage to the Black Sea. On 26.02.22 Reuters reported that this was a rumour and in fact...
New digital cooperation launched in the maritime region between Rostock and Kiel. On 2 March 2022, Minister President Daniel Günther will present the maritime digitalisation project "Maritime Smart Sensor Data Space X" (Marispace-X), which is funded by the federal government with over 9 million euros, at the State House. Stopping climate change, accelerating the expansion of wind power and removing old munitions from...
General Eberhard Zorn prepares troops for far-reaching changes He sees a new reality in the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin's ruthless war of aggression against Ukraine. Zorn is reprioritising: less coronavirus-related administrative assistance, more reinforcement of NATO's eastern flank and a focus on so-called "basic operations" such as ammunition depots, medical, logistics and command and control facilities....
Vice Admiral Kaack becomes the new Inspector General of the Navy On Friday, 11 March 2022 at 10 a.m., the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, General Eberhard Zorn (62), will hand over command of the German Navy to Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack (59). The ceremony will be held at the Mürwik Naval Academy. "I would like to thank him for the...
Navy wants to procure "Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles" The US Navy wants to develop and procure three types of large unmanned vehicles (UVs): Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSVs), Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicles (MUSVs) and Extra-Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (XLUUVs). The Navy's FY 2022 budget provides $434.1 million for...
German Navy deploys soldiers from Kiel to the Baltic Sea today Minesweepers "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" and "Homburg", the minesweeper "Siegburg" and the tender "Elbe" are travelling to the Baltic Sea to reinforce NATO's northern flank. In addition, the minesweepers "Datteln" and "Fulda" set off this morning. "Our signal is clear:...
"We welcome the announcement by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz that a German LNG terminal is to be located in Wilhelmshaven," commented Siemtje Möller and Olaf Lies on Scholz's announcement in his government statement during today's special session of the German Bundestag. "Germany must be independent in terms of energy supply. The current aggression by Putin and the...
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