Major International Maritime Security Coalition (IMSC) in the Middle East As the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) announced on 26 March, Romania has joined a multinational maritime coalition. The IMSC was established in 2019 to prevent attacks on merchant ships in the Middle East. The IMSC is headquartered in...
Those who destroy access to the seas are strangling Ukraine. Ukrainian harbours have been closed since the beginning of the war, and now some important grain export facilities and steelworks have also been badly hit by shelling. These include a plant belonging to the agricultural giant Bunge in Mykolaiv on the Black Sea and the large Azovstal steelworks in...
Against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, marineforum documents current maritime events in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea. As always these days - hardly any news that can be independently verified. 28 March 2022 +++ Russian infantry replacements from Vladivostok +++ On 21 March 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Defence reported on four Russian...
NATO chief emphasises importance of Arctic security in the face of renewed Russian aggression NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, whose term of office has just been extended, has spoken out on the strategic importance of the Northern Flank amid NATO's biennial Cold Response exercise in Norway. Speaking in Evenes, Norway, he said...
Multinational approach to security in African waters The region is plagued by piracy, unreported and unregulated fishing and few opportunities for local residents to defend themselves against it. Led by the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM), the exercise was conducted for the 11th time. U.S. AFRICOM is based in the...
Ukrainian fighters have succeeded in striking a blow against the Russian navy. Film footage and short reports of a large Black Sea Fleet landing ship on fire are being spread on Twitter. According to Western experts, it is the "Orsk", an Alligator-class landing ship. It is said to have been hit by missiles. The shelling occurred...
Necessary digression: Federal budget On 16 March 2022, the Federal Government adopted the budget for 2022 as well as the key figures for 2023 and the financial plan up to 2026. One hundred billion euros are to flow into a special fund to equip the Bundeswehr. The necessary amendment to the Basic Law was also approved by the cabinet at the...
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The members of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) have decided to exclude the Russian shipping register from their ranks, citing the impact of allied sanctions. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the EU states imposed tough sanctions on the Russian economy, cut off most Russian banks from the international money transfer system...
Against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, marineforum documents current maritime events in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea. As always these days - hardly any news that can be independently verified. 15 March 2022 +++ Ship convoy of 14 units approaches Odessa from the south Ukrayinska Pravda reports as of 19...
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