Category: Security policy

Shahid Mahdavi: New supply ship for the Iranian naval forces

Shahid Mahdavi: New supply ship for the Iranian naval forces

Gepostet von | 15 Jun 2022 | , , , | 0

A satellite photo published by the Associated Press (AP) on 27 May 2022 shows the "Shahid Mahdavi" in the flooded dry dock of Shahid Darvishi Marine Industries, a shipbuilding company near Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz. The shipyard, which manufactures and services both military and civilian units, is considered one of the most modern and leading shipyards in the Persian Gulf. The military part is located in a complex for the construction and repair of surface ships and submarines around 40 kilometres west of the southern Iranian city. According to experts, the "Shahid Mahdavi" is the conversion of the Iranian "Sarvin". She left Bandar Abbas in July 2021...

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3rd charity run by the German Armed Forces and reservists

3rd charity run by the German Armed Forces and reservists

Gepostet von | 15 Jun 2022 | , , , | 0

Registration for the 3rd charity run is now open Registration for the third charity run of the Bundeswehr and reservists running team has been open since 6 June. Following the success of the last two charity runs in 2020 and 2021 - the Bundeswehr and Reservists running team raised a total of over EUR 21,000 in the second charity run last year alone - the registration phase for the running team's third charity run has now begun. The charity run, which will once again take place virtually from 10 September 2022 - 25 September 2022, will not only offer running distances of 1 km children's run, 5 km, 10 km, 15 km, half marathon and marathon this year,...

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The maritime side of the war: Crisis in the Black Sea Part II

The maritime side of the war: Crisis in the Black Sea Part II

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Is there a tanker war 2.0? The Russians have not been silent on this issue. They blame the food shortage on the fact that Ukraine has mined its own waters and that Russia has announced the lifting of some sanctions and the opening of humanitarian passages to allow ships to leave. Currently, Russian grain and oil are flowing from the eastern half of the Black Sea via the Kerch Strait and the port of Novorossiysk. The Russians have stationed their navy centrally in Sevastopol in the Crimea. The Gulf of Odessa is a contested sea in which the Russians have rare...

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Albania offers NATO a former Soviet naval base

Albania offers NATO a former Soviet naval base

Gepostet von | 15 Jun 2022 | , , , , | 0

Albania has offered NATO a naval base to underline the small country's value to the alliance "in these difficult times", the office of Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama said on 26 May 2022. Prime Minister Edi Rama said the Pashaliman naval base, located 180 kilometres south of the capital Tirana, could represent "added value" for the alliance. Albania, which joined NATO in 2009, has joined the United States and the European Union in condemning Russia's war in Ukraine. The Pashaliman base in the Bay of Vlora was built in the 1950s when the Soviet Union deployed 12 submarines here....

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Good news from Heesen Yachts

Good news from Heesen Yachts

Gepostet von | 14 Jun 2022 | , , , , | 0

As swz-maritime reports, it has been possible to part company with the Russian owner after all. Previously, a notary had refused to sign a deal to transfer the shares of Russian oligarch Vagit Alekperov, the owner of Heesen Yachts, to a Dutch foundation. However, after changes were made to the proposal, it was approved and the yacht builder is now back in Dutch hands. With Alekperov under threat of EU sanctions and Heesen already suffering from supply shortages after the Russian oligarch was placed on the UK's sanctions list, the company quickly sought to cut its ties with Russia....

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