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Change of command on the Gorch Fock

Change of command on the Gorch Fock

Gepostet von | 28 Mar 2022 | , , , | 2

Captain Nils Brandt leaves the ship after almost 8 years Next Thursday, the command of the sail training ship "Gorch Fock" will change hands. The commander of the Mürwik Naval School, Flotilla Admiral Jens Nemeyer, will hand over responsibility from Captain Nils Brandt to Captain Andreas-Peter Graf von Kielmansegg. An eventful era comes to an end when Nils Brand's pennant is raised at the naval base in Kiel. When the outgoing commander took command of Germany's "ambassador in white" on 28 June 2014, he had no idea how long he would be in command and what a burden he would have to bear. It...

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Back to normality - the GORCH FOCK is back!

Back to normality - the GORCH FOCK is back!

Gepostet von | 25 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

The German Navy's sail training ship ends its 171st training voyage abroad today. After an absence of more than four months, the berth at the naval base in Kiel is once again occupied. The first long training voyage after a long time in the shipyard. Sailing training and training voyage The training voyage took the three-masted barque to the Canary Islands at the end of 2021. Due to the pandemic, the sailing training did not start as planned from Santa Cruz de Tenerife. In the harbour of Malaga, 70 cadets from the Mürwik Naval School were then able to begin the planned sailing training on the training ship. The officer cadets also included cadets from friendly foreign nations such as France, Colombia, Senegal and Thailand. Meeting with...

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The breadbasket of Europe: Ukraine

The breadbasket of Europe: Ukraine

Gepostet von | 24 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

Blocked sea routes could trigger famine The war is not regional, it has an impact on the whole of Europe, indeed the whole world. In particular, the fact that Ukraine was the world's second-largest grain exporter before the war needs to be examined more closely. According to the figures for the 2019-2020 marketing year, Ukraine has become the second largest exporter in the world after the USA. It is also about global food security. Ukraine ranks second in barley exports, fourth in corn exports and fifth in wheat exports. In 2019, 65.4 million tonnes of grain and pulses were harvested from an area of 15.3 million hectares....

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SAAB: Mid-life upgrade for third Gotland-class submarine under contract

SAAB: Mid-life upgrade for third Gotland-class submarine under contract

Gepostet von | 21 Mar 2022 | , , , , | 0

The Swedish procurement authority Försvarsmaktens has commissioned Saab with the mid-life upgrade of "HMS Halland", the third submarine in the Gotland class. This was announced by the Swedish defence company on 18 March. "HMS Uppland" was the second submarine in the Swedish Navy's Gotland class to complete the refit in December 2021. The three Gotland-class submarines were built at Kockums in Malmö between 1992 and 1996, with "HMS Halland" entering service on 1 October 1997. "HMS Gotland" was able to demonstrate its capabilities in exercises with the US Navy during a long-term deployment on the US West Coast between 2005 and 2007. Saab received 2021...

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Upcoming change of managing director at thyssenkrupp Marine Systems

Upcoming change of managing director at thyssenkrupp Marine Systems

Gepostet von | 21 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

The Kiel-based shipyard thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) has a new Managing Director. At an extraordinary meeting, the Supervisory Board of tkMS confirmed its previous Chairman, Oliver Burkhard, as the successor to Dr Rolf Wirtz. Oliver Burkhard will move to the fjord on 1 May 2022. He is no stranger there. In his role as a member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG, Burkhard has been responsible for the marine business since 2018 and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH since 2017. Since 2013, the business administration graduate has been a member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Labour Director. Six years previously...

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