Category: Security policy

Aid for Ukraine: Alliance to rebuild the naval forces

Aid for Ukraine: Alliance to rebuild the naval forces

Posted by | 14 Dec 2023 | , , , | 0

London: Norway and the UK announce maritime alliance to provide sustainable support to Ukraine in building coastal and maritime defence The Norwegian Minister of Defence met his British counterpart on 11 December 2023 to jointly present the Maritime Capability Coalition (MCC). The aim is to enable Ukraine to exercise better control over its coast and the neighbouring sea area in the future. Russia should then no longer be able to use the Black Sea as a base for missile attacks on the Ukrainian mainland. Open sea routes and free trade are important, not only for the Ukrainian economy, but also in order to transport grain to the...

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Seabed Infrastructure Security: Northern Europe gets going!

Seabed Infrastructure Security: Northern Europe gets going!

Posted by | 13 Dec 2023 | , , , | 0

Six northern European countries (Denmark, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden) are intensifying their cooperation in the field of maritime infrastructure. One part of this is the Seabed Security Experimentation Centre (SeaSEC), which has just been inaugurated in The Hague. The establishment of the SeaSEC is part of the Northern Naval Capability Cooperation (NNCC), which was officially ratified in Washington in early December 2023. The NNCC was established to strengthen the northern maritime industry and develop the best available systems and equipment. Rethinking PPPs Public, private and military partners are now working together to examine how important underwater infrastructure such as data cables, pipelines and platforms for fossil fuels and...

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HNLMS "Holland" arrives in the operational area

HNLMS "Holland" arrives in the operational area

Posted by | 6 Dec 2023 | , , , | 0

With the HNLMS "Holland", the Dutch government has deployed the type ship of the four 108-metre-long and, at around 3,800 tonnes, frigate-sized ocean patrol vessels (OPV) of the same class to the Eastern Mediterranean. This means that the Netherlands, together with allies including the USA, the UK, France, Italy and Germany, is now also contributing to a maritime corridor so that humanitarian aid can reach Gaza. The aim is to secure the fragile regional stability from the sea and prevent further escalation. If an evacuation becomes necessary, the "Holland" can provide immediate support. The duration of its deployment depends on current developments...

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There is such a thing! Maritime Germany! MC 2023

There is such a thing! Maritime Germany! MC 2023

Posted by | 24 Nov 2023 | , , , | 0

The German Maritime Institute and griephan | DVV media have been organising Germany's annual maritime conference in the heart of Berlin since 2007, and word is gradually spreading that maritime dependencies, the maritime economy and global challenges need to be discussed and conferred on across the oceans. The German Maritime Institute and griephan once again organised the MARITIME CONVENTION 2023 this year. And there were two special birthdays: the 50th anniversary of the German Navy itself and the 175th anniversary of the German Navy. The motto of the event was: "Expectations of maritime Germany". The venue was once again the Representation of the State of Schleswig-Holstein to the...

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DMI wird Partner der Hamburg Messe SMM

DMI wird Partner der Hamburg Messe SMM

Posted by | 24 Nov 2023 | , , , | 0

Deutsches Maritimes Institut übernimmt die MS&D für die SMM 2024 Die International Conference on Maritime Security and Defence (MS&D) ist eine Fachkonferenz für maritime Sicherheit, die alle zwei Jahre im Rahmen der Messe SMM (Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology) auf dem Gelände der Hamburg Messe stattfindet. Die SMM wird seit 1963 durch die Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH in den Hamburger Messehallen ausgerichtet und hat die Schwerpunkte Schiffbau, maritime Anlagen, Maschinenbau und Meerestechnik. Die kommende MS&D 2024 wird inhaltlich vom Deutschen Maritimen Institut (DMI) gestaltet. Die Vertragsunterzeichnung machten die Verantwortlichen auf der Maritime Convention am 21.11.2023 in Berlin öffentlich....

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