From a press release by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne: It weighs just six kilograms and is the size of a shoebox - but its interior makes it an observer of the world's oceans: the miniature satellite OTTER was launched into space on 28 November 2025. At 500 kilometres...
Until now, the state of Lower Saxony has levied trade tax on offshore wind farm operators in the German Bight that were not assigned to a municipality. The city of Oldenburg had filed a lawsuit against this because an operating company of a North Sea wind farm is based there. This practice has now come to an end, as in December 2024 the Federal Fiscal Court in...
Amid a general reluctance to develop offshore wind farms by western industrialised nations, Lithuania has announced the failure of its second tender for an offshore wind farm. The Lithuanian government reactivated this second tender in June 2025 after it was suspended two years ago due to a lack of interest. In order for the concession to be awarded,...
International Conference on Maritime Security and Defence 25 November 2025 - Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg Under the motto "Turning point? It's all about Procurement!", the MS&D Conference 2025 brings together leading representatives from the navy, politics, industry and science to discuss current security policy challenges and new procurement strategies. In...
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