19 February: Launch of the EU maritime mission in the Red Sea? marineforum.online had already reported on 23 January 2024 on the decision-making process and funding position regarding an EU-led naval mission. Read article Here are further developments Aspides, the EU naval mission in the Red Sea, cleared another hurdle this week. At the informal meeting of defence ministers...
Rostock - From 20 to 28 January 2024, the German Navy will be exhibiting at the world's largest and most important international boat show, the "boot" in Düsseldorf. It will include a sailing cutter, a team of mine divers showing how they work in a diving tower and members of the German Navy's Special Forces Command (KSM). In daily demonstrations...
It's January and therefore time for the Naval Historical Tactical Conference (HiTaTa). For the 63rd time, naval officers met for this traditional - and sometimes legendary - event. And once again, expectations were not disappointed: great presentations, lively discussions and, of course, dialogue and networking! About this year's HiTaTa...
From a message from the Rostock Naval Command on the official account of the German Navy at X (ex-twitter): The # sea battalion is providing # military assistance in the Harz Mountains. Around 50 soldiers travelled to the Mansfeld-Südharz district to provide support in the # flood area. The work is in full swing & the camp is occupied. #marinehilft....
As 2023 draws to a close, a new year is just around the corner. As usual, marineforum will continue to observe, categorise and comment on German and international maritime events for you in 2024. We will keep you up to date with the latest events online and go into more detail in the printed issues...
Hydrographic vessel for Indonesia On 14 December, the keel was laid for the first joint project of ABEKING & RASMUSSEN and FASSMER, a 105m hydrographic vessel. After A&R recently successfully delivered two minehunting vessels to the Indonesian Navy, the shipyard was also commissioned to build the new hydrographic vessel in December last year.
Spain's government has given the green light for the stationing of two more US Navy ships, bringing the number of US destroyers stationed in Rota to six. In 2014, the USA began stationing a total of four Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG 51-119, max. 9700 tonnes displacement) permanently in Europe. The order for these...
Dear readers and friends of maritime topics! Since we launched the portal of the Marine-Offizier-Vereinigung e.V. (MOV) and the Deutsches Maritimes Institut e.V. together with ElbBureaux GmbH in Hamburg almost exactly three years ago (a good 1,000 days), we have succeeded in publishing over two thousand (2,000!) articles - short...
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