The US Assistant Secretary of Defence for International Security Affairs hosted a three-way signing ceremony for bilateral defence cooperation roadmaps with representatives from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in mid-December 2023. The basis for the strong relationship between the Baltic States and the United States is long-term and multifaceted cooperation. The...
Divers from the German nature conservation organisation "Gesellschaft zur Rettung der Delphine e. V." (GRD) say they have recovered several hundred kilograms of old fishing nets from the Baltic Sea in recent weeks. Crime scene: fairway buoy A fairway buoy sank years ago about eight kilometres off the coast of Rügen. As a result, more and more...
Denmark may inspect ships in the Baltic Sea to monitor sanctioned Russian oil exports. As part of the oil price cap on Russian crude oil introduced by the EU, the G7 countries and Australia, the dominant Western insurers are not allowed to insure Russian oil cargoes priced above 60 dollars per barrel. Russian exporters are circumventing...
A concerted act of Russian-Chinese sabotage? Or simply a maritime mishap? Finally an official sign from Finland! We took some time in the editorial office to gather information from open sources and waited until the overall picture became clearer. It's about the damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline and two communication cables...
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Aus einer Pressemitteilung des Marinekommandos Rostock Vom 9. bis zum 23. September 2023 findet das diesjährige maritime Großmanöver Northern Coasts (NOCO), eine der wichtigsten multinationalen Übungen zur Stärkung der Zusammenarbeit der Seestreitkräfte Deutschlands und seiner Partnern im Ostseeraum, statt. In diesem Jahr ist die Deutsche Marine mit DEU MARFOR für...
The Kiel-based shipyard German Naval Yards, together with Rheinmetall Project Solutions GmbH (Düsseldorf) and another partner from the offshore sector, is bidding for the construction of a platform for the disposal of munitions from the Baltic Sea. The jointly developed platform could be used as a pilot facility in the Kolberg ammunition dumping area before mid-2024.
Deutschland und Dänemark haben ein Abkommen unterzeichnet, um gemeinsam bis Anfang der 2030er Jahre mindestens 3 Gigawatt (GW) Windenergiekapazität zu installieren, davon 2 GW für Deutschland. Frühere Pläne der nordeuropäischen Länder, ein gemeinsames Stromnetz unter der Nordsee zu errichten, stießen bisher immer auf finanzielle und regulatorische Schwierigkeiten. Nun haben die...
Should there be an armed conflict with Russia, the question arises as to where. Is the Baltic Sea still a suitable area for this? With Finland's accession to NATO and the hoped-for accession of Sweden in the near future, the military geography in the Baltic Sea region is changing significantly. Spatial organisation, command structure and the...
For a good two weeks now, NATO navies have been accompanying a Russian formation on its way from the Mediterranean around Western Europe to the harbours and shipyards of the Baltic Fleet. The small group is led by the frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" (494), the type ship of the three combat units built for the Black Sea Fleet - intended...
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