The containers have had their day

After more than 20 years of service, the Marine Rescue Centre is now being "reinvented". The future i-Merz is optimised in terms of medical technology and comprehensively integrated into the task force providers.

The three task force supply centres are the backbone of the German Navy for supplying national and international naval units during operations and exercises. Over 230 tonnes of provisions and 9000 cubic metres of fuel - enough to refuel 130,000 mid-range cars in an entire small town - are just a small part of the comprehensive logistical supply. And this at any time and in any place in the world that combat ships can reach.
Up to two ships can be refuelled in parallel at a distance of around 40 metres at a speed of around 12 knots. Fixed goods such as provisions or ammunition can also be supplied in the same way. All of this requires reliable and complex technology as well as a well-coordinated team of specialists.
The same applies to medical care with the Marine Rescue Centre (Merz) of the Einsatzgruppenversorger (EGV). The technical service spectrum of a medium-sized hospital is installed on an area the size of three tennis courts. This ensures comprehensive surgical and intensive medical treatment and forms the central link in the medical rescue chain from first aid to clinical treatment. Equipped in this way, the Merz offers our soldiers at sea the highest medical standard of all navies.