Finland issues ban on discharge of ship sewage
On 1 July 2025, a further ban on the discharge of ship sewage into Finnish territorial waters in the Baltic Sea ...
Turning scrap into money
Increasing environmental protection requirements could also make the recycling of ships lucrative again in Germany. In Emden, EWD wants to capitalise on this ...
25 June - Day of the Seafarer
International Maritime Day takes place every year on 25 June. The World Maritime Organisation of the United Nations, the IMO (International Maritime ...
Gorch Fock back for the windjammer parade
and leads the windjammer parade as befits her rank! Officer candidates can put their skills to the test on the Gorch Fock, Photo: Bw/Marcel Kröncke On Thursday, ...
Calm for the harbour porpoises
The German Motor Yacht Association (DMYV) is campaigning for the protection of harbour porpoises. The aim of the project is to promote the ...
Kiel Week - only with the German Navy
The Kiel naval base is home to Operational Flotilla 1, photo: German Navy "Coming home, letting go and experiencing" - that is ...
Displays
Olpenitz home port - a place of remembrance
Home harbour: Memories of Olpenitz. Stele opened in memory of another time.
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