Armoured vehicles waiting to be loaded onto ships in Trabzon, Photo: Bw/Michael Kudiabor

Armoured vehicles waiting to be Ship loading in Trabzon, Photo: Bw/Michael Kudiabor

If we lose the sea ...

The maritime foundation of European defence and national resilience is more important today than ever before. Securing it is vital for a free Europe.

In contrast to the USA, there are no cargo ships kept in reserve in Europe for national emergencies. There are contracts for the use of merchant ships for strategic logistics - dimensioned for military transport tasks in foreign missions, not for supplying Europe in the event of defence. And if you look at the roughly estimated freight volume of even a war economy,

10 Sep 2025

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