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Frankfurt am Main: On time at home in Wilhelmshaven

Frankfurt am Main: On time at home in Wilhelmshaven

Gepostet von | 12 Dec 2023 | , , | 0

From a press release by the Naval Command: On Friday, 15.12.2023 at 10 a.m., the Einsatzgruppenversorger (EGV) "Frankfurt am Main" will return to its home port of Wilhelmshaven after 23,000 nautical miles, corresponding to 42,600 kilometres, or one circumnavigation of the globe. The "Frankfurt am Main" remained in the Mediterranean for longer after the actual end of its mission in order to be able to assist with a possible evacuation of German citizens after the outbreak of war in Israel. After months away from home, the soldiers are looking forward to spending Christmas and New Year's Eve with their families before the "Frankfurt am Main" departs for the Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD) next year. The commander of the task force supply ship,...

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Between bust and video wall

Between bust and video wall

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Die Aula der MSM ist gleichzeitig Lernort, Versammlungsort und „Wohnzimmer“ der Marine. Mit der aktuellen Neugestaltung werden Vergangenheit und Gegenwart in Einklang gebracht. Vor über acht Jahren stellte der damalige Inspekteur der Marine, Vizeadmiral Andreas Krause, in einem Namensbeitrag im marineforum die Frage, ob die deutsche Marinegeschichte seit 1956 an der Stelle, die das Marineoffizierkorps zuweilen als sein „Wohnzimmer“ bezeichnet, ausreichend repräsentiert sei.[ds_preview] Krause setzte damals den längst überfälligen Impuls für eine Neugestaltung der Aula der Marineschule Mürwik (MSM), bedenkt man, dass es in der Aula bis dahin kaum Bezugnahmen auf die Marine der Bundesrepublik Deutschland gab. Er beauftragte...

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Trouble looms in Hamburg: "Cosco" calls union ver.di to the scene

Trouble looms in Hamburg: "Cosco" calls union ver.di to the scene

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Hamburg: The Chinese state shipping company "Cosco" wants to secure containers on board itself in future - a service for which so-called "lashers" are usually employed. The Chinese state-owned shipping company "Cosco" has held a 24.9 per cent stake in the "Tollerort" terminal of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) since the summer. According to the trade union ver.di, however, "Cosco" now wants to leave the securing of containers on one of its feeder ships to the seafarers on board. For ver.di, this would be a breach of collective labour agreements - jobs are seen as being at risk. ver.di has called on "Cosco" to refrain from independently "lashing" and for HHLA to ensure that the seafarers at its Hamburg terminals...

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Regionally rooted, globally committed!

Regionally rooted, globally committed!

Gepostet von | 11 Dec 2023 | , , , , | 0

For the German Navy, too, this means a return to a focus on national and alliance defence. In an interview with marineforum, Vice Admiral Frank Lenski, Commander of the Fleet and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, talks about the resulting willingness to take on responsibility, current problems and the importance of reserve service personnel. Admiral, how do you currently assess the situation on NATO's northern maritime flank - especially with regard to the Baltic Sea? As you know, NATO's northern flank is our operational centre of gravity. It already was, but our presence here has been further strengthened. In the Baltic Sea in particular, we have everything...

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