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Oslo - Norway supports the Ukrainian navy

Oslo - Norway supports the Ukrainian navy

Gepostet von | 16 Jan 2025 | , , , | 0

Norway has announced that it will provide 2.7 billion kroner (around 233 million euros) to strengthen the Ukrainian navy. A large part of the funds will be channelled through the Maritime Capability Coalition (MCC), which Norway and the UK launched in 2023. Marineforum reported on 14.12.2023: Aid for Ukraine: alliance to rebuild naval forces. The aim is to make the Ukrainian navy more compatible with its Western allies and to help it defend against Russian naval forces in the Black Sea, according to a government representative. It is also important to increase exports of grain and other products by sea, he...

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Promoting national expertise

Promoting national expertise

Gepostet von | 16 Jan 2025 | , , | 0

Erneut wurde der Marineschiffbau zur nationalen Schlüsseltechnologie erklärt. Mit dieser Entscheidung entstehen aber auch Verpflichtungen. Mit der am 4. Dezember 2024 vom Bundeskabinett verabschiedeten Nationalen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungsindustriestrategie (SVI-Strategie) ist das seit dem ersten derartigen Regierungspapier aus dem Jahr 2015 bekannte Konzept der nationalen Schlüsseltechnologien erneut bestätigt worden. Dies ist eine gute Nachricht, denn Deutschland tut damit das, was andere europäische Länder – Beispiele sind Frankreich und Schweden – schon vor uns umgesetzt haben: Wir definieren im Bereich von sicherheits- und verteidigungsrelevanten Fertigkeiten unserer heimischen Industrie solche Bereiche, die uns[ds_preview] unter Souveränitätsgesichtspunkten besonders wichtig sind, die wir national erhalten...

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Let's go, 2025!

Let's go, 2025!

Gepostet von | 15 Jan 2025 | , , | 0

The year 2025 has begun and we are eagerly awaiting major changes. In America, Donald Trump will be president for the second time, there will be new elections here and the situation in the Middle East will have to stabilise again after the major upheavals of recent months. All of this is cause for both concern and hope. An old adage applies here: Every man is the architect of his own fortune. Are we ready to take up the blacksmith's hammer with strong arms? Do we want to make our own luck or do we want to do what others tell us to do? To set our own course, we need to know where we stand. How...

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MCN announces personnel change

MCN announces personnel change

Gepostet von | 14 Jan 2025 | , , , | 0

Oliver Malmström takes over as head of the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany office in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania The Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN) has a new head for its office in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Oliver Malmström succeeds Katrin Caldwell and brings extensive experience from his previous work at the MCN. Malmström has been part of the cluster since November 2019 and has already successfully taken over the management of the office in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as a parental leave replacement. He has also worked as an international project manager on EU projects such as GreenOffshoreTech and ResC4EU, which promote innovation and sustainability in the maritime industry. "I am looking forward to continuing the successful work of my predecessor and supporting the...

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Wismar shipyards grow again

Wismar shipyards grow again

Gepostet von | 14 Jan 2025 | , , | 0

For the first time since the insolvency of "MV Werften" in 2022, more than 1,000 people worked at the Wismar shipyard again last year. According to the works council, around 500 people are now working for "Meyer Werft Wismar" again. In addition, there are external workers, mainly from Estonia and Poland. At peak times, up to 1,400 people are working on the cruise ship "Disney Adventure" (formerly "Global Dream"), which is currently being converted and completed into a floating Disney theme park for around 6,000 passengers. The 342 metre-long ship is due to be undocked and completed at the outfitting quay in spring. In December, the "Disney Adventure" will be...

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