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Director of the Wilhelmshaven Naval Museum passes away

Director of the Wilhelmshaven Naval Museum passes away

Gepostet von | 8 Jan 2024 | , | 0

We were shocked to learn of the death of the director of the German Naval Museum, Dr Stephan Huck. In the 20 years of his extraordinarily successful work, the historian was a companion to the Marineforum. Most recently, he involved us in the fundamental redesign of the German Naval Museum, which was initiated in 2018. He appointed the Marineforum editorial team to the advisory board. In Dr Stephan Huck, we have lost a highly esteemed friend, comrade and partner. Our heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathy go to the family On behalf of the editorial team Holger...

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Russia's Arctic crude oil route

Russia's Arctic crude oil route

Gepostet von | 5 Jan 2024 | , , | 0

Russia once again shipped crude oil across the Arctic Ocean last year. This included the crude oil tanker "Primorsky Prospect" (approx. 113,900 tonnes, 250 metres long), which belongs to the Russian state tanker company Sovcomflot (SCF). It is one of the few tracked cargoes on this route from the Russian Ust-Luga in the Baltic Sea, along the Norwegian coast with destination Rizhao in China. However, eastbound shipping had to be suspended for this winter on 30 November 2023. The use of the so-called Northern Sea Route (NSR) through the Arctic waters could reduce transit time compared to the southern route through the Mediterranean and...

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Turkey: Black Sea navies agree on mine clearance

Turkey: Black Sea navies agree on mine clearance

Gepostet von | 4 Jan 2024 | , , , | 0

Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria are planning their first major joint operation to clear mines, after each country had previously cleared detected mines on its own. The defence ministers of the three countries are planning a signing ceremony in Istanbul on 11 January. Although the three countries are NATO allies, this is not a NATO operation. Turkey opposes the presence of naval units from other NATO countries in the Black Sea, arguing that they could further fuel tensions in the region. But of course Turkey would ask its allies for help if it was needed, according to the Turkish defence minister. The mines were...

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Tender "Donau" departs for NATO formation

Tender "Donau" departs for NATO formation

Gepostet von | 2 Jan 2024 | , , | 0

Leadership role for the German Navy Today, the tender "Donau" leaves its home port of Kiel to support the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (Maritime) - VJTF (M). Over the next six months, the tender will provide the German contribution to one of NATO's standing formations. In addition, the tender will be deployed as the flagship and command platform of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasure Group 1. The leader of the group is Frigate Captain Artur Krüger (53), an experienced staff officer and "Mineur". The commander of the tender is Korvettenkapitän Stefan Huber (55), who initially sets off for Swinemünde with his 68-strong crew and the embarked staff. There the...

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