Category: Security policy

Tamsen Maritim GmbH celebrates its 30th anniversary

Tamsen Maritim GmbH celebrates its 30th anniversary

Gepostet von | 14 May 2025 | , , , | 0

Tamsen Maritim GmbH celebrates the 30th anniversary of the re-establishment of the shipyard site in Rostock-Gehlsdorf In 1995, the shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen (Lemwerder) and Neptun Industrie Rostock jointly founded A&R Neptun Boat Service GmbH on the site of the former Neptun naval shipyard in Gehlsdorf. At that time, around DM 23 million was invested in new halls (total area 4300 m²), workshops and an administration building. The new shipyard also received a ship lift, with which ships and yachts weighing up to 1,000 tonnes can be docked. After an initial change of ownership in 2002, further investments were made in the production facilities. In 2009, the Hamburg entrepreneur Heiner Tamsen finally took over...

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Sassnitz - "Eventin" seized off the coast of Rügen

Sassnitz - "Eventin" seized off the coast of Rügen

Gepostet von | 13 May 2025 | , , , | 7

Update from 10/05/2025 see below With the seizure of the crude oil tanker "Eventin" (152,000 tdw), which is attributed to the Russian shadow fleet, Germany is skipping several stages of escalation, according to a sanctions expert. It is unclear what will happen to the ship and its cargo. Always close by: a ship from the Coast Guard Coordination Organisation. The Federal Coast Guard has been a coordination network of several federal authorities since 1994 - including BPol See, customs, the water police of the coastal states and the fisheries inspectorates. The "Eventin" has been anchored off Sassnitz since mid-January. The tanker was towed there after a total blackout (power failure) off Rügen and detained by the German authorities. End...

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Panama gets serious and withdraws the flag from sanctioned ships

Panama gets serious and withdraws the flag from sanctioned ships

Gepostet von | 12 May 2025 | , , , | 0

Die panamaische Schifffahrtsbehörde (PMA) hat 107 Schiffe aus ihrem Register gestrichen, weil sie gegen internationale Sanktionen verstoßen haben. Bei weiteren 18 Schiffen ist die Streichung aus dem Register in Vorbereitung. Der jetzige Schritt ist Teil eines konsequenten Vorgehens Panamas gegen die Umgehung von Regeln und Sanktionen. Insbesondere nach der Umsetzung eines im vergangenen Oktober erlassenen Exekutivdekrets wurde die PMA ermächtigt, Schiffsregistrierungen sofort zu annullieren, wenn Schiffe oder ihre Eigner auf internationalen Sanktionslisten erscheinen. Diese Maßnahme stelle sicher, dass[ds_preview] kein Schiff und kein Reeder, der mit illegalen Aktivitäten in Verbindung gebracht werde, unter panamaischer Flagge fahren kann, so die Behörde....

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Singapore orders two more Invincible submarines

Singapore orders two more Invincible submarines

Gepostet von | 10 May 2025 | , , , , | 0

Maritime co-operation between Germany and Singapore has reached a new level of maturity. Singapore's order for two more 218SG class submarines from thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) not only cements a relationship of technological trust - it also creates a resilient security partnership in the geopolitically significant Indo-Pacific region. Singapore's maritime ambitions - Germany's technology Singapore, geostrategically exposed on the Strait of Malacca, has consistently invested in its naval forces over the last two decades. The new "Invincible" class boats - designed for long-duration submerged operations and advanced sensor technology - reflect this strategy. With the latest order, the...

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Corvette "Augsburg" christened

Corvette "Augsburg" christened

Gepostet von | 9 May 2025 | , , , , | 1

Christening of the corvette AUGSBURG - Fourth unit of the second batch officially christened "Augsburg" in Hamburg at NVL On 8 May 2025, the fourth corvette of the second batch of class 130 was officially christened "Augsburg" at the Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg. The festive ceremony took place in the presence of numerous representatives from politics, the Bundeswehr and industry. The godmother was Sigrun Maxzin-Weigel, Director of the Evangelical Children's and Youth Welfare Centre in Augsburg. She broke the christening bottle on the bow of the 89 metre long unit with the traditional cutting of the line. Later at the reception, she explained how close her personal ties are to the units of the...

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