Tag: germany

  • 15th Arctic Shipping Summit

    ACI’s Arctic Shipping Summit will be located in Hamburg, Germany for its 15th edition in the series and will take on a new look for December 2019. ACI are bringing together […]

  • 15th Arctic Shipping Summit

    ACI’s Arctic Shipping Summit will be located in Hamburg, Germany for its 15th edition in the series and will take on a new look for December 2019. ACI are bringing […]

  • Germany Seizes Another 1.5 Tons Of Cocaine Hidden in Sports Bags in Container On Vessel

    August 09: Following the recent record seizure of cocaine shipment at the Port of Hamburg, local customs officers have discovered a further 1.5 tons of cocaine on board a containership. […]

  • Climate Activists Block Cruise Ship in Kiel to Protest Environmental Impact

    June 09: About 50 climate protesters blocked the departure of a cruise ship from the German port of Kiel on Sunday, trying to call attention to the “catastrophic local and […]

  • Strikes Expected Worldwide May 1 (International Workers Day/Labor Day)

    May 01: Strikes, walk-offs, and some protests are expected to occur globally on May 1 (International Workers Day / Labor Day / May Day). These include, but are not limited […]

  • Germany looks to Baltic Sea

    Increasing regional tensions see German move. German navy returns to treating the Baltic Sea as a potential theater of war By: Sebastian Sprenger COLOGNE, Germany – The German navy inaugurated its […]

  • Cargo spill in N. Sea

    Clean up underway. MSC Zoe: Islands hit as 270 containers fall off ship Extensive debris has washed up on islands off the Dutch north coast after some 270 containers including […]

  • NATO looks at USVs

    NATO looks to tech solutions. Thirteen Allies to cooperate on the introduction of Maritime Unmanned Systems At our Summit in Brussels in July, NATO leaders endorsed the implementation of NATO’s […]

  • German boost for MMCC

    New kit for MMCC. German equipment for West African maritime surveillance hub Written by Oscar Nkala The German government has donated maritime surveillance and communications equipment to help operationalise a segment of […]

  • ECOWAS equipment boost

    Move should boost security during a period of increased piracy. Germany gives maritime security equipment to assist ECOWAS Germany has handed over maritime security equipment to the Multi-national Maritime Coordination […]