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If 2025 proved anything for Germany’s shipbuilding and marine equipment sector, it is that the industry retains both resilience and relevance, even amid geopolitical turbulence. According to The Association for Shipbuilding and Marine Technology (VSM), the year closed with strong order activity, renewed investor confidence and a clear signal that German yards and suppliers remain essential to Europe’s maritime industrial base.One of the year’s most tangible confidence boosters came early. In January, the shipyards in Flensburg and Rendsburg found new owners from within the maritime industry just weeks after insolvency proceedings began.

China Launches Largest-Ever Military Drills Around Taiwan

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China launched its most extensive war games around Taiwan on Monday to showcase Beijing's ability to cut off the island from outside support in a conflict, testing Taipei's resolve to defend itself and its arsenal of U.S.-made weapons.The Eastern Theatre Command said it had deployed troops, warships, fighter jets and artillery for its "Justice Mission 2025" exercises to encircle the democratically-governed island, conduct live fire and simulated strikes on land and sea targets, and drills to blockade Taiwan's main ports.

US Orders Military to Enforce ‘Quarantine’ of Venezuelan Oil

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The White House has ordered U.S. military forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing a "quarantine" of Venezuelan oil for at least the next two months, a U.S. official told Reuters, indicating Washington is currently more interested in using economic rather than military means to pressure Caracas."While military options still exist, the focus is to first use economic pressure by enforcing sanctions to reach the outcome the White House is looking (for)," the official said on Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

CPC Suspends Black Sea Oil Exports After Storm Halts Terminal

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The Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which delivers oil from Kazakhstan, said it had suspended oil exports from the Black Sea's terminal on Monday due to bad weather.It also said that terminal has halted oil intake due to full reservoirs until weather improves.CPC's loading operations have already been constrained by the Ukrainian drone attack on November 29.The exports bottlenecks at the terminal near the Russian Black Sea's port of Novorossiysk, which handles around 80% of Kazakhstan's oil exports, have also lead to a drop in oil production in the Central Asia's country this month.

Greece, Israel and Cyprus to Step Up Defense Cooperation in Mediterranean

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Greece, Israel and Cyprus will step up joint air and naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean in 2026, deepening their defence cooperation, Greek military officials and a senior source said on Monday.The three eastern Mediterranean nations have drawn closer over the past decade through joint military drills, defence procurement and energy cooperation, developments closely watched by regional rival Turkey.Greece’s armed forces general staff (GEETHA) said senior military officials from the three countries signed a joint action plan for defence cooperation last week in Cyprus. It gave no further details.

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German Shipbuilding: 2025 Review, 2026 Outlook

China Launches Largest-Ever Military Drills Around Taiwan

US Orders Military to Enforce ‘Quarantine’ of Venezuelan Oil

CPC Suspends Black Sea Oil Exports After Storm Halts Terminal

Greece, Israel and Cyprus to Step Up Defense Cooperation in Mediterranean