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Naval support vessels to play important role in enhancing replenishment and logistical capabilities Damen Shipyards Group has announced the introduction of a new range of naval support vessels. The Logistics Support Ship (LSS) series will play an ...
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The carrier USS Harry S. Truman has collided with a merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, according to U.S. 6th Fleet. The carrier was minimally affected, a spokesman said. At about 2345 hours, Truman was operating in heavy traffic just off ...
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A rig was positioned at the site and this week began the first UK injection tests (Perenco UK) The first tests in the UK for injecting CO2 into depleted wells under the North Sea got underway this week. The UK government is a strong supporter of ...
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Courtesy Iranian Ministry of Defense Iran's defense ministry has released footage of what it claims to be the world's first submarine-launched loitering munition (suicide drone). A brief video run by state news shows a delivery device emerging from ...
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With the winter cruise season in full swing, PortMiami marked another record day as it continues its position as the largest homeport for cruise ships. Expansion of the port’s facilities is proceeding with the soft opening of MSC Cruises’ new ...
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Maersk Saltoro seen on an earlier trip (Hafen Hamburg / Dietmar Hasenpusch) A sister ship to the infamous containership Dali that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is also recovering from mechanical troubles. The vessel operating under ...
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Yara Clean Ammonia, the world’s largest ammonia distributor, signed a time-charter contract with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) for an ammonia-fueled medium gas carrier (AFMGC) to be delivered in November 2026. “Our successful collaboration ...
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The modernised nuclear battlecruiser ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV now has both of its nuclear reactors online. According to state media and third-party reports from Russia’s defense-industrial complex, the first reactor was activated at the end of December ...
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Photo: Northern Lights The world’s first custom-designed and built carrier for the commercial transport of liquified CO2 arrived on February 6 in its homeport of Stavanger, Norway. The vessel, Northern Pioneer (10,000 dwt), will be undergoing ...
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Panama Canal Locks (via Pixabay) Despite a US State Department announcement stating that US Navy ships can transit the Panama Canal without fees, the canal’s governing authority has asserted that they are not exempt from tolls just yet.On February ...
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Photo credit Ali Aref – Dive Pro Liveaboard SummaryOver the last 5 years, 16 accidents have occurred involving liveaboard dive vessels operating in the Red Sea. Three liveaboard dive boats have been lost in the last 21 months that resulted in ...
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Photo: Courtesy Saildrone The U.S. Navy has reached an agreement with Saildrone to double the number of long-range unmanned vessels deployed on a surveillance mission in the drug transit zones of the Eastern Pacific and the Caribbean, the ...
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Two of the world’s largest container shipping lines, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, unveiled their new strategic alliance, dubbed the Gemini Cooperation. This partnership aims to create a robust new ocean network, with Singapore positioned as a central hub ...
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Bulker OS 35 was a total loss due to a misjudgment and a lack of pilot to oversee the departure (GPA) Two and a half years after the accident which caused the loss of the bulker OS 35, Gibraltar’s maritime authority issued its report finding poor ...
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Revitalising US commercial shipbuilding is likely to be a complex and lengthy endeavour, as explained by Clerc, indicating that protectionist measures alone, such as tariffs, are unlikely to quickly achieve the desired industrial revival. The ...
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The separate seaway navigation channel (left) near Montreal (public domain) IntroductionPrior to taking the oath of office, then president-elect Donald Trump commented on the trade imbalance between the United States and both Canada and Mexico. He ...
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Photo: NASA via Rawpixel Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation systems For decades, Earth’s magnetic north pole has been slowly drifting across the Arctic, but ...
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The White House asked Congress to provide about $5.7 billion in additional funds to cover cost overruns for three Virginia-class submarines, as well as for shipyard enhancements and higher wages to attract welders, pipefitters and engineers. ...
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Grain shipments to China drop 51% amid low demand “In January, grain shipments to China are estimated to fall 51% y/y, partly due to a decline in import demand for soya beans caused by low crusher margins. Although Chinese soya bean production ...
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In a speech last week in North Carolina, President Donald Trump suggested that the U.S. would soon be ordering 40 big icebreakers for the Coast Guard, and that Canada wants in on the deal. Asked about U.S. trade relations with Britain, Trump ...
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Collision damage extending down from the main deck level on 50 Let Pobedy's port bow (Anton Geraschenko) The Russian nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) has collided with a freighter in the Kara Sea, causing extensive damage to ...
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Neoliner Origin, described as ‘the world’s first’ commercial sailing roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel, has been launched at RMK Marine shipyard in Türkiye. The 136-meter-long and 24.2-meter-wide sailing cargo ship is being built for the French ...
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Photo: Nigel Burgess Ltd SummaryOn the morning of 23 February 2024, the chief engineer on the Isle of Man registered motor yacht Baton Rouge was electrocuted while working on the engine room ventilation system. The chief engineer’s heart could not ...
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Photo: maritime-mutual Security consultants and the monitoring operation ReCAAP are warning of increased activity in the region around the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. It continues the trend which saw 62 vessels boarded and robbed while ...
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• Sea trials demonstrate maximum speed exceeding 53 knots under operational load • Each of the three ships is powered by four 16-cylinder mtu Series 2000 engines • 35-meter ships are designed as “Surface Effect Ships” (SES) The Singapore ...
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Spanish ferry operator Baleària has unveiled the details of two all-electric fast ferries that it will operate on the first green corridor between Spain and Morocco. The zero-emission ships will operate on the Tarifa-Tangier Ville route under a ...
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China has overtaken Japan to become the world’s top shipowning nation, with a total fleet value of $255 billion, according to recent data from VesselsValue. China, which was already leading in terms of the number of vessels, now also owns the most ...
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Photo. Royal Navy A vital piece of World War II history has been given a lifeline after HMS Wellington secured a £225,000 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The ship, which has served as a lasting reminder of the longest battle of the ...
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A Russian-registered product tanker languishing in the Port of Gdynia is drawing renewed interest from Polish authorities. According to a report on Poland’s Radio ZET, new security concerns as well as safety issues with the tanker were raised in ...
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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement has released the crew of a cargo ship more than a year after its fighters hijacked the vessel in the Red Sea, as part of its campaign of attacks in support of Hamas in its war against Israel.The Galaxy Leader’s ...
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The maritime industry is notoriously susceptible to the virus of corruption. However, after spending a year as member of the Maritime Anti Corruption Network (MACN), I believe we are starting to see signs that concerted action is beginning to pay ...
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The UK will also contribute maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft to bolster a NATO response after damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea A Russian spy ship has been tracked this week in the English Channel by a Royal Navy warship - just ...
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The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF) has reported that ten oil spills of more than seven tonnes were recorded from tanker incidents in 2024, which was the same number as in 2023. This bring the average for the 2020s so ...
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Villa Vie Residence’s Odyssey recently arrived in South America as part of its three-and-a-half-year world cruise. After departing from Europe in late September, the ship visited ports in the Atlantic and the Caribbean before transiting the Panama ...
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The captain of the ill-fated cruise ship Costa Concordia is back in the news 13 years after the loss of the ship which created global headlines. Italian media is reporting that Francesco Schettino, now age 64, has petitioned the courts in Italy for ...
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Photo: OPT U.S.-based Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has completed a set of exercises in California in which its WAM-V unmanned surface vehicle (USV) operated for multiple days without needing to return to base. During the exercises, the WAM-V 22 ...
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(Congress.gov file image) The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Linda Fagan, was dismissed by the Trump administration this morning, January 21. The move comes just 31 months after Fagan was appointed as the first female ...
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The global demand for ships is rising as maritime trade expands and naval fleets undergo modernization. The sector also has national security implications. South Korea, one of the leading shipbuilders in the world, is exploring collaboration with ...
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Last Thursday, various Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) reports confirmed that the decommissioned aircraft carrier USS JOHN F KENNEDY (CV-67) began its final journey to Brownsville, Texas, where it will be dismantled. The vessel is the last ...
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"Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience." – Admiral Hyman G. Rickover (Father of the U.S. Nuclear Navy) Imagine a world where the oceans are plied by vast, gleaming ships that leave no ...
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Chartered Nordatlantic becomes the 300th ship in Hapag's current fleet Hapag-Lloyd is marking a milestone in the long and storied history of the carrier which is today the fifth largest in the container shipping segment. The company took delivery ...
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Toll revenue at the Suez Canal has dropped by 60% this year(2024) – a loss of U$7bn for the Egyptian economy – amid attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and ongoing regional tensions, FreightWaves wrote. The drop in revenue was due to rising ...
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The maritime industry is undergoing a digital transformation, and one of the key innovations making waves is the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into safety management systems.The increased documentation required following the gamut of ...
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USCG is releasing its cybersecurity rule for U.S.-flag vessels, ports, and offshore facilities (USCG) The U.S. Coast Guard is set to publish a notice for the release of its final rule for Cybersecurity in the Maritime Transport System in the U.S. ...
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Illustration. Image Courtesy: BW Group Product tanker newbuild deliveries are expected to reach 12 million deadweight tonnes (dwt) in 2025, with deliveries set to jump 256% compared to the 3.4 million dwt delivered in 2024, shipping association ...
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Norwegian shipowner Berge Rederi have announced they will be fitting two newbuild cargo carriers with rotor sails provided by Norsepower, a leading innovator in this in modern sail technology, with the first of the ships is expected to be delivered ...
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InterManager, the international trade association for the ship management sector, is calling on shipping industry colleagues to contribute to a new campaign to highlight the issue of criminalisation of seafarers.InterManager is concerned at the ...
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China has consolidated its shipbuilding industry and recently restarted more yard to increase capacity (CSSC file photo) The U.S. Trade Representative’s office had reportedly concluded China is using unfair policies and practices to dominate the ...
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With global ship demolition at record low levels, Bangladesh’s shipbreaking industry has reported that 2024 saw a massive drop in scrap ship imports. Only 144 ships were sent to Bangladesh last year for recycling, equivalent to 968,000 GT, the ...
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An example of modern electric-drive Flettner rotors (File image courtesy Norsepower) Wind energy historically provided the basis for vessel propulsion, using sails and sometimes kites. During the 1920s, engineer Anton Flettner developed large ...
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Rendering of the Captain Arctic. Courtesy of Selar The year 2024 was marked by innovative projects in the maritime industry which witnessed the increased adoption of various wind propulsion solutions. Toward year’s end, a ‘revolutionary’ new solar ...
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Wind power surpassed gas as the UK's largest soruce of electric power (Hornsea file photo) The UK continues to be at the forefront of Europe’s efforts for the transition to renewable energy with new data showing wind power has become the largest ...
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Photo via Chinese social media The speed, agility, range, and stealth of an individual aircraft type are still important, but they’re no longer the whole story of air combat. Advances in sensing, processing, and communications are changing military ...
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The EVER ALOT inbound for Rotterdam Photo : Peet de Rouw A TAIWANESE company that is known for giving employees big bonuses has done it yet again Shipping giant Evergreen announced on Dec 31 that its employees would get an end-year bonus ...
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The Yakutiya icebreaker is escorted out the Neva River from the yard in St. Petersburg. Photo: United Shipbuilding Corporation Rosatomflot now has eight nuclear-powered icebreakers in operation, the highest number since Soviet times. The ...
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photo vessel finder.com Taiwan's coast guard has rescued four injured survivors from a bulker that caught fire off the coast of Kaohsiung, including one seafarer who needed treatment for serious burns. At about 1700 hours on Saturday, Taiwan's ...
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SAIC Anji Logistics, a logistics unit owned by Shanghai-based SAIC Motor Corp, has taken delivery of its first custom-built 7,800 CEU LNG dual-fuel car carrier from Jiangnan Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation ...
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On December 30th, 2024, the construction of the world's largest 10,000-ton pure electric cargo ship officially began in Hubei Province, China. This innovative vessel is designed to revolutionize cargo transportation with zero-emission capabilities. ...
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On December 30, 2024, CARNIVAL SUNSHINE returned to the Charleston Cruise Port in South Carolina for the second to last time before switching to a new homeport. While nothing unusual happened as the Captain and his team docked the Sunshine-class ...
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Methanol bunkering; Image credit: Vopak The renewal of the global shipping fleet made a significant stride in 2023, with a total of 539 ships, equivalent to 45% of all newbuild orders placed last year by gross tonnage, being capable of running on ...
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File image courtesy USCG Pilot ladder accidents are a leading cause of death in the maritime industry, particulary for marine pilots, who have to use them for boat-to-ship transfers while in motion. Because of the inherent danger of their use, ...
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Rendering of the vessel which when completed will rival the U.S. fleet (CSSC) The Chinese PLA Navy today, December 27, celebrated the float out of the first of its next-generation amphibious assault ships. The vessel named Sichuan is reported to be ...
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Eagle S - previously Norstar Intrepid Finnish authorities have seized a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea on suspicion it caused the outage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia a day earlier, and that it also damaged ...
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A tragedy was narrowly avoided last year when an Irish trawler ran into the side of a large oil tanker in the Irish Sea around 90km off the Waterford coast, according to an official investigation into the collision. A report by the Marine ...
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Not all cruise ships are as clean as they seem. The CDC's 2024 report highlights the ships that fell short on sanitation. Cruise ships are often seen as floating paradises, but not all of them meet the mark when it comes to cleanliness. The Centers ...
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China has conducted tests of the Fan Zhou 8, a flat-deck cargo vessel with a capacity of 58,000 tons, capable of operating in polar waters. Report informs via Chinese media that it has become the largest vessel of its kind in the world. The Fan ...
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Famara beach, Lanzarote, where microplastics and pellets can be observed. Photo: Alicia Herrera. Europe is taking measures to tackle the challenges of plastic pellet pollution with the drafting of regulations that specifically set tough obligations ...
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Photo: IAI Airbus’ subsidiary Airbus DS Airborne Solutions (ADAS) and its long-term partner Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have secured a deal to continue providing uncrewed aerial maritime surveillance services to Frontex, the European Border ...
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A small containership docked in Turkey’s main container port lost stability and rolled onto its side this morning, December 23, during the loading operation. Port officials are working to contain the damage and clean up from the vessel. The vessel ...
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Yangshan port in Shanghai. [Photo/IC] Chinese officials reported that the Shanghai Port complex reached 50 million TEU for the first time on December 22. They said the port would exceed the 50 million TEU mark as it continues its position as the ...
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Bunkerspot asked industry experts on LNG, methanol, ammonia and wind propulsion, as well as classification society DNV, to reflect on some of the year’s main developments in the transition to new fuels and energy sources for maritime ...
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On Sunday morning, a U.S. Navy cruiser accidentally shot down a U.S. Navy fighter jet over the Red Sea, forcing the two pilots to eject. The friendly-fire incident occurred after a UAV and missile barrage launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels, according ...
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Photo: scf group Russian oil is banned from the European Union because of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, but European traders have continued to import huge quantities of refined products made from Russian crude. Europe has no rules on the supply ...
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Trade and employers’ association Danish Shipping has adopted a new policy on biofouling management, recommending its members to follow International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidelines, which are currently not mandatory. The association—which ...
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The Genting Group is continuing its efforts to re-establish its cruise operations reporting it will add a third cruise ship in March 2025. The company relaunched cruise operations under the Resorts World Cruises banner in 2022 after the ...
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Artemis, a new sailing cargo ship owned by TransOceanic Wind Transport (TOWT), has reached its home port of Le Havre, France, the French sailing freight transport company shared in an update on social media. The arrival is said to mark a new stage ...
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The Explorer of the Seas, one of the large cruise ships operated by Royal Caribbean International, encountered a sudden gust of near hurricane-force winds sending the massive cruise ship into several exaggerated rolls. Videos and pictures being ...
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Greece's Santorini reported its infrastructure was being overwhelmed by the number of cruise ship arrivals (Hellenic Ports Association) Two of the most popular destinations for cruise ships both moved forward with their proposed tax increases on ...
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As we approach 2025, the global container and shipping industry stands at challenging crossroads. With geopolitical shifts, new alliances and market fluctuations shaping the path going forward, the sector faces both challenges and opportunities. ...
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Pirates in 2008 seized another Chinese fishing vessel (USN photo from 2008) Negotiations are reportedly underway between a local representative for a Chinese fishing vessel and tribal elders representing the pirates that seized a Chinese-owned ...
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Avikus, HD Hyundai’s autonomous and remote navigation subsidiary, secured its first-ever supply contract to deploy its technology to 30 fleets for domestic shipping company H-Line Shipping. H-Line Shipping will initially adopt Avikus’ autonomous ...
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CMA CGM, a global player in maritime, land, air, and logistics solutions, will build and deploy for operation a brand-new zero emissions inland transport solution in Vietnam: a 100% green electricity barge coupled with dedicated charging ...
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UK-based wind-assisted propulsion provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the installation of five rotor sails onboard the 400,000 dwt very large ore carrier (VLOC) Sohar Max, making it “the largest” vessel to receive wind propulsion ...
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Global digital shipbuilder Incat Crowther has been commissioned to design an ultra-efficient, all-electric light cargo transfer vessel for Singapore’s marinEV, a business of Yinson GreenTech. The vessel, Hydromover 2.0, will transport light cargo ...
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The last of the Royal Navy’s glorious Trafalgar-class attack submarines has arrived home in Plymouth for the final time before decommissioning.The seventh and last boat of the class, HMS Triumph, sailed into her homeport at Devonport Naval Base ...
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SummaryAt 2115 on 11 February 2023, a fire broke out in the engine room of the roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry Stena Europe while on passage from Rosslare, Ireland, to Fishguard, Wales. The fire caused significant damage to the engine room but ...
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Photo Photo Courtesy crew of the Nestos / AMP Panama's flag registry reports that the tanker Nestos (IMO 9417464) recently played a role in a migrant vessel search and rescue mission coordinated by the Greek Coast Guard. Late last month, the Greek ...
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NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers (NACC), a cement shipping joint venture between Italian-Swiss Nova Marine Group and Canada’s Algoma Central Corporation, has opted for a system to generate sustainable electricity on board its methanol dual-fuel cement ...
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European Union envoys have agreed a new raft of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting in particular a vast shadow fleet of ships that Moscow is exploiting to skirt restrictions on transporting oil and fuel, the EU’s Hungarian ...
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ALPHALINER is reporting that MSC has now surpassed 400 secondhand ship purchases since it embarked on a historical buying spree amid the Covid pandemic in August 2020, reports Singapore's Splash 247. Alphaliner tallies 402 ships, while rival ...
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Photo premier-manche.gouv.fr On December 6, the 122 meter long, 19,129 dwt barge AMT Challenger (IMO: 9557721) ran aground in the English Channel on the French coast and Sotteville-sur-Mer, France. The barge was proceeding under tow by the 75 meter ...
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Photo: larazon.es Last week, a Chinese heavy lift ship ran into rough weather off the coast of Galicia and lost two ship-to-shore gantry cranes over the side. It is the second instance of an STS crane cargo loss at sea since October. The deck ...
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Photo: Courtesy of BYD China’s BYD, ‘the world’s largest’ plug-in hybrid electric vehicle manufacturer, has taken delivery of its second LNG dual-fuel car carrier. On November 29, 2024, the pure car, truck carrier (PCTC) departed from Yantai, ...
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On Saturday night, French emergency responders saved a disabled product tanker from drifting aground off the coast of Brittany. The casualty began in early November, when the tanker Larus had a technical problem while transiting off the island of ...
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Coast Guard watchstanders and the crew of the tanker ship Orange Ocean coordinated the rescue of a solo boater in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 420 miles north of Puerto Rico, Friday. Rescued is Kirill Vladimirovich Mikhaylov, 53, resident of ...
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Wallenius Marine is conducting advanced wind tunnel tests aimed at realising the world’s first wind-powered PCTC (Pure Car and Truck Carrier) vessel. The tests are being carried out in Gothenburg, at one of Europe’s most advanced wind tunnels, with ...
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Image Credit: KIMM The Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM) has created an ‘enhanced’ automated mooring system that aims to ‘improve’ the safety of docking operations for autonomous vessels.As disclosed, this project was conducted under ...
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Additional tugs were placed alongside and at the rear of the dock for the transit (SCA) The Suez Canal recently completed one of the most unique transits and the largest of its kind in the 154-year history of the waterway. A missive floating dock ...
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Photo: Ranjithsiji / CC BY SA 3.0 India is set to unveil a new policy aimed at incentivizing domestic shipbuilding. The ports, shipping and waterways ministry (MoPSW) is finalizing a cabinet note on incentives to promote domestic shipyards, ...
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Floating Nuclear Power Plant Image © 2024 by CORE POWER. Westinghouse Electric Company and CORE POWER today announced the formalization of a cooperative agreement for the design and development of a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) using the ...