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First U.S. Hybrid Waterjet Passenger Ferries Launched for Savannah, Georgia
on 15 January 2025 at 11:46 pm
The first hybrid passenger ferries in the United States powered by waterjet propulsion have been co…
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China Completes Structure for Second Domestically-Built Cruise Ship
on 15 January 2025 at 10:50 pm
Chinese officials today, January 15, marked the completion of the first phase of the construction o…
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Chinese Officer Confirms "Drone Carrier" Role for World’s Largest Amphib
on 15 January 2025 at 10:03 pm
A senior officer with China’s PLA Navy has confirmed that its newest, largest amphib will be eq…
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Class Society Bureau Veritas and Swiss SGS in Merger Talks
on 15 January 2025 at 9:12 pm
Two of the leading testing and classification companies, France’s Bureau Veritas (BV) and Switzerlan…
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NOAA Withdraws Proposed Speed Rule for East Coast Whale Protection
on 15 January 2025 at 8:15 pm
After two years of review, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has decided t…
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Taiwan Increases Monitoring of Offshore Cables, Boarding Suspicious Vessels
on 15 January 2025 at 7:57 pm
Taiwan is following a similar path to NATO and the European countries announcing plans to increase i…
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False Flag Shadow Tanker Detained in Venezuela
on 15 January 2025 at 6:05 pm
The Maritime Authority in Guyana is confirming media reports that a tanker being detained in Venezu…
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Sallaum Lines Adds Wärtsilä Solutions to its Decarbonization Programme
on 15 January 2025 at 12:55 pm
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply its EnergoFlow solution and Fixed Pitch Propellers (FPP) for t…
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First Damen Cutter Suction Dredger Under Construction in Azerbaijan
on 15 January 2025 at 12:40 pm
Baku Shipyard is currently working on the construction of a Damen Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650. …
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Venezuela’s Maduro Threatens to Invade Puerto Rico
on 15 January 2025 at 4:49 am
Over the weekend, Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro threatened to “liberate” the island of Puerto R…
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Negotiations Over Chagos Islands Hit a Critical Point
on 15 January 2025 at 3:17 am
The British government has issued a statement after another round of negotiations between the UK an…
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Shadow Fleet Tanker May Have Been Minutes From Causing More Damage
on 15 January 2025 at 2:25 am
After a NATO summit on Baltic Sea security in Helsinki, Finnish President Alexander Stubb told repo…
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Black Sea Containerized Freight Rises, Led by Rebound in Ukraine
on 15 January 2025 at 12:46 am
The Black Sea container terminals of Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine handled 979,000 TEU in the first…
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Coast Guard Oversees Second Yacht Salvage in a Year off Culebra
on 15 January 2025 at 12:26 am
The Coast Guard is keeping watch on an effort to refloat a large yacht that went aground over the h…
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Bibby Changes Shipyard to Build First Zero-Emission Electric CSOV
on 14 January 2025 at 11:35 pm
An innovative project to build the first fully electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCS…
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Wellard Sells Last Ship, Ends Business with Live Export Under Pressure
on 14 January 2025 at 10:42 pm
Once described as Australia’s largest live export business, Wellard announced the sale of its final …
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Norway Awards 53 New E&P Licenses on its Continental Shelf
on 14 January 2025 at 10:08 pm
Norway has awarded 53 new offshore oil and gas E&P licenses for acreage on its continental shelf, w…
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NATO Agrees to Enhance Baltic Surveillance by Air and Sea
on 14 January 2025 at 9:19 pm
NATO conducted a Baltic Se Allies Summit today in Helsinki and agreed to the request from Finland a…
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IMB: Piracy Declined in 2024, But Seafarer Hostage-Taking is on the Rise
on 14 January 2025 at 7:58 pm
Piracy at sea is less common than it used to be, according to the ICC’s International Maritime …
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Issue of Seafarer Criminalization Highlighted in New Effort by InterManager
on 14 January 2025 at 7:46 pm
InterManager is concerned by the increasingly harsh treatment of ships’ crew in some parts of the w…
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BOEM Starts Environmental Review for Next U.S. Offshore Wind Farm
on 14 January 2025 at 6:59 pm
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced its plan to initiate an environmental review…
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Startup Evolves Ocean Fertilization for Commercial Carbon Credits
on 14 January 2025 at 6:55 pm
Ocean fertilization has the potential to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at low cost and …
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Value Maritime & ME2CC Consortium Announce Maritime Masterplan 2024 Funding
on 14 January 2025 at 5:51 pm
Value Maritime and its partners in the Maritime Efficient & Easy Carbon Capture (ME2CC) project are …
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Fincantieri Completes the Acquisition of Leonardo’s UAS Underwater Business
on 14 January 2025 at 5:48 pm
Fincantieri announces the closing of the acquisition of Leonardo S.p.A.’s Underwater Armaments &…
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Fleet Management Limited Expands Its Footprint in Japan and Europe
on 14 January 2025 at 5:38 pm
Fleet Management Limited (“Fleet” or the “Company”), a part of The Caravel Group Limited (“Caravel” …
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Dali Completes Repairs 10 Months After Hitting Baltimore Bridge
on 14 January 2025 at 5:32 pm
The containership Dali which became notorious for its allision destroying Baltimore’s Francis Scott…
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Thordon Bearings Expands Baltic Presence with Axioma Servisas Appointment
on 14 January 2025 at 12:55 pm
As part of its strategy to penetrate new and emergent markets, Thordon Bearings has appointed Axioma…
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EST-Floattech Powers Damen MuC 1908 E with Octopus Battery System
on 14 January 2025 at 12:45 pm
EST-Floattech is to announce that its battery systems have been selected for Damen Shipyards’ Multi …
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Alabama Shipyard Welcomes USNS Harvey Milk for Post-Shakedown Availability
on 14 January 2025 at 12:40 pm
Alabama Shipyard is pleased to announce the arrival of the USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) for its Post-…
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Ambipar Response: Environmental Partner in the Epic Sounion Tanker Salvage
on 14 January 2025 at 12:30 pm
Ambipar Response, the emergency response division of Ambipar Group, a global leader in environmental…
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Russia Claims Ukrainian Attack on TurkStream Subsea Pipeline System
on 14 January 2025 at 3:57 am
On Monday, Russia’s defense ministry claimed that its forces thwarted a Ukrainian attack on sho…
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Shell Finds Unexploded Bomb Next to Gas Pipeline for the Brent Field
on 14 January 2025 at 2:13 am
Shell has confirmed the discovery of an unexploded bomb next to a 40-year-old gas line running acro…
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Shell Writes Down its Holdings off Namibia By $400 Million
on 14 January 2025 at 1:09 am
After three years and nine exploration wells, Shell has decided to write down the value of its lease…
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U.S. Sanctions Module Builder Wison Offshore for Working on Arctic LNG 2
on 14 January 2025 at 12:47 am
Among other measures targeting Russia’s energy sector, the Biden administration has sanctioned …
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Next U.S. Aircraft Carriers to be Named for Presidents Clinton and Bush
on 13 January 2025 at 11:59 pm
The U.S. Navy today announced the names for the fifth and sixth carriers of the Fold class. While t…
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Turkey Sees Opportunity in Sanctioned Russian Yacht Market
on 13 January 2025 at 11:42 pm
Since the Russia-Ukraine war started in 2022, Turkey has become a popular destination for Russian s…
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Retailers Continue to Front-Load Imports into U.S. Ports
on 13 January 2025 at 11:13 pm
Retailers are continuing to front-load their imports which is driving up the volumes seen at major U…
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Syria’s New Rulers May Block Russia From Evacuating Naval Base
on 13 January 2025 at 10:02 pm
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency claims that Russia is encountering difficulties in gaini…
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Iridium Adds GMDSS to the Capabilities of its Certus Terminals
on 13 January 2025 at 8:59 pm
[By Iridium Communications]Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today announced the service l…
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China Wins Release of Fishing Boat Held off Somalia
on 13 January 2025 at 8:18 pm
The Chinese Embassy in Somalia announced that the fishing vessel seized by pirates in November has …
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Finland Bans Travel for Ninth Crewmember From Suspected Sabotage Vessel
on 13 January 2025 at 7:20 pm
Finnish police have issued a travel ban to a ninth member of the crew of the tanker Eagle S, which …
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Report: US to Declare China’s Use of Unfair Trade Practices in Shipbuilding
on 13 January 2025 at 6:57 pm
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office had reportedly concluded China is using unfair policies and …
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Warren Controls Highlights Type 436 Naval and Marine Pressure Regulators
on 13 January 2025 at 5:55 pm
Warren Controls, a leading manufacturer of control valves and specialty fluid handling products, hig…
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Houthis Claim 9-Hour Attack on USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Group
on 13 January 2025 at 5:35 pm
A spokesperson for the Houthi militants in Yemen is claiming their forces staged attacks over a 9-ho…
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Scienco/FAST Partners with UniBallast & Introduces InTankFITT® Container
on 13 January 2025 at 5:05 pm
Scienco/FAST, along with UniBallast, B.V. based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, proudly announces the…
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HVACON Marine Systems Has Acquired Kalmarine Activities
on 13 January 2025 at 4:05 pm
The Danish company, Hvacon Marine Systems A/S, has acquired the activities from Kalmarine Inc., whic…
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Inmarsat Maritime & Maritime London Establish Sea-Care Working Group
on 13 January 2025 at 3:34 pm
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, supported by Maritime London, have established SEA-CARE as a ne…
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Canada Makes First Naval Deployment to Antarctica
on 13 January 2025 at 3:31 am
Canada has made its first-ever naval deployment to Antarctica. Last week, the Royal Canadian Navy v…
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China Begins Patrolling Boundary of its "Nine-Dash Line" Claim
on 13 January 2025 at 3:19 am
For the first time, China’s coast guard has begun patrolling a section of the country’s “ni…
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Grounded Bulker Safely Refloated in Delaware River
on 13 January 2025 at 1:26 am
The grounded self-unloader Algoma Verity has been refloated and safely moved to a nearby berth, the…
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AI: Taking the Helm?
on 13 January 2025 at 1:08 am
Imagine a world where every ship is piloted by an excellent captain, every hospital patient is atte…
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Faced With Public Pressure, Russia Steps Up Kerch Strait Cleanup
on 13 January 2025 at 12:29 am
One month after two aging coastal tankers broke up near the Kerch Strait, their cargoes of heavy fue…
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Marine Science Nonprofit Elects "The Ocean" to Join its Board
on 12 January 2025 at 9:37 pm
[By Anna Turns]The ocean absorbs more than 90% of the atmosphere’s excess heat trapped by human-emi…
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New Memorial Marks 50th Anniversary of Loss of Edmund Fitzgerald
on 12 January 2025 at 9:01 pm
The tragic loss of bulk carrier Edmund Fitzgerald is set to be permanently engraved in a marker, fi…
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China’s Opening Salvo Against Taiwan Will Likely Be a Partial Blockade
on 12 January 2025 at 8:49 pm
[By Jane Rickards]The West had better think carefully about how it would handle China imposing a no…
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Singapore Manages Response to Two Sinkings in One Weekend
on 12 January 2025 at 7:41 pm
On Sunday, Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority rescued eight crewmembers from a sinking tank…
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ST Engineering Expands Into Walk-to-Work Vessels
on 12 January 2025 at 7:37 pm
Singapore conglomerate ST Engineering is making forays into the market for specialized vessels supp…
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Iran’s Spy Ship Activity Extends Beyond the Red Sea
on 12 January 2025 at 6:38 pm
Two U.S. Treasury-sanctioned ships have been the focus of attention for the maritime community inte…
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Chile Boosts Domestic Shipbuilding with New Procurement Policy
on 12 January 2025 at 6:22 pm
Chile has launched a national naval shipbuilding policy, which will see the navy utilize domestic s…
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Navig8 Announces Completion of 80% Acquisition by ADNOC L&S for $1.04B
on 12 January 2025 at 3:50 pm
Navig8 TopCo Holdings Inc. (Navig8 / the Company) today announced that it has been acquired by ADNOC…
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Kongsberg Discovery Acquires Naxys Technologies
on 11 January 2025 at 3:42 pm
Kongsberg Discovery has reached agreement to acquire Naxys Technologies AS. The Bergen-based company…
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Bangladesh Could Lose Top Position in the Global Shipbreaking Market
on 11 January 2025 at 3:49 am
With global ship demolition at record low levels, Bangladesh’s shipbreaking industry has reported t…
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Future Development of Flettner Rotor Propulsion
on 11 January 2025 at 3:30 am
Wind energy historically provided the basis for vessel propulsion, using sails and sometimes kites….
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Samskip and Value Maritime Win Funding for Compact Carbon-Capture System
on 11 January 2025 at 2:21 am
Value Maritime has secured funding from the Dutch government to install a new version of its carbon…
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Op-Ed: To Counter China, Trump Should Step Up His First-Term Approach
on 11 January 2025 at 1:20 am
[By Yan C. Bennett]As in his first term, Donald Trump should continue a resolute approach toward Ch…
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Grounded Self-Unloader in Delaware River Has Multiple Damaged Tanks
on 11 January 2025 at 1:15 am
Salvors responding to the grounding of the self-unloader Algoma Verity have found that the vessel h…