Vittoria Shipyard, which is one of Italy’s main constructors of military and commercial boats, has laid down the challenge to the international tug market with orders from the Russian and Algerian governments for a total value of 15 million Euros.
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Navios Acquires Two Panamax Vessels
Navios Maritime Partners L.P. ("Navios Partners") (NYSE:NMM) an international owner and operator of drybulk and container vessels, announced today that it has agreed to acquire two panamax vessels, 2007 South Korean-built of about 75,000 dwt for a tota...
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Lankhorst Fibre Mooring Lines for World’s Largest Fish Farm
Lankhorst Euronete SA is supplying fibre mooring ropes to Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering for construction of the world’s largest fish farm near the island of Froya, offshore Norway. The new concept fish farm is a pilot facility developed by Ocean Farming, a subsidiary of the SalMar Group.
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Bezos is selling $1 billion of Amazon stock a year to fund rocket venture
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos said on Wednesday he is selling about $1 billion worth of the internet retailer's stock annually to fund his Blue Origin rocket company, which aims to launch paying passengers on 11-minu...
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Destructive weed threatens U.S. corn fields
WINTERSET, IOWA (Reuters) - A U.S. government program designed to convert farmland to wildlife habitat has triggered the spread of a fast-growing weed that threatens to strangle crops in America's rural heartland.
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European history on repeat: Study finds evidence of ‘Brexit 1.0’
LONDON, (Reuters) - Scientists have found evidence of how ancient Britain separated from Europe in what they are dubbing "Brexit 1.0" - a flooding event that happened in two stages thousands of years ago.
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Senate Hearing on USMMA Issues Scheduled
The Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the Senate Committee on Appropriations will hold a hearing on 5 April to examine protecting midshipmen, focusing on preventing sexual assault and sexual harassme...
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Oil Firm Penalized by DOJ for Jones Act Violation
Alaska Oil Company Agrees to Pay $10 Million in Penalties to Settle Federal Claims for Violating the Jones Act. Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that Furie Operating Alaska LLC (“Furie”), a company whose focus is exploration and production of natural gas and oil in Cook Inlet…
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United Launch Alliance cuts Atlas rocket price amid competition
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - United Launch Alliance has dropped the price of its workhorse Atlas 5 rocket flights by about one-third in response to mounting competition from rival SpaceX and others, the company’s chief executive said on Tuesday.
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Russia open to extending international space station partnership: agency chief
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - Russia is open to extending its partnership in the International Space Station with the United States, Europe, Japan and Canada beyond the currently planned end of the program in 2024, the head of the Russian space a...
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