National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) said that U.S. territories need the Offshore Wind for Territories Act.The U.S. has five permanently inhabited 'Territories' in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mari...
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Columbia Gets USD 229.23 mln for Port Projects
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced 14 grants, which go to port-related projects, are made through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Grants program.Port-related projects will receive a to...
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Quantum Pacific Gets USD 40 mln ‘Green Loan’ for Scrubbers
Singapore-based Quantum Pacific Shipping (QPS) has received a loan from BNP Paribas to finance the purchase and installation of exhaust gas cleaning systems on its vessels.The loan up to USD 40 million is arranged on Quantum Pacific’s behalf…
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Hispano-Chinese MoU for Ports
The Port of Algeciras Authority (APBA) Chairman, Manuel Moron, and the Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group Chairman, Mao Jianhong, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that is set to formalize co-operation between both of the logistics powerhouses…
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IMO Training on Managing Security in Djibouti
International Maritime Organization (IMO) is providing training to countries in the west Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden on managing insecurity in the maritime domain in a regional workshop at the Djibouti Regional Training Centre (9-13 December).The co...
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Curry signals willingness to meet with NASA over Moon landing doubts
Three-time NBA champion Stephen Curry on Tuesday signaled that he is willing to take NASA up on its offer to tour its lunar lab in Houston after his pronouncement this week that he does not believe humans ever walked on the Moon.
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Russian cosmonauts take samples on sixth hour of spacewalk to crack mystery
Two Russian cosmonauts have taken samples of their capsule's exterior in the sixth hour of a spacewalk seeking to resolve the mystery of a small hole found in the craft docked at the International Space Station, a live broadcast by Russian space agency...
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Blyth Catamarans Delivers New Survey Vessel
Blyth Catamarans has handed over its largest vessel to date, an 18m survey vessel for the UK’s Swansea University, a project that has been in the making for nearly 14 months.‘Mary Anning’ features a large A frame, dive lift and survey station for Swans...
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Yanmar Appoints Oggel
Yanmar Marine Intl. appointed Martijn Oggel as its Global Sales Manager.Reporting directly to YMI Director of Sales and Marketing Floris Lettinga, Oggel will implement the company’s strategic directives in alignment with local offices and key distribut...
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Arctic Posts Second Warmest Year On Record in 2018 -U.S. NOAA
The Arctic had its second-hottest year on record in 2018, part of a warming trend that may be dramatically changing earth's weather patterns, according to a report released on Tuesday by the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration."A...
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