U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it has granted a liquefied natural gas export license to the Commonwealth LNG project in Louisiana, the first approval of LNG exports after former President Joe Biden paused them early…
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Tariffs Destabilizing Ship Recycling Market
The effects of the US 25% tariffs announced on Chinese steel and aluminum products is already seeing destabilizing effects on ship recycling markets, says cash buyer GMS.“It remains unsure as to where much of this surplus / excess and resultingly cheap...
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China Condemns Sailing of Canadian Warship in Taiwan Strait
China's military on Monday condemned the sailing of a Canadian warship in the Taiwan Strait, saying its air and naval forces had monitored and warned the ship, a mission that came just a few days after U.S. Navy ships made a similar mission.The U.S.
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MSC Baltic III Grounded, Crew Safe
Canada’s Marine Communications and Traffic Services received a MAYDAY on Saturday from the MSC Baltic III as it ran aground located approximately 12 nautical miles outside the entrance to Bay of Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.The vessel rep...
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ICS Pushes Levy-Based System Ahead of IMO Meeting
Guy Platten, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping, has released a statement ahead of the UN IMO Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 18) calling for a levy-based GHG pricing mechanism.The…
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Space Norway Launches World’s Northernmost Subsea Cable
Space Norway is set to establish new high-speed connection from the Norwegian mainland to Jan Mayen and Svalbard.Space Norway has signed a contract with SubCom for the full system supply of the Arctic Way Cable System, including survey, design, manufac...
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Golden Ocean Group Appoints New Director
Dry bulk shipping company Golden Ocean Group has appointed Tonesan Amissah as Director of the company.Amissah is a Barrister and Attorney-at-Law with over 30 years of experience in international corporate law.She is currently a Client Director at Ocori...
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US Drops Website Wording on Taiwan Independence
The U.S. State Department has removed a statement on its website that it does not support Taiwan independence, among changes that the island's government praised on Sunday as supporting Taiwan.The fact sheet on Taiwan retains Washington's opposition…
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Coast Guard Breached Maritime Rules, Inquiry Finds
Greece's Ombudsman has found that the coast guard failed to follow maritime rules in one of the Mediterranean's worst shipwrecks in 2023, raising the alarm only after the overcrowded migrant boat sank, sources told Reuters.The conclusions of the inquir...
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Tech Feature: (No) Rocking the Boat
Seakeeper’s motion control technology can improve the performance of even the most impressive of workboats. Partnering with Seakeeper and Gladding-Hearn, the Charleston Pilots did just that, once again setting the bar for excellence.On a beautiful Autu...
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