Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) is participating in major new construction projects for the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard.Recently, steel-cutting for vessels classified by the Indian Register of Shipping include the second ‘Fleet Support Ship’ a...
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Trump 2.0: “Gulf of America” & Taking Back the Canal
President Donald Trump vowed again that the United States would take back the Panama Canal as he delivered an inauguration speech in which he invoked the 19th century expansionist doctrine of "Manifest Destiny."Doubling down on his pre-inauguration thr...
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NOIA Ready to Drive Offshore Energy with Trump Administration
National Ocean Industries Association President Erik Milito issued the following statement regarding the inauguration of President Donald Trump:"American offshore energy stands as a cornerstone of our nation's greatness. We are committed to…
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SLSMC announces 2025 Increase of Seaway Tariffs
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) announces a 3.5% increase of Tolls and Wharfage & Storage Charges for the upcoming navigation season.The Schedules of Tolls and Wharfage & Storage Charges are available on our web site: Seaway Hand...
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The Nuclear Submarine NR-1; Life is Actually Like This.
Nuclear energy, and, particularly for me, nuclear ship propulsion, continues to be a tantalizing solution to CO2 reduction.We know nuclear energy works, but from that point on there appear to be more questions than answers. The questions range from eco...
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U.S. Participates in South China Sea Maritime Exercise
It is no secret that today's focus of the U.S. Navy is preparing for the possibility of conflict in the Pacific by 2027, and a recent maritime exercise with the U.S. and the Philippines in the South China Sea - the fifth such publicized exercise…
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Chemical Bunkering Tanker Ordered
Fratelli Cosulich Group placed an order for another 7,999 dwt IMO2 chemical bunkering tanker at Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., which when delivered in Q4 '26 will bring the company's total number of methanol-ready barges to four.This newbui...
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CMT Gets Joint Managing Director as Founder Heads for Retirement
Germany-based maritime condition monitoring equipment supplier CM Technologies (CMT) has appointed David Fuhlbruegge and Jens Uwe Krueger as joint Managing Director.The appointments, effective immediately, come as the company's current Managing Directo...
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AIP: KSOE Earns Nod for Liquefied Hydrogen Tank Tech
DNV awarded an AiP to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) for its innovative vacuum-insulated large-scale liquefied hydrogen tank, another advancement in providing practical storage solutions for liquefied hydrogen (LH2).Developing…
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China Classifies US Shipbuilding Probe as a ‘Serious Violation’ of WTO Rules
The U.S. probe targeting China's maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors is a "serious violation" of World Trade Organization rules and an outright protectionist act, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
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