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A former captain has pleaded guilty to drugging and raping a 21-year-old US Merchant Marine Academy cadet during her Sea Year placement aboard the Liberty Glory. John Merrone, 53, entered the plea in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday just as his trial was due to begin. He admitted having sex with the cadet without her …
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https://splash247.com/ex-captain-admits-drugging-and-raping-us-maritime-cadet-at-sea/More than 40% of nearly 9,000 ships assessed by European climate policy consultancy Kickster fell into categories associated with potential FuelEU Maritime deficits after the regulation’s first reporting year. The Milan- and Athens-based company analysed 8,973 vessels using public EU monitoring, reporting and verification data. Kickster’s proxy combined technical efficiency under EEXI with operational CO2-equivalent …
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https://splash247.com/fueleu-proxy-flags-deficit-risk-for-four-in-10-ships/The next evolution of digital shipping is not a universal optimisation engine capable of planning every voyage, writes Natalia Liashenko, the CEO of Marine Solver. It is an architecture that combines specialised mathematical models with transparent, human-led decision-making, she argues in this exclusive for Splash. As digital technologies continue to reshape shipping, the industry is …
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https://splash247.com/shipping-needs-to-stop-chasing-the-perfect-ai-solver/China’s Sea Legend Shipping is preparing to turn the Northern Sea Route into a seasonal liner product, scheduling eight weekly container sailings between China and northern Europe from mid-August through late October. It would be the first regular weekly box service on the Russian-controlled Arctic corridor, moving beyond the demonstration voyages seen to date. The …
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https://splash247.com/chinese-liner-queues-up-weekly-arctic-boxship-service/The tanker industry must prepare for the possibility that disruption in the Strait of Hormuz becomes a recurring rather than exceptional feature of global energy trading, according to Christoph Toepfer, CEO of Borealis Maritime and founder of Borealis Tankers. Toepfer, who takes part in the tanker markets session at the inaugural Splash Singapore conference on …
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https://splash247.com/splash-singapore-christoph-toepfer-on-the-lingering-aftereffects-from-hormuz/The US military has fired missiles into a commercial tanker attempting to reach Iran. US Central Command said a military aircraft struck the smokestack of the unladen, Curaçao-flagged Belma after the vessel ignored repeated warnings while sailing through international waters towards Kharg Island, Iran’s principal crude export terminal. The tanker was disabled and is no …
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https://splash247.com/hormuz-and-red-sea-risks-converge/Report highlights expanding career opportunities—but says access to financial aid remains unevenThe United States has no shortage of maritime career opportunities. What it does have, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/numbers-gao-examines-americas-mariner-541247Interferry has unveiled its lineup of keynote speakers and ferry leaders for its upcoming annual conference. Running from October 31 to November 4, 2026, in Bangkok, Thailand, the event centers on the pivotal theme “Stronger than Ever… Together.”…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/interferry-holds-annual-conference-541250Williams Grand Prix Technologies has entered the marine sector with the launch of the ES10M, a battery system developed for superyachts, support and explorer vessels, hybrid propulsion applications, and refit programs. The launch marks the company's first dedicated marine product.Based in Grove…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/williams-grand-prix-technologies-launches-541252Following two successful pilots, the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), in partnership with the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, have officially launched the Wind Turbine Maintenance…
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