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A federal appeals court has reinstated one of president Donald Trump’s broadest tariff actions, just one day after the US Court of International Trade ruled the move unconstitutional and blocked its implementation—triggering renewed uncertainty across global shipping and supply chains. On Thursday, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a temporary stay …
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https://splash247.com/appeals-court-temporarily-reinstates-trump-tariffs/Work-related fatigue among cargo ship crews is growing worse, despite international regulations and onboard monitoring aimed at ensuring sufficient rest for seafarers, according to a new study from Cardiff University’s Seafarers International Research Centre (SIRC). The research, which draws on anonymous survey responses and interviews with over 2,400 maritime workers—including 1,240 from the cargo sector …
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https://splash247.com/fatigue-among-seafarers-on-the-rise/The number of vessel abandonments has soared nearly 33% year-on-year, with 158 cases already recorded by May 2025, compared to 119 at the same point last year, according to new figures released by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). These cases have impacted at least 1,501 seafarers—many of whom have been left unpaid, without food, …
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https://splash247.com/record-numbers-of-vessels-abandoned/Damen Shipyards Group has selected Corvus Energy to supply energy storage systems (ESS) for four new, fully electric capable passenger car ferries currently under construction as part of BC Ferries’ fleet of Island Class vessels.The ferries…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/new-island-class-ferries-electriccapable-526302Sempra Infrastructure has been issued a permit from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 development project which will allow the export of up to approximately 13.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of U.S.-produced…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/port-arthur-lng-phase-receives-nonfta-526303President of New Wave Media, Greg Trauthwein, spoke to Knut Ørbeck Nilssen, CEO Maritime, DNV, for the latest episode of Maritime Reporter TV.Asked about what has remained the same over his 30+ year maritime career, Nilssen said: “If I look to the maritime industry…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/things-remained-526304The electric ferry Ampere went into service in 2015. It was the world’s first electric ferry, and it has now sailed the equivalent of over 17 times around the equator.The 80-meter vessel boasts about 11 tons of battery system.This month, the…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/tons-electric-power-526307A South Korean maritime patrol aircraft crashed soon after takeoff near a military base in the southern city of Pohang on Thursday, killing all four crew members, the navy said.The P-3 aircraft went down about six minutes after it left the airfield on a training mission at 1:43 p.m.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/south-korean-navy-patrol-aircraft-crashes-526276The Philippine foreign ministry said on Thursday that China has no right to object to or interfere with its lawful and routine activities in the South China Sea.The ministry said it also "rejects and refutes" recent statements of the Chinese…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/philippines-china-right-argue-lawful-526277With the recent implementation on May 1, 2025, of a new Emission Control Area (ECA) in the Mediterranean Sea, the question arises regarding an increase in demand for marine gas oils/distillates.VPS's article looks to address current marine distillate…
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