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The US Coast Guard, operator Spectrum OpCo and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO) have established a Unified Command in response to an oil and gas mixture release in a marsh environment near the Garden Island Bay Production Facility company's well in Plaquemines Parish…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/oil-spill-occurs-louisiana-marshes-525076
https://www.marinelink.com/news/oil-spill-occurs-louisiana-marshes-525076Cadets from Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) have completed a Geological Oceanography field course in Hawaii, an innovative experiential learning course 8,000 kilometers from their Cape Cod campus.Eleven students, majoring in Marine Science…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/mma-students-complete-realworld-training-525077
https://www.marinelink.com/news/mma-students-complete-realworld-training-525077General Dynamics NASSCO has christened and launched Hull 576, the future USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), the sixth ship for the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program.T-AO 210 is named in honor of Sojourner Truth, a nineteenth century civil rights activist from New York.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/future-usns-sojourner-truth-launched-525078A ship carrying around two thousand sheep capsized in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen on April 25.Media reports indicate the vessel was overloaded, although reports vary on the number of sheep that were onboard. Local fishermen helped rescue the crew and the animals…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/livestock-carrier-capsizes-near-yemen-525079
https://www.marinelink.com/news/livestock-carrier-capsizes-near-yemen-525079Although some momentum was generated in sub-continent markets over the preceding weeks as the 90-day pause on tariffs was announced, ship recycling markets have remained cautiously stalled, reports cash buyer GMS.“This comes as the ambiguity around U.S.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/ship-recycling-markets-stall-525080GLO Marine and VMS Group Denmark have secured a multi-vessel retrofit work for offshore support vessel operator Tidewater, expanding their role in the offshore energy sector.Covering 16 vessels across three continents, including several in U.S.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/glo-marine-vms-group-land-multivessel-525084
https://www.marinelink.com/news/glo-marine-vms-group-land-multivessel-525084Brussels-based maritime data analytics firm Kpler has closed the acquisition of Spire Global’s ship tracking business, Spire Maritime. The deal, worth about $241m, gives Kpler control over Spire’s satellites and maritime Automatic Identification System (AIS) data stream. “This milestone marks a significant step forward in Kpler’s mission to deliver decision defining insights across the global …
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https://splash247.com/kpler-wraps-up-spire-maritime-acquisition/Thailand’s Regional Carrier Lines (RCL) is bolstering its fleet with four additional containership newbuildings in China. The company revealed in a stock exchange filing that it will be adding a pair of 11,000 teu and 4,400 teu each in 2027 and 2028. The 11,000 teu series are costing up to $125m per ship, while the …
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https://splash247.com/rcl-boosts-boxship-orderbook/Piraeus and New York-based owner SteelShips has signed up for a fresh pair of medium-range product tanker newbuilds in South Korea. Shipbuilding sources report the Nicholas Notias-led outfit has returned to its go-to yard, K Shipbuilding, for two more 50,000 dwt units with delivery expected in 2027. No price has been revealed for the newbuilds, …
https://splash247.com/steelships-back-for-more-k-shipbuilding-product-tankers/
https://splash247.com/steelships-back-for-more-k-shipbuilding-product-tankers/US president Donald Trump has called for free passage of American ships through two of the vital shipping waterways, the Panama and Suez canals. Trump said in a social media post on Saturday that American ships, both military and commercial, should be allowed to travel, free of charge, through the two canals, adding that the …
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