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The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ban on the bulk carrier FPMC B Forever, the third such ban in just two months. Formosa Plastics Marine Corporation stands accused of underpaying its crew and breaching the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). AMSA boarded the Liberia-flagged vessel last month in the port of Newcastle for …
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https://splash247.com/taiwanese-bulker-banned-from-australia-over-unpaid-crew-wages/A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet launched from USS Abraham Lincoln has disabled the Iranian-flagged VLCC Hasna in the Gulf of Oman after the vessel allegedly attempted to breach the American naval blockade of Iran’s ports. US Central Command said the aircraft fired its 20 mm cannon at the ship’s rudder after the crew of …
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https://splash247.com/gunboat-diplomacy-returns-to-hormuz/The final session of Geneva Dry’s opening day tackled what many in the room consider the dry bulk industry’s most existential question: in a world of instant data, AI-powered analysis and algorithmic trading, what exactly is the broker for? The answer, delivered with candour and occasional humour by a panel of owners, charterers and a …
A consortium led by the University of Vaasa has been awarded Horizon Europe funding for the H4PERION – Hydrogen FOR Performance Enhancement and Reliable Ice OperatioN – project which aims to demonstrate how a large vessel can operate with a…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/europe-funds-largevessel-hydrogen-project-538892The Maritime Safety Committee meets for its 111th session from 13-22 May 2026.The meeting is expected to adopt the goal-based International Code of Safety for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS Code).The MASS Code aims to address the functions needed for safe…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/msc-expected-adopt-mass-code-538893The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) as released its report on the investigation into the catastrophic engine failure and subsequent fire on board the site investigation vessel Kommandor Susan in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, on January 25…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/nongenuine-parts-implicated-engine-538894Cuba's top officials blasted a growing litany of U.S. statements and threats of military action against the Caribbean island, calling them dangerous and an international crime alongside an ongoing U.S. oil blockade that has vastly restricted…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/cuba-blasts-dangerous-us-threats-538895The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a third ban in less than two months after another shipping company was found to have underpaid its crew, breaching the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC).On April 23, AMSA boarded the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/australia-bans-bulk-carrier-mlc-538896Matson has marked two milestones in its fleet renewal program with the beginning of hull assembly on the second of three new LNG powered "Aloha Class" container ships and the start of construction on its third new vessel at Hanwha Philly Shipyard, Inc.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/construction-underway-new-matson-538898U.S. forces operating in the Gulf of Oman enforced blockade measures by disabling an Iranian-flagged unladen oil tanker attempting to sail toward an Iranian port at 9 a.m. ET, May 6.U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces observed M/T Hasna as…
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