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While bombs are falling in the Middle East, EU Member States continue to export live animals to the region, with the European Commission (EC) refusing to be held accountable, says the Eurogroup for Animals, the French animal welfare organization…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/petition-against-animal-transport-war-540282Royal Caribbean has celebrated the keel-laying of its seventh Oasis Class vessel at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. The soon-to-be-named ship will join the revolutionary Oasis Class lineup in 2028. The vessel follows Oasis of the Seas (2009)…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/royal-caribbean-begins-construction-540283The U.S. Coast Guard has accepted delivery of the 63rd Fast Response Cutter (FRC), Jeffrey Palazzo (WPC 1163).Jeffrey Palazzo is the fifth FRC to be homeported in Guam, joining the recently commissioned Vincent Danz (WPC 1162).The Sentinel-class…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-coast-guard-accepts-delivery-rd-fast-540284The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published an assessment of the February 2025 tow rope incident onboard the tug Svitzer Avon.At approximately 1954 on 4 February 2025, the UK registered tugs Svitzer Avon and Svitzer Brunel left the lock at Royal Portbury Dock…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/overcorrection-led-failure-tow-rope-540285
https://www.marinelink.com/news/overcorrection-led-failure-tow-rope-540285Fincantieri delivered Mein Schiff Flow, the second of two next-generation InTUItion-class cruise ships built for TUI Cruises.Built at Fincantieri's Monfalcone, Italy, yard, the 160,000gt vessel can accommodate around 4,000 passengers. It follows…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/lngfueled-cruise-vessel-mein-schiff-540260
https://www.marinelink.com/news/lngfueled-cruise-vessel-mein-schiff-540260BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO unanimously condemns recent attacks on seafarers and commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz. According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO)…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/shipping-industry-leaders-condemn-recent-540261
https://www.marinelink.com/news/shipping-industry-leaders-condemn-recent-540261Since the start of the Iran war and Tehran's announcement that the Strait of Hormuz was "closed", the market has grappled to put a figure on lost crude supply and to predict the price of oil.Initial calculations were simple: add up all non-Iranian Gulf crude oil exports…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/lost-gulf-oil-start-iran-war-less-540264
https://www.marinelink.com/news/lost-gulf-oil-start-iran-war-less-540264Venezuela's government said on Friday that an oil spill originating from Trinidad and Tobago is putting fishing as well as the environment at risk."This event exceeds in magnitude the one that occurred in May and confirms the drift of pollutants toward Venezuelan waters…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/venezuela-trinidad-tobago-oil-spill-540266
https://www.marinelink.com/news/venezuela-trinidad-tobago-oil-spill-540266HaiSea Marine is expanding its fleet on BC's North Coast and has placed orders for one new escort tugboat and two terminal tugboats.The contract to build an escort tug was awarded to Sanmar Shipyards, based in Türkiye. The escort vessel is a…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/haisea-marine-awards-contracts-escort-540269
https://www.marinelink.com/news/haisea-marine-awards-contracts-escort-540269A recent FreightWeekSTL panel highlighted how expanding awareness of maritime careers, strengthening industry partnerships and increasing access to hands-on experiences are critical to building the next-generation workforce for America’s inland waterways.
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