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The United Seamen’s Service (USS) announced that the 56th annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) Awards will honor three champions of American maritime: Captain Willie Barrere, National President of American Maritime Officers; Edward F. Hanley…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/barrere-hanley-marino-receive-aotos-528887
https://www.marinelink.com/news/barrere-hanley-marino-receive-aotos-528887The Trust for Governors Island unveiled its new hybrid-electric ferry, the Harbor Charger, the first of its kind in New York State and aa addition to the Trust’s existing ferry fleet. The arrival of the new boat coincides with the 20-year anniversary of Governors Island opening to the public…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/trust-governors-island-unveils-528889
https://www.marinelink.com/news/trust-governors-island-unveils-528889The modern mariner has changed. Today’s crew members may be just as fluent in maritime procedures as they are in memes, video shorts, and social media scrolling. And while that brings tech-savviness and adaptability, it also introduces a very real challenge: shrinking attention spans.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/tiktok-attention-spans-lifelong-lessons-528891
https://www.marinelink.com/news/tiktok-attention-spans-lifelong-lessons-528891Once again U.S. shipbuilding, or rather the lack thereof, has raised its head. There are those who say that U.S. shipbuilding is a train that has left the station (yes, a purposefully odd but correct metaphor), while others are hoping for a new dawn of U.S.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-shipbuilding-realities-slexpo-528892
https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-shipbuilding-realities-slexpo-528892U.S. corn futures plunged to contract lows on Tuesday after the Department of Agriculture projected a record-shattering corn harvest this year as farmers planted more acres than expected and the crop faced few weather challenges this summer.Soybeans reversed earlier losses after the USDA…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/usda-projects-record-corn-harvest-528897Norwegian ultramax bulker specialist Belships has been linked to the sale of four of its ageing ships. Multiple brokers report the Oslo-based outfit, controlled by EnTrust Global vehicle Blue Northern, has offloaded Belinda, Belatlantic, Belsouth and Belmont, all Jiangsu Hantong-built sister ships delivered between late 2015 and mid-2016. The en-bloc deal is estimated to be …
https://splash247.com/belships-sheds-four-ultramaxes-in-84m-sale/
https://splash247.com/belships-sheds-four-ultramaxes-in-84m-sale/Danish shipping and logistics group Blue Water has appointed Thomas Bek as its new chief executive, succeeding Søren Nørgaard Thomsen, who steps down after seven years at the helm. Bek, who started as a freight forwarding trainee with Blue Water 29 years ago, takes over immediately. For the past three years, he has served as …
https://splash247.com/leadership-change-at-blue-water-shipping/
https://splash247.com/leadership-change-at-blue-water-shipping/The Philippines expressed serious concern on Tuesday over what it described as "dangerous manoeuvres and unlawful interference" by Chinese vessels during a coast guard supply mission for Filipino fishermen in the Scarborough Shoal on Monday."Their…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/chinese-vessels-collide-during-528867
https://www.marinelink.com/news/chinese-vessels-collide-during-528867Wasaline says it has become the first carbon-neutral shipping company in the Baltic Sea, reaching its original 2030 climate target six years ahead of schedule. The milestone comes as the Finnish-Swedish operator signed a biogas supply contract…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/wasaline-hits-carbon-neutrality-mark-528868
https://www.marinelink.com/news/wasaline-hits-carbon-neutrality-mark-528868NYK has obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK for the conceptual design of an offshore recovery system for reusable rockets it developed in partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.Rockets are launched by generating thrust through the combustion of fuel and oxidizer.
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