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Netherlands-based shortsea operator Longship Group has bolstered its orderbook by triggering an option for four additional 6,000 dwt newbuildings. The move adds to the four so-called Pmax Eco Trader vessels the company booked in collaboration with GS Projects and Ship and Steelbuilding at the Dutch shipyard in Waterhuizen. The series is scheduled for delivery starting …
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https://splash247.com/longship-takes-option-on-four-newbuilds/South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean has detailed how it intends to make its Philadelphia shipyard the top shipbuilder in the US. Hanwha, which spent $100m buying Philly Shipyard from Aker last year, has outlined how it intends to increase production capacity at its American yard from 1.5 ships to 10 a year, a mix of naval …
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https://splash247.com/hanwha-philly-shipyard-set-for-transformation-to-meet-trump-goals/Yemen’s Houthis said yesterday they will target the Israeli port of Haifa in response to Israel’s escalation of the Gaza war. The Houthis would “begin working to enforce a naval blockade of the port of Haifa,” said military spokesman Yehya Saree. “All companies with ships present in or heading to this port are hereby notified …
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https://splash247.com/houthis-warn-ships-bound-for-haifa-are-targets/Korea Marine Transport Co (KMTC) is rejoining the suddenly booming transpacific container trades after a 40-year absence. From Wednesday last week, cargo leaving China bound for the US carries a 30% tariff rate for a 90-day period – a reduction from the higher 145% tariff that was in place for six weeks. This has led …
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https://splash247.com/kmtc-returns-to-the-transpacific-after-40-year-absence/The investigation into why a Mexican Navy training ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, shearing the top of its masts, will look into a possible engine failure and the role of a tug boat that assisted it in backing out of its pier, officials…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/ntsb-mulls-possible-engine-failure-525895HX Expeditions has launched an excursion program in Arctic Canada developed in partnership with Inuit Elders, local residents and community-born staff.It marks the first time a global cruise company has introduced a community-led program of this scale in the region.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/hx-expeditions-partners-inuit-communities-525897The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has received more than $218 million in funding for numerous infrastructure improvement, dredging and environmental projects benefiting Maryland, Pennsylvania, southern New York, and…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-army-corps-engineers-readies-525898MAN Energy Solutions has announced the successful Type Approval Test (TAT) of its dual-fuel MAN L35/44DF engine for application as auxiliary Genset and electric propulsion at constant speeds, respectively, of 720 and 750rpm.The TAT involved the testing of both 35/44DF variants…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/man-ldf-cd-genset-passes-type-approval-525900The US Coast Guard Sector San Juan’s Incident Management team is responding to an oil discharge from a legacy pipe structure between piers 2 and 3 in San Juan Habor, Puerto Rico. “The source of the oil discharge is being contained and, while contained…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/legacy-pipe-leaks-oil-san-juan-harbor-525902The Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium has launched the Volta 1, Europe's first fully electric tugboat.The tugboat follows previous world firsts such as the Hydrotug (hydrogen-driven) and the Methatug (methanol-driven).The Volta 1 is a Reversed…
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