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The shadow of the 1970s oil embargo has returned to haunt the global economy, but with a modern, more violent twist. In the latest escalation, a Liberia-flagged containership has been left with heavy damage to the bridge after being subjected to gunfire from an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boat. The attack occurred 15 nautical …
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https://splash247.com/gunfire-and-gridlock-choke-hormuz/British class society Lloyd’s Register has taken a closer look at AI-assisted navigation, completing a live vessel trial of Orca AI’s computer vision platform on a feeder containership operating in busy Mediterranean waters. The five-day assessment focused on how AI can support bridge teams in real conditions, particularly when visibility is poor or traffic is …
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https://splash247.com/ai-watchkeeper-put-through-paces-in-mediterranean-trial/Nicaragua and Equatorial Guinea have been flagged by maritime AI firm Windward as new registers to have recently emerged, taking on shadow tonnage. “False flagging remains one of shipping’s most pressing regulatory concerns,” Windward stated in a recent report. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) database listed 550 falsely flagged ships at the end of Q1, …
Tanker equities are once again flashing warning signs of a sharp reversal, with one of Wall Street’s top tanker analysts drawing parallels to the dramatic “buy the rumour, sell the news” croaking unwind seen during the covid-era floating storage boom. According to Jonathan Chappell at Evercore ISI, investor enthusiasm has surged to levels not seen …
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https://splash247.com/tanker-stocks-face-covid-style-reckoning/In early April, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released its navigation work plan for FY2026. The overall plan outlines resources that will be used for dredging, structure maintenance, and other priorities at every port in the United…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/usace-releases-final-fy-great-lakes-538308Singapore has launched OCEANS-X, a new data and application programming interface (API) eXchange platform developed by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).It enables secure system-to-system connectivity across the maritime ecosystem…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/singapore-launches-oceansx-advance-538309FRS Clipper has welcomed its new whale watching catamaran Emerald Clipper.The new boat will be Seattle’s only whale watching tour operating from downtown Seattle and will offer two sailings per day during the summer season. The 103-foot catamaran features two expansive…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/whale-watching-catamaran-ready-operation-538310Partners representing both labor and management have launched the USA Shipbuilding Coalition to urge Congress to take action to revitalize the critical American shipbuilding industry, including by passing the bipartisan SHIPS for America Act.This…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/usa-shipbuilding-coalition-launches-538311On March 28, the transport of components for ORLEN's petrochemical investment project was completed. Two columns were delivered to the site of Poland's largest muti-energy group, a 554-ton concentration tower and a smaller, 286-ton C4 column.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/dsv-delivers-petrochemical-columns-orlen-538287Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained broadly halted on Tuesday with only three ships passing the waterway in the past 24 hours, shipping data showed.A U.S. blockade of Iranian ports has infuriated Tehran, prompting it to maintain its own restrictions on the strait…
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