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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced over $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects across the nation under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).The investments—part of the largest…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-awards-million-port-projects-509214
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A new high-speed low-draft landing craft Island Guardian has been delivered to the Great Barrier Reef Joint Field Management Program in Australia.The new 21-meter vessel has been custom-designed by Incat Crowther and built by Norman Wright & Sons to enhance island protected area management…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/new-highspeed-landing-craft-delivered-509215
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Canadian shipbuilding group Davie announced it has finalized its acquisition of Finland’s Helsinki Shipyard Oy, which has struggled to gain new business due to Western sanctions against Russia.The deal has been nearly a year in the making, starting from December 2022.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/davie-acquires-helsinki-shipyard-509216
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A tanker carrying Norwegian liquefied natural gas (LNG) is set to arrive at Finland's Inkoo terminal overnight, vessel tracking data showed on Friday, making it the second cargo since the Oct. 8 outage of a Finnish-Estonian gas pipeline.The Arctic Princess…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/second-gas-cargo-heads-finlands-lng-509217
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Royal Caribbean Group is removing Israel from its 2024 itineraries due to the Israel-Hamas war, according to an email sent to travel agents on Thursday seen by Reuters, making it the second major U.S. cruise operator to alter its plans over the conflict.The Miami…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/royal-caribbean-alters-cruise-itineraries-509219
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HII said its Newport News Shipbuilding division continues to make progress in the area of workforce development acceleration, and is meeting hiring demand for skilled trades positions through community outreach efforts and on-site hiring events.The…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/newport-news-shipbuilding-continues-509220
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The U.S. House of Representatives easily passed a bill on Friday to bolster sanctions on Iranian oil in a strong bipartisan vote.The Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) bill, which passed 342-69, would impose measures on foreign ports and…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-house-passes-bill-harden-sanctions-509221
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A fully loaded container barge that broke loose and struck a pier in downtown Seattle has been contained.The U.S. Coast Guard said it was notified at 1:25 p.m. on Thursday that the barge had broken loose from Terminal 18 and went adrift in Elliot Bay.The barge…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/breakaway-barge-retrieved-striking-pier-509222
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NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will hold a hiring event in Norfolk, Virginia to recruit professional mariners to work aboard NOAA’s ocean research ships. The event will be held on Nov. 15 at the NOAA Marine Operations Center - Atlantic.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/hiring-event-norfolk-noaa-research-ship-509191
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The first three new Walk-to-Work Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) built by the Dutch Damen Group for Windcat Offshore will be powered by full propulsion packages from SCHOTTEL. With vessel sizes of 87 metres by 20 metres, each…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/schottel-propel-windcat-offshores-latest-509195
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