Ship Recycling Markets Stall
Although some momentum was generated in sub-continent markets over the preceding weeks as the 90-day pause on tariffs was announced, ship recycling markets have remained cautiously stalled, reports cash buyer GMS.“This comes as the ambiguity around U.S.
Livestock Carrier Capsizes Near Yemen
A ship carrying around two thousand sheep capsized in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen on April 25.Media reports indicate the vessel was overloaded, although reports vary on the number of sheep that were onboard. Local fishermen helped rescue the crew and the animals, but many sheep have reportedly drowned.The vessel had departed from Somalia.
Future USNS Sojourner Truth Launched
General Dynamics NASSCO has christened and launched Hull 576, the future USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), the sixth ship for the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program.T-AO 210 is named in honor of Sojourner Truth, a nineteenth century civil rights activist from New York. In a time-honored Navy tradition, ship sponsor Barbara Allen, a sixth-generation descendant of the ship's namesake, christenrf…
MMA Students Complete Real-World Training in Hawaii
Cadets from Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) have completed a Geological Oceanography field course in Hawaii, an innovative experiential learning course 8,000 kilometers from their Cape Cod campus.Eleven students, majoring in Marine Science, Safety, and Environmental Protections (MSSEP), participated in a rigorous, hands-on educational journey to Hawaii from January 3 to January 17, 2025.Shortly…
Oil Spill Occurs in Louisiana Marshes
The US Coast Guard, operator Spectrum OpCo and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO) have established a Unified Command in response to an oil and gas mixture release in a marsh environment near the Garden Island Bay Production Facility company's well in Plaquemines Parish, southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana.An overflight by an LOSCO aircrew on Saturday confirmed the presence of crude oil.
KERSHIP Begins Construction of OPV for Montenegrin Navy
KERSHIP has launched the construction of the first of two OPV 60M offshore patrol vessels for the Montenegrin Navy at its Lorient shipyard in France.The vessels will be named Petar I and Petar II in respect for the sovereign of Montenegro.The OPV 60M, the result of an optimized design, will enable the Montenegrin Navy to carry out a wide range of missions: protection of strategic infrastructure, border control, anti-piracy, sea rescue operations, pollution response, and humanitarian aid.
North Korea Unveils Multi-Purpose Destroyer
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a ceremony for the launch of a "new multi-purpose destroyer", state media KCNA reported on Saturday.The 5,000-tonne warship was equipped with the "most powerful weapons" and built "within 400-odd days perfectly with our own strength and technology", the report said, quoting Jo Chun Ryong, a secretary in the ruling Workers' Party.Kim, in a speech from the launch reported by KCNA…
China Watching CK Hutchison Ports Deal Closely
China's top market regulator said on Sunday it was paying close attention to CK Hutchison's planned sale of most of its port operations to a BlackRock-led consortium and parties to the deal should not try to avoid an antitrust review.The sale by the Hong Kong conglomerate, which contains two ports along the strategically important Panama Canal, has become highly politicised amid intensifying U.S.-Sino trade tensions."No concentration of undertakings shall be implemented without approval…
Death Toll from Blast at Iranian Port Rises to 40
The death toll from a powerful explosion at Iran's biggest port of Bandar Abbas has risen to at least 40, with more than 1,200 people injured, state media reported on Sunday, as firefighters worked to fully extinguish the fire.Saturday's blast took place in the Shahid Rajaee section of the port, Iran's biggest container hub, shattering windows for several kilometres around, tearing metal strips off shipping containers and badly damaging goods inside…
