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China Calls Shipbuilding Report "Obvious Unilateralism and Protectionism"
Chinese officials ranging from the ministries of commerce and foreign affairs to the shipbuilding association each conde...
Read More >>Owner of Suspected Sabotage Ship Loses Bid to Get Anchor Back From Police
Earlier this month, the owner of the "shadow fleet" tanker Eagle S lost a court appeal to regain the freedom o...
Read More >>White House Formally Blames China for "Unreasonable" Maritime Subsidies
China is by far the world's dominant shipbuilding nation, and the latest numbers from its industry ministry show tha...
Read More >>Chinese Nationals Charged With Smuggling "Pink Cocaine" to Australia
Australia's federal police force has charged a group of Chinese nationals with attempting to import more than half a...
Read More >>USCG Releases Final Cybersecurity in the Marine Transportation System Rule
The U.S. Coast Guard is set to publish a notice for the release of its final rule for Cybersecurity in the Maritime Transport Sy...
Read More >>Bollinger Shipyard Pays $1M Settling Allegations of “Ineligible” Workers
The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement agreement with Bollinger Shipyard of Louisiana related to allega...
Read More >>U.S. Navy Changes Tack on Marine Corps Landing Ship
The U.S. Navy has quietly walked back goals for a high-end, well-armed medium landing ship for the Marine Corps, and has...
Read More >>Carrier USS John F. Kennedy Set for Final Voyage to Shipbreakers
On Thursday, the decommissioned carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) is scheduled to leave the port of Philadelphia for h...
Read More >>Iran's Navy Takes Delivery of an "Intelligence Destroyer"
After several years of teasing announcements, the Iranian Navy (Nedaja) has finally attributed its first picture release...
Read More >>Chinese Officer Confirms "Drone Carrier" Role for World's Largest Amphib
A senior officer with China's PLA Navy has confirmed that its newest, largest amphib will be equipped to operate wit...
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