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Video: Turkish Pro-Palestinian Protestors Stage Sit-In on German Cargo Ship

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Houthi Forces Threaten to Target Ex-Israeli Ships, Even After Resale

Published Nov 3, 2024 10:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a statement Sunday, Yemen's Houthi rebel group pledged to target ships formerly owned by Israeli companies, even after the vessels are resold and no longer have a tangible link to Israel. The announcement appears to broaden the list of available targets that the group can choose from amongst the passing traffic.  The Houthi rebels have been launching missile and drone attacks on civilian shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since last fall. The group claims that...

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Port of Weifang Becomes China's First "Carbon-Neutral" Seaport

Published Nov 3, 2024 9:30 PM by The Conversation

  [By Jiang Mengnan] Weifang Port has become the first port in China to officially achieve carbon neutrality, amid a huge push to decarbonize the global shipping industry. On 15 October, the port in Shandong was certified as carbon-neutral by the China Classification Society Quality Certification Company, according to a government statement. Weifang Port’s “zero-carbon” certification was primarily achieved by transitioning away from fossil fuel use, according to China Electric Power News (CEPN). It has built a wind power system to provide green...

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Video: Seaborne Israeli Raid Nabs Hezbollah Naval Officer

Published Nov 3, 2024 6:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

  On Friday night, a team of Israeli commandos landed by sea in the town of Batroun, Lebanon and abducted Imad Amhaz, an alleged naval officer belonging to terrorist group Hezbollah. The raid demonstrated an ability to conduct a large-scale seaborne special operations raid in Israel's near abroad, about 75 nautical miles north of the border.  The raid involved at least 20 commandos from the elite Shayetet 13 unit of the Israeli Navy, the nation's own equivalent of the U.S....

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The Evolution of Modern Search and Rescue

Published Nov 3, 2024 4:50 PM by U.S. Coast Guard News

  [By Renee Coleman, National Coast Guard Museum] The National Coast Guard Museum will afford visitors the opportunity to journey through the history and evolution of search and rescue (SAR), from the mission’s infancy to modern-day practices. Even in its most primitive form, search and rescue has been the cornerstone of the Coast Guard’s mission-set for centuries. Modern-day search and rescue has come a long way since the 19th century when SAR could only be performed from the shore. Search and...

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Dominion Finishes First Installation Season for Virginia Offshore Wind Farm

  Dominion Energy completed its first monopile installation season for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind farm reporting it exceeded installation targets while the overall project remains on schedule and budget with completion still projected for late 2026. The company highlights that the project demonstrates regulated offshore wind works in the United States while it has also taken steps to continue to build its offshore wind energy portfolio. Offshore installation on the project which is approximately 27 miles off the coast...

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American Cruise Lines Expands Orders to 10 Coastal and River Ships by 2027

  American Cruise Lines, an operator of U.S.-flagged coastal and river cruise ships, reports its signed contracts with Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Maryland for four additional new cruise ships as part of the company’s continuing expansion. ACL reports the U.S. cruise market is the fastest-growing segment of the river cruise industry. The four new vessels to be delivered in 2027 bring the company’s total orderbook with Chesapeake to 10 ships over the next three years. With its latest ship having left...

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Mexican Shipmanager Fined $1.75M for Oily Bilge Water Dumping

The U.S. Department of Justice has fined a Mexican ship manager nearly two million dollars for MARPOL violations. It is the latest in a long series of hefty penalties for operators whose crews save on disposal costs by pumping oily bilge waste over the side.  On August 25, 2023, U.S. Coast Guard inspectors met the bulker Suhar at the port of Pensacola. Suhar was hauling cement under the management of Gremex Shipping S.A., which had operated the ship since 2021. ...

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Hydrofoiling Electric Ferry Enters Service in Stockholm

  Last week, Swedish startup Candela announced that its hydrofoil electric ferry Nova has begun operations. The 30-passenger, 40-foot ferry departed from its dock in the quiet suburb of Tappström in the early morning hours of October 29, powered by electric motors. Flying silently a meter above the water’s surface, Nova completed the 15-kilometer route to Stockholm’s City Hall in 30 minutes, half the normal time that conventional ferries use to cover the distance. Owing to its hydrofoil technology, Nova is not only the fastest electric ferry in...

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