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Royal Navy Set to Decommission its Last Two Amphibs

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MAIB Cites Lack of Safety Protocols, Poor Communications in Officer's Death

Published Nov 21, 2024 7:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) released its report into a fatal accident while a bulker was berthing in Chile citing safety failures, not following the port’s established docking procedures, and communication issues. They are calling for better communication and planning as well as efforts to increase awareness of the dangers of mooring line entrapment which could result in sudden release. The incident was being investigated on behalf of the Isle of Man and the bulker Mona Manx...

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Australian Protesters Launch "People's Blockade" at World's Top Coal Port

Published Nov 21, 2024 6:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

A climate activist group has begun a large-scale "protestival" aimed at temporarily shutting down exports at the Port of Newcastle, Australia, the world's largest coal terminal.  Rising Tide, a kayak-focused climate protest group, has organized a 10-day activist gathering at Newcastle, complete with live music performances, activist trainings and an organized lobbying excursion to Canberra. The group expects 10,000 people to attend, and it has announced plans for a "people's blockade" to shut the port's coal export operations for 50...

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Plan Approved to Save Cal Maritime from Looming Financial Collapse

Published Nov 21, 2024 6:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Board of Trustees of California State University approved a plan today designed to preserve and strengthen the California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime), which according to the board was in danger of financial collapse. It is the only U.S. maritime academy in the western United States and just one of six state programs, in addition to the federal U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. The plan that was approved yesterday in committee and today,...

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3D printed metal and plastic parts at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard's additive manufacturing center, 2021 (USN)

U.S. Navy Wants Sub Suppliers to Accept 3D Printing to Speed Up Output

Published Nov 21, 2024 4:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The U.S. Navy says that its suppliers are falling behind on parts deliveries for two critical programs, the Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine and the Virginia-class attack sub. Both newbuild programs are essential for deterrence, especially the can't-fail Columbia-class, which the Navy has pledged to deliver by 2030 despite extended delays. Because of the urgency of this multibillion-dollar problem, commercial suppliers need to let the Navy examine their production lines and insert faster methods like 3D printing, and they...

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Australia’s Star of the South Revises Plan Based on Feasibility Studies

  A large wind project widely considered to be Australia’s first large offshore wind farm provided a critical update defining the project after five years of feasibility studies and consultations. The Star of the South, which received its exploration license in 2019 continues to be at the forefront as Australia moves towards its first offshore wind farms. “We’ve learned a lot since we first set out to explore the potential for offshore wind in Gippsland five years ago,” said Star...

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Shipbuilding

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Troubled Scottish Ferry Glen Sannox Delivered After Ten Years to CalMac

  Scottish shipbuilder Ferguson Marine completed the handover today, November 21, of the first dual-fuel LNG ferry built in the UK to its owners nearly ten years after the construction order and six years behind schedule. Glen Sannox (7,300 gross tons) became a political embarrassment to the Scottish government and a liability as costs ballooned and the vessel fell further and further behind schedule.  Ferguson Marine issued an update at the beginning of the week reporting that Glen Sannox had...

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Environment

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Study: A Speed Limit on 3% of the Ocean Would Protect Whales

  An international group of researchers has published a new study that maps areas of whale activity with areas of high shipping activity in order to find the places with the highest risk of whale strikes, a leading cause of whale mortality (alongside fishing). The upshot, according to the research team, is that it should be possible to reduce the number of strikes by regulating marine traffic on just 2.6 percent of the ocean's surface - though that 2.6 percent...

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Business

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Keppel Seeks to Monetize Legacy Rigs as Offshore Energy Sector Rebounds

  Opportunities are emerging in the offshore energy sector as the market improves prompting Singapore-based Keppel to announce it will take direct control of 13 offshore rigs that are part of its former offshore and marine business. The new transaction is a follow-up to the $3.3 billion combination of Keppel Offshore & Marine and Sembcorp Marine which created Seatrium Offshore & Marine in 2023. Keppel highlights that the global drilling fleet is aging rapidly and that during the prolonged downturn,...

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