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US Proposes Legislation to Tax Marine Carbon Fuels and Port Emissions
Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives uses the backdrop of World Ocean Day yesterday to propose legislation aime...
Read More >>Royal Navy Conducts Drug Seizures and Assists with Iranian Incident
After reports to Parliament last week that the UK planned on increasing its activities in and around the Persian Gulf, the Royal N...
Read More >>D-Day: Pausing to Remember the Largest Seaborne Invasion in History
Today, June 6, marks the 79th anniversary of the beginning of the Allied forces' landing on the beaches of Normandy, Fran...
Read More >>U.S. Navy Should Pursue Commercial Containerships
[By Tyler Totten] The U.S. Navy should pursue commercial containerships and compatible containerized mission systems. These shi...
Read More >>Video: Chinese Warship Approaches U.S. Destroyer in Taiwan Strait
The situation in the contested South China Sea flared up again on Saturday, June 3, in an incident that both the U.S. and Canadian...
Read More >>Indonesian Warship Catches Fire and Evacuated
An Indonesian warship reportedly on a normal patrol caught fire midday on Saturday, June 3. The Indonesian Navy is confirming the...
Read More >>EU Seeks to Expand Ship Inspections for Safety and Pollution
The European Commission presented five legislative proposals which it says are designed to modernize EU rules on maritime safety a...
Read More >>Royal Navy Commemorates 80th Anniversary of Battle of the Atlantic
This week, the Royal Navy and the city of Liverpool commemmorated the heroes of the Battle of the Atlantic, the effort to keep All...
Read More >>Australian Police Seize 900 Kilos of Cocaine From Bulker
Police in Western Australia have made a substantial shipboard cocaine bust, seizing 900 kilos of the drug from hidden compartments...
Read More >>U.S., Japanese and Philippine Coast Guards Launch S. China Sea Drills
On Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Japan Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard will launch a joint three-way exercise for...
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