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Video: Ukraine Is Adding Anti-Aircraft Missiles to its Suicide Drones

Published May 7, 2024 5:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine's intelligence service has claimed a hit on yet another Russian Navy vessel using its Magura V5 suicide drone. The device has damaged or sunk multiple Russian warships over the last year, and the agency - known by its initials, GUR - said that it added another to the tally over the weekend.  This time, the target was smaller: a Russian high-speed coastal patrol craft. The drone navigated to the target zone in Uzka Bay, an inlet in northwestern occupied...

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Two Engineers Face Up to Six Years in Jail After MARPOL Guilty Pleas

Published May 7, 2024 5:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A chief engineer and a second engineer both working aboard a Greek-owned and registered product tanker pleaded guilty today, May 7, to a series of MARPOL violations while their vessel was near a petroleum terminal located in Sewaren, New Jersey. Sentencing for the two engineers is scheduled for October with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey reporting the charges carry a maximum penalty of six years in prison and a fine of $250,000. The U.S. Coast Guard and the...

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Austal Delivers U.S. Navy's First Fully Purpose-Built "Overlord" USV

Published May 7, 2024 4:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy has taken delivery of the third unmanned surface vessel in its "Overlord" program, adding another multipurpose autonomous crewboat to its small but growing fleet.  The "OUSV" design is a testbed platform for the Navy's future unmanned surface warfare plans. The vessels have been used to test-launch containerized missile systems, and have taken part in multiple long-distance deployments and fleet-level exercises.  The latest addition is named Vanguard, the Navy said in an announcement. Unlike the last boat, Mariner,...

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Feasibility Studies Demonstrate Progress in Methane Abatement Technologies

Published May 7, 2024 4:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

Researchers are continuing to report strong progress in the efforts to reduce and eliminate methane slip (emissions of unburnt methane). The Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII), part of the Safetytech Accelerator established by Lloyd’s Register announced the results of four recently completed technology feasibility studies, reporting the outcomes showed strong potential to cut methane emissions in the maritime industry.  MAMI reports the technologies of four companies, Daphne Technology, CDTi Advanced Materials, Rotoboost, and Plenesys, were selected from among...

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Ireland Releases Draft Plan for South Coast Offshore Wind Farms

  Ireland released a draft of its plan to designate four areas off the south coast for offshore wind projects and proceed to auctions. It follows the successful first offshore auction in May 2023 where over 3 GW of capacity was procured from four offshore projects. The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, released the plan on May 3 highlighting that it is Ireland’s first-ever spatial plan for renewable energy at sea. The draft South Coast Designated...

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Austal Delivers U.S. Navy's First Fully Purpose-Built "Overlord" USV

The U.S. Navy has taken delivery of the third unmanned surface vessel in its "Overlord" program, adding another multipurpose autonomous crewboat to its small but growing fleet.  The "OUSV" design is a testbed platform for the Navy's future unmanned surface warfare plans. The vessels have been used to test-launch containerized missile systems, and have taken part in multiple long-distance deployments and fleet-level exercises.  The latest addition is named Vanguard, the Navy said in an announcement. Unlike the last boat, Mariner,...

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Feasibility Studies Demonstrate Progress in Methane Abatement Technologies

Researchers are continuing to report strong progress in the efforts to reduce and eliminate methane slip (emissions of unburnt methane). The Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII), part of the Safetytech Accelerator established by Lloyd’s Register announced the results of four recently completed technology feasibility studies, reporting the outcomes showed strong potential to cut methane emissions in the maritime industry.  MAMI reports the technologies of four companies, Daphne Technology, CDTi Advanced Materials, Rotoboost, and Plenesys, were selected from among...

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Full Compliance for Ballast Water: InTank is a Robust Solution

The world of ballast water management is about to enter a new phase. The days of proactive owners installing BWMS ahead of schedule ended in 2019, now the much-delayed five-year installation schedule is about to finish. The fleet is almost fully installed with BWTS; focus will shift towards compliance. The question is, will compliance simply mean paperwork when a certified BWMS is installed? Or will regulators occasionally assess the discharge against the standards listed by the IMO and US? Both...

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