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Sri Lanka Gives Go-Ahead for $20B Refinery at Port of Hambantota

The underutilized port of Hambantota, Sri Lanka is set to gain a major new tenant. The Sri Lankan government has given its approval to the Singaporean company Sugih Energy International (SEI) to build...

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B.C.'s Wild Salmon Fisheries Give Up MSC Certification

Canada's wild salmon fisheries are voluntarily giving up their Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, the most popular "sustainable" label for seafood.  An audit in 2018 found that the Can...

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U.S. Coast Guard Loosens Tattoo Restrictions

The U.S. Coast Guard has loosened its tattoo policy, following suit after similar changes to personnel policies in the other service branches. The measure will widen the range of eligible applicants f...

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Poles Apart: The Long Shadow of US-China Competition

[By Dr Nengye Liu] From trade to cyber, from the South China Sea to outer space, strategic rivalry between the United States and China is shaping the international order. The polar regions seem no...

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North Korea Tests New Sub-Launched Ballistic Missile

North Korea announced Thursday that its defense scientists have conducted an underwater launch test of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile. U.S. officials have confirmed the trial.  The newl...

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After 450M Years, Chinese Horseshoe Crab is Now Endangered

[By Zhong Jianshan] The horseshoe crab has been around since before the dinosaurs. Over the past 30 years, numbers in China, home to one of four species of this “living fossil," have plummeted. One...

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MAIB: Officer Watched Music Videos Before Going Aground

The UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has determined that the grounding of the cargo vessel Priscilla off Scotland last year was caused in part by the watchstander's inattention to his...

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Lifesaving Drone Boat Surveyed Storm-Damaged Bahamas Harbor

The day after Hurricane Dorian struck Abaco Island in the Bahamas, a chaotic scene greeted the first disaster responders arriving at the community of Marsh Harbour. On land, homes sat in ruins, palm t...

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All American Marine Launches Research Vessel for Duke University

All American Marine, Inc. (AAM) has completed construction and launched an aluminum research and survey vessel for Duke University. The Duke University Marine Lab (DUML) is a hydrofoil-assisted catama...

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Shearer Group to Provide Construction Oversight for TxDOT Ferry

In 2017, The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) was awarded a five-year Indefinite Deliverable contract with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). TSGI was tasked to provide the detail design of a d...