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Hydrofoiling Electric Ferry Enters Service in Stockholm

By The Maritime Executive

November 3, 2024

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 i...

Royal Navy Tests Out Quantum Positioning System for GPS-Denied Navigation

By The Maritime Executive

November 3, 2024

The Royal Navy is testing out a new positioning system that is wholly self-contained, like a typical inertial navigation system but with much higher accuracy. If successful, it offers the possibi...

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

By The Maritime Executive

November 3, 2024

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 annou...

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

By The Conversation

November 3, 2024

[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...

Video: Seaborne Israeli Raid Nabs Hezbollah Naval Officer

By The Maritime Executive

November 3, 2024

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 demon...

The Evolution of Modern Search and Rescue

By U.S. Coast Guard News

November 3, 2024

[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), fr...

China Launches Antarctic Expedition, Blocks Key Conservation Proposals

By The Maritime Executive

November 3, 2024

On Friday, China embarked on its 41st Antarctic expedition as the country ramps up its presence in the Southern Ocean. For this mission, China has deployed three vessels, including the icebreakin...

Op-Ed: China Comes Knocking at Indonesia's Front Door

By The Strategist

November 3, 2024

[By Euan Graham] China is testing Prabowo Subianto’s new administration, with three successive incursions by China Coast Guard vessels into Indonesia’s exclusive maritime jurisdiction—the firs...

Tanker Collision Spills Paraffin Off Algeciras

By The Maritime Executive

November 3, 2024

After a collision between a bulker and a chemical tanker near the Strait of Gibraltar on Friday, white balls of solid paraffin wax have been floating ashore near the port of Algeciras, Spain. The...

One Trawler's Coral Damage Forces Fishery Closure at Lord Howe Rise

By The Maritime Executive

November 3, 2024

A commercial fishing vessel in New Zealand is finding itself yet again on the spot after allegedly destroying deep sea corals in international waters. The trawler Tasman Viking is accused of s...

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