Marine Link International News
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:23:09 Z
Cobham Satcom Secures Contract with China TranTech
Cobham Satcom and China TranTech Technologies have signed a contract which includes the largest delivery of SAILOR XTR Ku VSAT antennas to the Chinese market so far, supported by an extensive training and global service program.China TranTech…
Read MoreFri, 26 Apr 2024 00:15:35 Z
IACS Publishes New BWMS Recommendation
IACS has published a new recommendation, Rec. 180, for Conducting Commissioning Testing of Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS).Efforts to streamline the implementation of BWM Convention took a significant step forward with IMO’s approval…
Read MoreFri, 26 Apr 2024 00:09:55 Z
Dry Bulk Supply/Demand Balance Predicted to Strengthen
BIMCO has released its Dry Bulk Shipping Market Overview & Outlook for April 2024, predicting that the supply/demand balance should strengthen in 2024, but weaken in 2025.This would be the result of ships returning to the Red Sea and Panama Canal…
Read MoreThu, 25 Apr 2024 23:56:47 Z
European Shipowners Welcome 40% Production Benchmark for Clean Fuels
The last plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg has adopted a new law which aims to scale up industrial capacity for green technologies in Europe.European shipowners strongly welcome the inclusion of clean fuels for shipping, including advanced biofuels and e-fuels…
Read MoreThu, 25 Apr 2024 23:51:07 Z
Equinor Upbeat About Investor Interest in US Offshore Wind Farm
Norway's Equinor is confident of finding an investor for its planned Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm in New York after a new power off-take agreement improved the project's economics, the company said on Thursday.New York State authorities in February awarded the project a new conditional power pur
Read MoreThu, 25 Apr 2024 23:36:07 Z
US Military Starts Pier Construction off Gaza
U.S. troops have begun construction of a maritime pier off the coast of Gaza that aims to speed the flow of humanitarian aid into the enclave when it becomes operational in May, the Pentagon said on Thursday.President Joe Biden announced the…
Read MoreThu, 25 Apr 2024 23:21:28 Z
Houthis Target MSC Ship in Gulf of Aden
Yemen's Houthis said they targeted the MSC Darwin ship in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, as the Iran-aligned group resumed attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea region in solidarity with Palestinians fighting Israel in the Gaza war.The Houthis…
Read MoreThu, 25 Apr 2024 20:54:47 Z
US Navy Announces First Mine Countermeasures Mission Package Embarked on USS Canberra
The U.S. Navy embarked the first Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) aboard USS Canberra (LCS 30), April 18, service officials announced. With the MCM mission package now onboard LCS 30, the Navy anticipates the first MCM Mission Package…
Read MoreThu, 25 Apr 2024 20:50:27 Z
First Ship Departs Baltimore Through Limited Access Channel
The first commercial vessel transited through a newly opened channel in the Port of Baltimore following the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.The Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel (LAC) was opened as a temporary solution to provide…
Read MoreThu, 25 Apr 2024 20:06:06 Z
Dredge Sunk by Undetected Flooding from a Through-hull Pipe
A company’s lack of requirements for crew to regularly check below-deck compartments led to undetected flooding and the eventual capsizing of a dredging vessel last year on the Mississippi River, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)…
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