MarineLink News https://www.marinelink.com/news Maritime, Marine Industry, Shipbuilding, Shipping News en-US https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-military-destroys-four-houthi-drones-512598?cid=30 US Military Destroys Four Houthi Drones The U.S. military said on Thursday that it had destroyed four unmanned drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen.The U.S. Central Command said on the social media site X that the drones "presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:22:48 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/japanese-partners-developing-method-512597?cid=30 Japanese Partners Developing Method to Assess Ship Performance in Actual Seas NYK and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) have joined forces to develop a method for estimating a ship’s performance in actual seas before construction is completed.The aim of the two companies is predict a vessel's performance in actual… Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:59:23 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/welsh-port-steps-closer-becoming-floating-512596?cid=30 Welsh Port Steps Closer to Becoming Floating Wind Hub A project to transform the Port Talbot into a major hub for floating offshore wind (FLOW) and green energy development has come one step closer to securing a share of up to $200 million (£160 million) of UK Government funding.The UK Government… Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:19:20 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/seaway-gets-baltica-offshore-wind-job-512594?cid=30 Seaway7 Gets Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Job Subsea7's renewables-focused offshore installation subsidiary Seaway7 has secured a ‘sizeable contract’ by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna and Ørsted for the transport and installation of the substations for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in… Fri, 29 Mar 2024 08:14:39 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/new-tug-delivered-mongla-port-authority-512591?cid=30 New Tug Delivered to Mongla Port Authority The Mongla Port Authority in Bangladesh has taken delivery of its new tug, M.T. Joymoni.The newbuild is a RAmparts 3200-CL designed by Canada's Robert Allan Ltd. and built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards, in China.The RAmparts 3200-CL was designed by Robert Allan Ltd. Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:37:54 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/carnival-raises-profit-forecast-record-512590?cid=30 Carnival Raises Profit Forecast on Record Cruise Demand Carnival Corp raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, anticipating a record year of bookings as the company benefits from a rise in people seeking cruise vacations for the first time.Cruise operators are recording all-time high booking… Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:35:03 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/baltimore-bridge-collapse-highlights-need-512589?cid=30 Baltimore Bridge Collapse Highlights Need to Protect Critical Foundations The collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge has highlighted what engineers say is an urgent need to better protect the piers holding up spans over shipping channels as the size of cargo ships has grown in recent decades.Federal authorities continue… Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:17:32 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/insights-cherrie-felder-vp-channel-512588?cid=30 Insights: Cherrie Felder, VP, Channel Shipyard Companies For Cheryl “Cherrie” Felder, the path to the maritime industry was both untraditional and seemingly meant to be. After studying African art, she began her career working in a museum in New Orleans before landing a role directing professional rodeo in the Big Easy.“It was a lot of fun… Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:28:28 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/great-lakes-freighter-strikes-channel-512586?cid=30 Great Lakes Freighter Strikes Channel Light on St. Marys River A portion of the St. Marys River has been closed to vessel traffic after a U.S.-flagged Great Lakes freighter struck a channel light in the waterway.At approximately 1 a.m., the 714-foot bulk carrier American Mariner suffered a marine casualty and struck the Munuscong Junction Light with its bow… Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:34:47 Z https://www.marinelink.com/news/asia-crude-imports-surge-china-india-snap-512585?cid=30 Asia Crude Imports Surge as China, India Snap Up Russian Oil Asia's imports of crude oil are expected to rise to the highest in 10 months as heavyweights China and India lifted arrivals from Russia, but impending maintenance schedules and rising prices mean such levels may not be sustained.The world's… Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:22:25 Z