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Has U.S. Shipbuilding Reached an āAtlas Shruggedā Moment?
Each year, as we prepare for the largest U.S. based maritime industry conference in New Orleans, we tend to look back on the state of the industry and initiatives that were announced from the conference that took place the year before. 2023 provided us with plenty to talk about. In September of 2023, while the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the global shipbuilding industry were fixated on āemissionsā and alternative fuels, U.S.
HII Intends to Acquire SC-based Metal Fabricator
HII announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of W International SC, LLC and Vivid Empire SC, LLC (collectively āW Internationalā), a South Carolina-based complex metal fabricator specializing in the manufacture of shipbuilding structures, modules and assemblies.Upon completion of the transaction, the manufacturing facility in Goose Creek, South Carolina, will operate within HIIās Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division.
Ship Recycling Market Outlook Increasingly Positive
Cash buyer GMS notes that despite incoming president Trumpās announcement of applying sweeping tariffs to the tune of 25% on China, Mexico and Canada, the U.S. economy continues to firm as U.S. inflation drops to (globally) fantastic levels and the US Dollar strengthens against nearly all ship recycling nation currencies this week.The news of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah ceasefire eased tensions around trade routesā¦
2050: Thereās 9,164 Days to Go
This week at MarineLinkā¦A group of people met at the University of Alaska Fairbanks at the end of October to brainstorm a possible new economy for Alaska and a clean energy source for the world: geologic hydrogen.Itās not that new a concept. Villagers in Bourakébougou, Mali, found a source of geologic hydrogen while unplugging an old water well in 2011. Subsequent scientific research confirmed an extensive hydrogen field in the strata belowā¦
NSRP Invests in Shipbuilding Tech Projects
The Executive Control Board of the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) selected 13 panel projects for award as part of the program's mission to reduce costs and expand capability for U.S. shipbuilding and ship repair. These new projects, valued at over $2.55M in government funding, were among those proposed in response to the Panel Project Solicitation issued in June 2024. Abbreviated descriptions followā¦
28 Rescued after Red Sea Tourist Boat Sinks
Egyptian authorities rescued 28 people after a tourist boat sank off its Red Sea coast, the Red Sea Governorate said in a statement on Monday, as a search continuedā¦
Americaās Ports: A New Awakening [?]
Washington comes to grips with the reality that the domestic intermodal equation includes four modes. One of them is by water. Itās about time.One of the great things about spending five years in retirement (I mean, aside from being blissfully idle while you toiled) is that, when you do come back to work, you enjoy a truly fresh perspective in all aspects of your job. Not only does this provide new energy, more importantly, a half decade of change is much easier to discern.
IACS Withdraws UR H1: Control of Ammonia Releases
In light of the evolving regulatory landscape for ammonia as a maritime fuel, and the recent finalization of the IMOās draft interim guidelines on ammonia, the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has withdrawn Unified Requirement UR H1, āControl of Ammonia Releases in Ammonia Fuelled Vessels.āThe news comes ahead of its scheduled implementation date of January 1, 2025. IACSā¦
Massport Sees Record Cruise Traffic
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today celebrated a record-breaking passenger count at Flynn Cruiseport Boston this year with just over 480,000 passengers, a 29 percent passenger increase over last year.Flynn Cruiseport welcomed a total 167 cruise ships this season ā18 more ships and a 12 percent increase over 2023. The Authority also announced a $100 million investment in the Cruiseportā¦
Greener Fuels, Cleaner Fuels?
This week at MarineLinkā¦The IMO 2020 Sulfur Cap essentially ushered in a new type of fuel - VLSFO. With it came the engine problems caused by off-spec or incompatible fuels as producers grappled with the requirement for providing a sulfur content not exceeding 0.05%. As pointed out in Lloydās Registerās 2024 Fuel Quality Report, persistent issues involving cat fines, stability, sulfur content and flash point continueā¦
Danish Navy Shadows Chinese Ship after Cable Breaches
The Danish military said on Wednesday that it was staying close to a Chinese ship currently sitting idle in Danish waters, days after two fibre-optic data telecommunicationā¦
Trump Picks Duffy to be DOT Chief
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that he is nominating former Wisconsin Representative and Fox Business News host Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary.If confirmedā¦
HII Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week
HII, Americaās largest military shipbuilder and provider of all-domain defense solutions, is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week from Nov. 17-23, honoring the essential role of apprenticeships in workforce development and skills training.National Apprenticeship Week is a nationwide celebration established by the U.S. Department of Labor to showcase and promote high-quality and in-demand career pathway opportunities through registered apprenticeship programs.
Sabotage: Two Undersea Cables Cut in Baltic Sea
Two undersea fibre-optic communications cables in the Baltic Sea, including one linking Finland and Germany, were severed, raising suspicions of sabotage by bad actors, countries and companies involved said on Monday.The episode recalled other incidents in the same waterway that authorities have probed as potentially malicious including damage to a gas pipeline and undersea cables last year and the 2022 explosions of the Nord Sea gas pipelines.The 1ā¦
EU Ramps Up Iranian Shipping Sanctions
The European Union has widened its sanctions against Iran over Tehran's support of Russia in its war with Ukraine, the European Commission said on Monday.The Commissionā¦
Workboat 2024: A Ton of Energy
Thereās plenty to go around for everyone, no matter it comes from.I will admit that attending the 2024 Workboat Show in the Big Easy just ten days after settling into the MarineNews Editorās chair (for this, the second time around) had my full attention. The event typically evokes the specter of drinking from the proverbial fire hose in routine times, but attending and digesting all it has to offer, right out of the gate, makes the task just little bit edgier.
Ship Recycling Activity Increasing After Low Year
As the effects of Donald Trumpās victory continues to reverberate globally, the U.S. economy continues to strengthen on the news that the country is opening up offshore drilling in order to further reduce American dependence on foreign oil, reports cash buyer GMS.āAs the U.S. economy continues to strengthen and the U.S. Dollar firms against nearly all recycling destination currencies (including Chinaā¦
Japanese Troops to Train in Australia
Japanese troops will begin regular deployments in northern Australia as part of military cooperation with Australia and the U.S., Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday.Around 2,000 U.S. Marines are already hosted in Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, for six months of the year amid growing concern among Washington and its allies about China's growing military powerā¦
Japan and South Korea Join US Naval Drill
U.S., Japanese and South Korean naval forces exercised together in East Asian waters on Thursday in their most complex and final joint drills before President Joe Biden hands over one of his signature national security initiatives to Donald Trump.Led by the USS George Washington carrier and its jet fighters, the Freedom Edge naval exercise in waters south of the Korean peninsula and west of Japan'sā¦
New Social Media Platform Opens for Maritime Industry
The Hood is a new social platform built to unite seafarers, their families, and maritime professionals into one inclusive community.Inspired by terms like āsisterhoodā and ābrotherhood,ā The Hood captures the spirit of family and mutual support. Members can job hunt, chat with colleagues, or share ideas and experiences with ease - no matter where in the world they are.The vision behind The Hood began six years ago when Josephine Leā¦
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