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[l] at 9/15/24 2:35pm
By Samuel Shen and Ryan Woo (Reuters) Shanghai halted transportation links, recalled ships and shut tourism spots including Shanghai Disney Resort on Sunday as it braced for Typhoon Bebinca, in what could...

[Category: Weather, China, port of shanghai, super typhoon, typhoon]

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[l] at 9/15/24 2:33pm
John Long (Flinders University) Imagine the seas off Peru, 6 million years ago. A group of long-nosed dolphins swam through the warm seawater, breaking the surface with occasional enthusiastic leaps...

[Category: Interesting, History, Sharks]

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[l] at 9/15/24 2:19pm
PARIS, Sept 15 (Reuters)Eight people have died trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French authorities said on Sunday, confirming earlier media reports. This latest incident follows the...

[Category: Lifesaving Incidents, english channel, france, migrants, UK]

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[l] at 9/15/24 10:07am
The SOUNION, a Greek-registered oil tanker damaged by Houthi militant attacks last month, is now under tow in the Red Sea as part of a complex salvage operation. The European...

[Category: Shipping, Red Sea Shipping Attacks, Sounion tanker attack]

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[l] at 9/15/24 10:02am
Billionaire Jared Isaacman and the Polaris Dawn crew made a triumphant return to Earth on Sunday, marking the end of a historic mission. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down...

[Category: News, space, spacex]

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[l] at 9/15/24 7:48am
Japan’s military is making moves that will put it in the big leagues of naval aviation. Later this year, the Izumo-class carrier Kaga will head to the waters off California...

[Category: Navy, aircraft carriers, Japan, U.S. Navy]

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[l] at 9/15/24 7:40am
By Fran Golden (Bloomberg) When Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection finally unveiled its 298-passenger Evrima in 2022 after a few years of high-water drama involving construction delays at a Spanish shipyard, it blazed a trail as the...

[Category: Cruise Ships, Chantiers de l'Atlantique, ritz-carlton cruise ships]

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[l] at 9/15/24 7:39am
By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) Greece’s navy has (once again) extended a series of naval drills by two months as the country tries to deter Russian oil transfers on its coastline.  The...

[Category: News, greece, Russia's Shadow Tanker Fleet, shadow fleet, shadow tankers]

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[l] at 9/15/24 7:07am
In a remarkable maritime discovery, surveys conducted for the proposed MarramWind floating offshore wind farm in the North Sea have likely uncovered the resting place of the SS Tobol, a...

[Category: News, floating offshore wind, fugro, Historic Ship, History, maritime history, north sea, WWI]

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[l] at 9/15/24 6:44am
By Andreo Calonzo (Bloomberg) The Philippines withdrew its Coast Guard vessel from a South China Sea shoal that’s recently been at the center of tensions with Beijing. BRP Teresa Magbanua “was...

[Category: Defense, China, Philippine coast guard, philippines, south china sea dispute]

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[l] at 9/15/24 6:23am
by Suzanne OConnell (Wesleyan University) My favorite place in the world isn’t a fixed location. It’s the JOIDES Resolution, an internationally funded research drillship that has spent its service life...

[Category: Offshore, drillship, research vessels, Science]

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[l] at 9/15/24 6:00am
by Valerie Thomas (Georgia Institute of Technology) The United States is producing more oil and natural gas today than ever before, and far more than any other country. So, what...

[Category: Offshore, biden administration, lng exports, trump administration, trump offshore drilling plan]

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[l] at 9/14/24 1:54pm
HOUSTON, Sept 14 (Reuters)  Nearly 30% of U.S. Gulf of Mexico crude oil production and 41% of its natural gas production remained offline on Saturday following Hurricane Francine, the U.S. offshore energy regulator...

[Category: Offshore, gulf of mexico, hurricane francine]

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[l] at 9/14/24 1:16pm
ATHENS, Sept 14 (Reuters)The operation has started to tow a Greek-registered oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea after an attack by Houthi militants last month, ashippingsource told Reuters on...

[Category: Salvage, Shipping, Sounion tanker attack]

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[l] at 9/14/24 10:27am
BEIJING, Sept 14 (Reuters)  Chinas military on Saturday condemned the transit of two German navy ships through the Taiwan Strait saying it increased security risks and sent the wrong signal, adding that Chinese forces monitored...

[Category: Defense, China, freedom of navigation, germany, taiwan strait]

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[l] at 9/14/24 9:22am
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) For decades, American merchant mariners have been in a state of stagnation. Despite their crucial role in U.S. shipping and national security, wage growth and...

[Category: Navy, News, China, seafarers, U.S. Navy, union, unions]

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[l] at 9/14/24 7:15am
Picture this: a vast container ship, plowing through the open sea, its steel hull reflecting the soft shimmer of moonlight. Its carrying cargo, bound for ports in distant lands, seemingly...

[Category: Navy, Anduril, startups, U.S. Navy]

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[l] at 9/13/24 4:36pm
General Dynamics NASSCO has secured a significant contract from the U.S. Navy for the construction of up to eight additional John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oilers. The deal, potentially worth over...

[Category: Defense, Shipbuilding, john lewis class oilers, U.S. Navy, u.s. navy shipbuilding]

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[l] at 9/13/24 4:36pm
General Dynamics NASSCO has secured a significant contract from the U.S. Navy for the construction of up to eight additional John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oilers. The deal, potentially worth over...

[Category: Defense, Shipbuilding, john lewis class oilers, U.S. Navy, u.s. navy shipbuilding]

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[l] at 9/13/24 1:18pm
The Panama Canal Authority has been implementing new economic and operational strategies to address water scarcity challenges posed by the 2023-2024 El Niño. At the 2025 Investors Forum, organized by...

[Category: Shipping, panama canal, panama canal drought]

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[l] at 9/13/24 12:42pm
By Marianna Parraga and Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, Sept 13 (Reuters)  U.S. Gulf of Mexico energy firms on Friday were lumbering back from hurricane disruptions as offshore oil and gas producers ramped up operations after halving the...

[Category: Offshore, gulf of mexico, hurricane, hurricane francine, offshore oil and gas]

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