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White House's Gaza Aid Operation May Start Sooner Than Expected

Published Mar 18, 2024 6:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

As UN officials warn that famine looms in Gaza, the government of Cyprus is working to raise funds to strengthen and expand a maritime aid corridor to deliver food to civilians in need.  On Thursday, Cyprus' government will host officials from 40 countries to discuss the growing aid-sealift operation. "We now see a growing international humanitarian coalition and for that we are extremely pleased," Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos told The National.  The first shipment on the corridor arrived in...

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Evergreen Containership and Smaller Bulker Collide off China

Published Mar 18, 2024 5:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Chinese officials released details on a collision between an Evergreen containership and a local bulk carrier. The accident last week required the evacuation of the crew from the smaller bulker which was severely damaged and remains under investigation. The Qingdao Maritime Affairs Bureau reported that the Ever Lucid (105,000 dwt) was outbound from Qingdao after departing on March 13. The vessel was heading to Shanghai but on the morning of March 14 collided with the bulker Huahai 78 off...

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U.S. Highlights Evasion Tactics by Sanctioning Tanker in Iranian Oil Trade

Published Mar 18, 2024 4:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Department of the Treasury continues to target vessels and the companies trading in Iranian oil in efforts to disrupt the flow of money which they contend is also being used to fund the activities of the Houthi in Yemen. In the latest action announced on March 15, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is highlighting the level of deception undertaken by the tankers to hide their actions. The action targets a Marshall Islands-registered shipping company known...

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Greenpeace Could Be Expelled From International Seabed Authority Meetings

Published Mar 18, 2024 3:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Environmental NGO Greenpeace could be thrown out of the UN's seabed regulatory agency over an altercation on the high seas last year. Deepsea mining firm The Metals Company (formerly DeepGreen Metals) clashed with Greenpeace when the NGO's activists boarded its vessel on the high seas. In November 2023, the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise rendezvoused with the chartered offshore vessel Coco and launched an attempt to block its operations. In addition to small-boat protests near the Coco's stern, the plan...

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Japanese Energy Companies Launch Floating Offshore Wind Association

  Twelve major Japanese energy firms including J-Power and NTT Anode Energy Corporation have teamed up to establish an association for floating offshore wind energy. The association, the Floating Offshore Wind Technology Research Association (FLOWRA), officially began operations last Friday after a general meeting in Tokyo. Other members of the partnership include the Kansai Electric Power, Kyuden Mirai Energy, Cosmo Eco Power, TEPCO, Marubeni, Chubu Electric, Mitsubishi Offshore Wind Corporation, Tokyo Gas, Tohoku, Hokuriku Electric and Eurus Energy. With Japan aiming...

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Shipbuilding

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Astilleros Gondan Cuts Steel for Unique Unmanned Offshore Vessel

  Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan has cut steel for the first unmanned offshore inspection vessel for USV A/S, a Norwegian joint venture that is among the first pioneers in this space.  DeepOcean, Solstad Offshore and Østensjø Rederi joined forces last year to order a unique unmanned offshore vessel, which could change the way that subsea inspections are done in the North Sea. The partners believe that they will be able to perform all subsea inspection tasks and most subsea intervention work,...

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Environment

Global sea surface temperature anomaly chart, March 18. Red indicates above-average values. The North Atlantic is of particular concern to climate scientists (UMaine / NOAA)

Earth's Oceans Continue Yearlong Streak of Heat Records

  When the ocean's average surface temperature hit a new record high in March 2023, it set off alarm bells in the scientific community - but few experts predicted that ocean temperatures would keep climbing off the chart. The average sea surface temperature has set a new daily record every day for the past 12 months, and is now beating the records set last March.  In the near term, the most immediately visible effect has been coral bleaching - the...

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Business

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Interview: Nedko Panayotov, Ideagen Tritan

  A computer scientist by training, Panayotov understands the products he sells. That’s why he’s so good at it – and why Ideagen Tritan has been so successful. Welcome, Nedko! Tell us about yourself – your background and education. How did you get into the maritime business? Thank you. I was born in Bulgaria but grew up in Canada and went to school there. Right after high school and before going to university, I got a job through a friend...

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