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Two Destroyers Defend U.S. Merchant Ships From Houthi Missile Barrage

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Search Called Off for Lost Seiner's Crew in Icy Strait

Published Dec 2, 2024 6:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

  On Monday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for five missing crewmembers from the fishing vessel Wind Walker, which capsized south of Haines, Alaska in the early hours of Sunday morning. U.S. Coast Guard crews and good Samaritan vessels searched for nearly 24 hours in heavy snow and wind, and covered a search area of more than 100 square nautical miles without success. "I am deeply grateful for the swiftness of our crews and other search assets who...

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Lightering Planned After Bulker Stuck in St. Lawrence Fails to Budge

Published Dec 2, 2024 5:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Officials report a new plan is being developed after the Canadian bulker Tim S. Dool (28,471 dwt) failed to budge in several refloating attempts on the St, Lawrence River southwest of Montreal. The vessel has been stuck for more than a week. The bulker which has a capacity for over 28,000 metric tons and is loaded with Canadian wheat went aground on the river midday on November 23. A survey confirmed that there was no significant hull...

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Two Senators Want Navy to Stop Working on Large Unmanned Warship

Published Dec 2, 2024 5:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Two key senators with defense oversight powers are asking the U.S. Navy to drop its Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle (LUSV) program, one of two major acquisition initiatives aimed at bringing crew-light or crew-free surface combatants into reality.  According to a letter obtained first by Breaking Defense, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) - the most senior members of the Senate Armed Services Committee - want the Navy to repurpose its LUSV funds for work on the smaller Medium...

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Mexican Congress Debates $42 Head Tax on Cruise Passengers

Published Dec 2, 2024 5:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies last week approved a bill that would remove an exemption for cruise passengers and begin to impose a hefty head tax. The cruise industry and trade associations are calling on the Mexican senate and president to stop the tax which they contend would have a detrimental impact on the country’s economy and investment in the development of the tourism industry. Under the bill approved by the lower house and sent to the Senate for debate,...

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BOEM Identifies Environmental Measures for NY Bight Wind Energy Development

  The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today issued a Record of Decision identifying environmental measures expected to be applied to future wind energy development of the six lease areas offshore New York and New Jersey in an area known as the New York Bight. The bureau continues to push forward offshore wind projects with some experts saying the goal is to secure as much of the development before the end of the Biden administration in January 2025. The six...

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Maersk Completes Fleet Revitalization Plan Ordering 20 Owned Newbuilds

Maersk confirmed that it has placed a series of orders for 20 newbuilds that will be the owned portion of its fleet revitalization plan first announced in August 2024. In addition, the carrier reports it has finalized charter contracts across several tonnage providers for the remaining portion of the strategy. The company detailed a strategy for replacements with a goal of maintaining its total capacity of approximately 4.4 million TEU, unlike other carriers that are executing...

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A U.S. Coast Guard crew inspects a lancha seized in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for illegal fishing (USCG file image)

U.S. Sanctions Mexico's Gulf Cartel for Illegal Fishing off Texas

  Last week, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on five Mexican cartel members who help run a large-scale illegal fishing and trafficking operation in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. U.S. Coast Guard boat crews based in Texas spend considerable effort catching Mexican high-speed fishing boats (lanchas) in U.S. waters. In FY2021, coastguardsmen seized 78 lanchas and 15,000 pounds of fish - mainly red snapper, the primary target species for Mexican illegal fishing operators. The fishermen are attracted by the comparatively...

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Two Startups Plan to Run an Offshore Ammonia Plant on Wave Power

  Ocean energy startups SwitcH2 and CorPower Ocean are developing an industrial-scale floating green ammonia production facility that will use wave energy to generate clean power.  The project, supported by Norway-based BW Offshore and Dutch Oceans Capital, will be based on a newly constructed vessel comparable in size to a VLCC or an FPSO. The facility will house a 300MW electrolysis plant and is expected to produce about 300,000 tonnes of green ammonia per year, reaching full output by 2029....

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