[ad_1] [By Alexander Kupatadze] On July 1, Italian police made the largest amphetamine seizure in the world. At the port of Salerno, just south of Naples, they used chainsaws to open large cylinders of paper and industrial machinery that were inside shipping containers from Syria and...
[ad_1] [By Maren Agdestein] This month, scientists from 14 institutions in six countries will begin examining the opportunities and risks of ocean-based technologies for negative emissions. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is one of 14 institutions involved in the OceanNETs project, newly funded by the EU...
[ad_1] Long a popular port for cruise ship passengers, some residents of Key West, Florida are looking to take advantage of the current cruise pause to address their long-simmering complaints about cruise ships. Before the suspension in cruising, Key West had projected over 400 cruise...
[ad_1] [By Dmitry Filipoff] CIMSEC had the opportunity to discuss commanding the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) stealth destroyer with commanding officer Captain Andrew Carlson. In this wide-ranging discussion Capt. Carlson describes the goals of this unique warship, what it is like to experiment and field advanced new capability, and what...
[ad_1] Germany’s first editorial ship – “The Pioneer One” – is equipped with a SCHOTTEL propulsion unit. Built by the Lux-Werft shipyard in Niederkassel, the vessel was recently handed over to Berlin-based media company Media Pioneer. As a “floating editorial hub”, it will provide a...
[ad_1] [Brief] Indonesian authorities reported the successful rescue from the ocean of sailors from a sunken vessel. The vessel, the KM Ismail Jaya, reported that it had suffered a leak in its hull while sailing in the Southeast Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. At the time...
[ad_1] HudsonAnalytix, Inc., an international business risk solutions company, and Maritime Street, global strategic advisors on digital trade logistics, have formed a strategic partnership to help governments, port authorities, port communities, port community system operators, and other key parties accelerate digitalization of maritime trade processes...
[ad_1] Saudi-backed forces destroyed another two bomb boats off the coast of Salif, Yemen on Thursday, according to Saudi coalition spokesman Col. Turki al-Malki. "[The boats] were prepared to imminently execute hostile and terrorist actions in the Bab Al Mandab Strait and Southern Red Sea," al-Malki...
[ad_1] In remarks during a visit to U.S. Southern Command headquarters Friday, President Donald Trump said that his administration is working on a plan to procure as many as 10 icebreakers from "a certain place." "We have under construction right now the largest icebreaker in the...
[ad_1] The town council for Bar Harbor, Maine has decided to ban further cruise ship calls through the end of 2020 due to the continued risk of COVID-19, extending a local moratorium that expired July 1. Large cruise operators have already shut down North American cruising...
