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[ad_1] Israeli media have reported that dozens of cattle have died as a result of hot, crowded conditions while the livestock were being disembarked from the livestock carrier Maysora. The Maysora, carrying 20,000 cattle and sheep, arrived in Eilat on the morning of June 7. Reportedly,...

[ad_1] Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 21, the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul was launched into the Menominee River on Saturday at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine Shipyard.  Ship sponsor Jodi J. Greene, Deputy Under Secretary of the U.S. Navy for Policy, christened the vessel. The future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul...

[ad_1] AIS has made it far easier for navigators to identify vessel movements for collision avoidance, and it has made shipping far more transparent by enabling worldwide vessel tracking services. The industry has grown since AIS rolled out in the early 2000s, and a much-needed...

[ad_1] The classification society RINA has released a tamper-proof version of its electronic logbook, a first of its kind to employ blockchain technology to provide a secure, traceable record of ship data. An electronic logbook replaces paper logbooks, such as the Oil Record Book (Part I...

[ad_1] On June 6, the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global welcomed new leadership during a change-of-command ceremony at its London headquarters. Capt. James P. Borghardt was sworn in as ONR Global commanding officer, taking over for Capt. Kevin M. Quarderer. Borghardt graduated from the...

[ad_1] On the 75th anniversary of her commissioning, the famous American battleship USS Missouri (BB-43) is being commemorated with the issuance of the USS Missouri Forever stamps.   The U.S. Postal Service dedicated the stamps on June 11 during a ceremony on her deck pier side...

[ad_1] China’s foreign trade of goods rose 4.1 percent year-on-year in the first five months of 2019 to $1.76 trillion, according to customs data. According to Xinhua News Agency, exports increased 6.1 percent year-on-year during the period, while imports grew 1.8 percent.  The European Union was China’s...

[ad_1] The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle (WPC-1133) was commissioned into service Saturday during a ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico. The vessel is the 33rd Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to be commissioned in the Coast Guard and the seventh to be...

[ad_1] A.P. Moller - Maersk and Russian Ministry of Transport signed a Memorandum of Understanding on June 5, enabling the launch of TradeLens in Russia. The blockchain enabled platform, jointly developed by Maersk (through its subsidiary Maersk GTD Inc.) and IBM, is expected to significantly...

[ad_1] Shipbuilding Asia and Macduff Ship Design are pleased to announce the completion and handover of a new 90 foot fishing vessel for the Piercy family of  Newfoundland Canada. The vessel Atlantic Titan, built in Vietnam by Shipbuilding Asia and designed and kitted by Macduff...