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Tuna Boats At Heart of $2 Billion Mozambique Scandal Up For Auction
By Matthew Hill Nov 15, 2024 (Bloomberg) –The tuna fishing fleet at the center of a $2 billion corruption scandal, which scuttled Mozambique’s economy and triggered court cases across three continents,...
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Thyssenkrupp Plans Marine IPO Within A Year, Division Head Says
By Wilfried Eckl-Dorna Nov 15, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Thyssenkrupp AG is planning an initial public offering of its naval shipbuilding unit within a year after plans to sell a majority stake to...
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Trump Picks Oil Industry CEO Chris Wright As Energy Secretary
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that oil and gas industry executive Chris Wright, a staunch defender of fossil fuel use, would be his pick to lead the Department of Energy. Wright...
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Biden Climate Official: Record Oil Production Powers U.S. Shift to Clean Energy
(Bloomberg) — Record oil and gas production under President Joe Biden has enabled the US to smoothly transition toward cleaner energy and fight climate change without driving up prices, a...
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Russian Frigate With Hypersonic Missiles Conducts Drills in English Channel
A Russian Navy frigate equipped with new generation hypersonic cruise missiles has conducted drills in the English Channel and is carrying out tasks in the Atlantic Ocean, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday.
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Waltz And Rubio Signal Trump’s Bid to Reassert U.S. Maritime Power
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) American shipyards, the Merchant Marine, ports, and waterways have undeniably suffered from decades of neglect. This context explains why some American shipping experts are celebrating...
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Maersk Tankers’ Big Bet on Wind: Largest Suction Sail Rollout Set for 2025
Maersk Tankers is taking a pioneering step in maritime sustainability by deploying the eSAIL® suction sail technology on five MR vessels in 2025 and 2026. Designed by bound4blue, the automated...
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Russian Oil Gets Flipped Between Tankers Near Spanish Exclave of Ceuta
By Sherry Su and Julian Lee Nov 11, 2024 (Bloomberg) – A cargo of Russian oil appears to have been switched between ocean-going tankers near a Spanish exclave in north...
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COP29: Countries Endorse Global Carbon Market Framework
By Virginia Furness and Kate Abnett BAKU, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Countries at the two-week COP29 climate summit gave the go-ahead on Monday to carbon credit quality standards which are critical to launching a...
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Russian, Indonesian Navies Hold Joint Counter-Terrorism Drills
Nov 11 (Reuters) – Russian and Indonesian ships practiced freeing a vessel captured by terrorists and fought unmanned boats during the first joint naval exercises between the two countries in the Java...
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Fire breaks Out On Japanese Navy Ship
TOKYO, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Fire broke out on a Japanese warship sailing near the western part of the country, causing one crew member to be hospitalised due to smoke inhalation, while...
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Trump Comeback Means Reckoning for China as It Draws Up Stimulus
(Bloomberg) — Chinese lawmakers got a head start on the US election this week as they gathered to vote on the largest fiscal package since the pandemic. But now that...