This story has two sharks involved, a real one, an oceanic whitetip (Carcharinus longimanus), sometimes called the shipwreck shark, and which are quite large, and something else masquerading as a shark. Initially there were four participants: me, fellow biologist Eugene Leroy Nakamura, a school of about a hundred aku ..
Animal rights groups, with their allies in the Western environmental bureaucracies and their friends in related UN agencies, have long promoted the myth that whatever CITES decides and does is rooted in science. By invoking the common belief that “following the science” is an action worthy of being preserved in stone, ..
The war in Ukraine looks set to become protracted. Russia’s expected rapid victory has failed to materialise and the conflict is now well into a second phase of a Donbas campaign that is likely to last weeks if not longer. One of the most dramatic moments of the conflict so far has been the sinking of the Russian Black ..
It’s the biggest offshore rig deal of 2022, and it is the most confusing by far. The complexities of the deal scream out why more transparency is needed in corporate disclosure in Singapore, and in the Caribbean tax havens, which we discussed here. Neither investors nor I should have to dig through footnotes, corporate ..
The global fishing and aquaculture industries continue to benefit from new developments, particularly in the areas of vessel design and construction. For this month’s focus on those two key industries, Baird Maritime presents a selection of noteworthy vessels, serving different roles for different owners and featuring ..
Regular readers of Baird Maritime will be quick to notice that the news stories, feature articles, and vessel reviews posted on our site regularly mention ongoing developments with regards to marine engines and propulsion as well as related equipment such as gearboxes and active stabilisers. One notable trend is growing ..
The global fishing and aquaculture industries continue to benefit from new developments, particularly in the areas of vessel design and construction. For this month’ ..
The Italian Coast Guard has confirmed that three people were killed after a tug sank off the country’s southern coast on Wednesday, May 18. The Italian-flagged Fran ..
This story has two sharks involved, a real one, an oceanic whitetip (Carcharinus longimanus), sometimes called the shipwreck shark, and which are quite large, and somethi ..
The Royal Navies of Britain and Denmark have agreed to work side-by-side to bring the UK’s next generation of warships into service. The two allies have agreed to w ..
The Italian Coast Guard has confirmed that three people were killed after a tug sank off the country’s southern coast on Wednesday, May 18. The Italian-flagged Fran ..
This story has two sharks involved, a real one, an oceanic whitetip (Carcharinus longimanus), sometimes called the shipwreck shark, and which are quite large, and somethi ..
The Royal Navies of Britain and Denmark have agreed to work side-by-side to bring the UK’s next generation of warships into service. The two allies have agreed to w ..
Amsterdam-based DYT Yacht Transport recently took delivery of a new large yacht transport vessel built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China. Designed by DYT parent co ..
American Sugar Refining (ASR) recently took delivery of a new cargo barge to be used for the transport of milled sugar between Florida and other states further north alon ..
German shipping line DB Schenker has confirmed its plans to run a low-emission coastal container feeder vessel between Ikornnes quay and the Port of Alesund in Norway. Th ..
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Group Offshore Engineering of China has delivered a new deep-sea fish farming platform to local company the Zhuhai Agricultural Control Group ..
While negotiations on tuna stocks are going in high gear in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s (IOTC) 26th session, one country referred to the report Fishing outsi ..
A vessel that was originally built for offshore platform supply duties has completed undergoing conversion work in preparation for its new role as a fish delousing boat. ..
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) manufacturer Corvus Energy is expanding its US operations by opening a new factory in the state of Washington. The US-based manufact ..
Singapore-based crewboat builder Strategic Marine has entered into an agreement with Trakindo Utama Singapore Branch, an authorised Caterpillar dealer, for 50 of its C32 ..
Survitec has secured a contract to supply advanced fire-fighting systems to a pair of 48,000GRT, LNG dual-fueled Ro-Pax ferries under construction at Finland’s Raum ..
Helix Energy Solutions has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interests of the Alliance Group of Companies for US$120 million cash ..
Viking Cruises named its newest ocean-going ship in a ceremony in Valletta, Malta, on Tuesday, May 17. Delivered earlier this month by Italian shipyard Fincantieri, Vikin ..
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