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A Seahawk medium displacement unmanned surface vessel sails by the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald during US Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem, April 21, 2021.
Naval

OPINION | Not like the old days: modern sea control will be episodic and local

Sean Andrews
Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ)
Tankers

OPINION | An all-out battle for oil market share has begun in the Middle East

Reuters
A four-legged robot designed to crawl across a ship's hull for welding, painting and other duties
Unmanned, Robotics & AI

FEATURE | AI in the shipbuilding loop: Japanese yards to employ robots for open-space welding and painting work

Baird Maritime
Reliance Industries terminal
Tankers

OPINION | China's fuel export retreat hands India an open door to global markets

Reuters
STS operations on a Suezmax oil tanker
Tankers

OPINION | Why logistics, not supply, is now oil's biggest headache

Reuters
Quick updates: Bourbon vessel sales; Kotug buys Vortex; Atlantic Towing sold to J. P. Morgan; IWS and Dong Fang order more windfarm support ships [Offshore Accounts]
Offshore

COLUMN | Quick updates: Bourbon vessel sales; Kotug buys Vortex; Atlantic Towing sold to J. P. Morgan; IWS and Dong Fang order more windfarm support ships [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
The Royal Australian Navy Huon-class mine countermeasures vessels HMAS Yarra and HMAS Diamantina berthed alongside Port Vila in Vanuatu during Operation Render Safe 26-2
Naval Ships

OPINION | Here we go again: mine countermeasures are Australia's forgotten naval capability

Andy Perry
Paradip Port
Bulkers

OPINION | Asia's seaborne coal trade enters a gentle race to the bottom

Reuters
Austal's shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia. Three Evolved Cape-class patrol boats and three smaller Guardian-class patrol boats are moored pierside while a fourth Evolved Cape-class boat is mounted on a slipway.
Security

OPINION | A welcome wildcat? Austal, AUKUS and an ownership mud wrestle

Michael Shoebridge
Battleship Diplomat cover
Naval Ships

BOOK REVIEW | Battleship Diplomat: The Enduring Legacy of the USS Missouri

Dr Neil Baird
The Chevron-operated Big Foot offshore platform
Drilling & Production

OPINION | Middle East crisis tests Big Oil growth plans despite flood of profits

Reuters
COLUMN | Stop in the name of the law! Argentina and the Falklands; Navitas and the Sea Lion project; Bluewater’s Aoka Mizu and OGX-1 [Offshore Accounts]
Offshore

COLUMN | Stop in the name of the law! Argentina and the Falklands; Navitas and the Sea Lion project; Bluewater’s Aoka Mizu and OGX-1 [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
Wilhelmshaven oil refinery, Germany
Tankers

OPINION | Could AI break the grip of commodity giants on refined fuels?

Reuters
The pure car and truck carrier Felicity Ace after it was damaged by an onboard fire while off Portugal's Azores region on February 16, 2022. The ship, which was ultimately abandoned, had electric vehicles fitted with lithium-ion batteries among its embarked cargo on the day of the incident. The exact cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
Shipping

COLUMN | The hazards of our all-electric future: detailing the risks of battery transport by sea [Grey Power]

Michael Grey
Map of Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline
Tankers

FEATURE | Inside Saudi Arabia's growing struggle to export oil via the Red Sea

Reuters
Kurtarma 10, an emergency response tug of the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety Pexels
Harbour Tugs and Operation

COLUMN | Being careful out there: understanding crew health risks and rising threats to maritime rescuers [Tug Times]

Alan Loynd
Houston Fuel Oil Terminal, Texas, US
Tankers

OPINION | US diesel export curbs could trigger wider economic blowback

Reuters
Oil tanker docks at Dongying Port's 100,000-tonne crude oil terminal
Tankers

OPINION | Despite September peak, Asia crude imports remain below pre-war levels

Reuters
BOOK REVIEW | Blunting the Spear: The Pacific Carrier War from Pearl Harbor to the Doolittle Raid
Naval Ships

BOOK REVIEW | Blunting the Spear: The Pacific Carrier War from Pearl Harbor to the Doolittle Raid

Dr Neil Baird
Strait of Hormuz
Tankers

OPINION | Are costly Hormuz shuttle voyages and STS transfers here to stay?

Reuters
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