Maritime Security & Emergency Response

The Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine HMS Astute as it nears completion at BAE Systems' Barrow-in-Furness facilities
Naval

Britain turns to defence contracts to revive its flagging industrial base

Reuters
The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (nearest to camera) and another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer underway in the Strait of Hormuz
Security

Trump rejects "desperate" Iranian peace proposal, Tehran insists on terms

Reuters
Scarborough Shoal
Naval

Beijing puts military on display around shoal claimed by Philippines

Reuters
The Pakistan Navy said PNS/M Hangor fired an anti-ship cruise missile in the North Arabian Sea during its first live weapon test.
Weaponry

VIDEO | Pakistan Navy’s Hangor fires anti-ship cruise missile in first live test

Alan Bosworth
HTMS Suriya
Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | HTMS Suriya – Royal Thai Navy buoy tender with hydrographic survey capability

Baird Maritime
Salmon farm in Tasmania
Fishing & Aquaculture

Australian Government releases "sustainable ocean plan" with eight priorities

Gareth Havelock
The US Navy cruise missile submarine USS Ohio after entering drydock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Washington, April 25, 2017
Naval

GAO: US Navy shipyard overhaul to exceed $200b and take over 50 more years

Will Xavier
Port Kembla 20
Search and Rescue

Australia's Marine Rescue NSW commissions new lake response boat

Will Xavier
Ro-Pax ferry Blue Carrier 2 on fire
Incidents

Fire breaks out on Ro-Pax ferry off Greece, all 29 on board evacuated safely

Alan Bosworth
Black Sea
Ports & Terminals

Black Sea truce could revive 80 per cent of Russian grain port capacity

Reuters
Greenland map
Non-Naval Security

Greenland deal likely to place US forces at remote Arctic post

Reuters
Map of Kazakhstan
Accidents

Kazakhstan detains defence officials after 14 swept to sea in drill

Reuters
Signing of MOU between TKMS and EDGE Group
Naval

TKMS and EDGE Group to explore underwater defence cooperation

Alan Bosworth
The Philippine Navy tank landing ship BRP Sierra Madre at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, July 27, 2023. The ship was deliberately grounded on the shoal in 1999 and has since remained there as a forward outpost to support Manila's territorial claim in the area.
Non-Naval Security

Manila blames Chinese aggression for aborted South China Sea mission

Reuters
German Navy Royal Danish Navy NATO
Naval

EU not rearming fast enough to face Russia by 2030, report says

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
Havendienst 1
Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | Havendienst 1 – Electric harbour and canal workboat for Netherlands' Haarlem municipality

Baird Maritime
Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

80 nations call for Hormuz reopening, slam Iran and Houthis

Reuters
Pratas/Dongsha Island
Non-Naval Security

Taiwan sends larger ships to Pratas Islands to bolster patrols amid Chinese pressure

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
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