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January 17, 2023

VESSEL REVIEW | Norwegian Prima – First in series of 3,300-guest ships for Norwegian Cruise Line

Written by Baird Maritime on January 17, 2023. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Commercial Mariner – Vessel Reviews, Cruise, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has taken delivery of the first in a new series of six cruise ships built by Italian shipyard Fincantieri. The Bahamas-registered Norwegian Pr ..

January 17, 2023

Beijing ratchets up the pressure in the South China Sea

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on January 17, 2023. Posted in Catching, Naval, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Regulation & Enforcement.

Taking advantage of the West’s focus on the war in Ukraine, China is rapidly bolstering its already dominant position in the South China Sea. Recent reports from Asian ..

January 16, 2023

OPINION | How China’s maritime militia takes advantage of the grey zone

Written by Masaaki Yatsuzuka on January 16, 2023. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Catching, Fishing Boat World Features, Fishing Boat World Vessel Reviews, Marine Research and Training, Naval, Naval auxiliary/support vessels, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Regulation & Enforcement, Work Boat World Features.

At the end of last year, Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies released the 2023 edition of its annual China security report, which focuses on China’s quest ..

January 17, 2023

OPINION | Who’s going to build Australia’s nuclear submarines?

Written by Mark Watson on January 17, 2023. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner – Vessel Reviews, Submersibles (Naval), Work Boat World Features.

Vice Admiral William Joseph Houston is a thoughtful and experienced United States naval officer, entrusted with command of perhaps the most potent US capability: its subm ..

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January 16, 2023

VESSEL REVIEW | MSC Seascape – MSC Cruises’ newest ship boasts emissions-reduction and health-friendly features

Written by Baird Maritime on January 16, 2023. Posted in Cruise, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

Swiss cruise operator MSC Cruises has commenced operational sailings of MSC Seascape, its newest ship. Designed and built by Italian shipyard Fincantieri as an improvemen ..

January 12, 2023

REMINISCENCES | Asherah, a two-man submarine named for a Phoenician goddess

Written by Bob Iversen on January 12, 2023. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Fishing & Aquaculture, Commercial Mariner – Vessel Reviews, Fishing Boat World Features, Fishing Boat World Vessel Reviews, Marine Research and Training, Maritime Archaeology, Regulation & Enforcement, Work Boat World Features.

This all started in 1959 when a twenty-six-year-old who was studying for his PhD in archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania was asked if he would like to direct the ..

January 17, 2023

Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | January 17 – Deliveries in China and UAE, Russian survey vessel launch and future US Navy oceanographic ship

Written by Baird Maritime on January 17, 2023. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Marine Research and Training, Regulation & Enforcement, Search and Rescue, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval).

A Chinese science institute has taken delivery of a large mothership for unmanned craft that is itself capable of autonomous sailings while a UAE operator welcomes a newb ..

January 16, 2023

COLUMN | Floating LNG projects in Israel, Malaysia and Congo get green light; Shell faces more Prelude woes; Australia seeks tighter offshore regulation to protect rock art and “sea country”; Canada’s First Nations take LNG equity [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on January 16, 2023. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

Last week, we looked at Europe’s rush to build floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) to import liquified natural gas (LNG) into Europe (here). Of course, Eu ..

January 12, 2023

Inadequate lookout led to collision between yacht, product tanker in Bahamas

Written by Baird Maritime on January 12, 2023. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Search and Rescue, Tanker World.

Two crews not maintaining proper lookouts led to the collision between a yacht and a tank vessel near Nassau, Bahamas, on December 23, 2021, the National Transportation S ..