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bairdmaritime.com > security > incidents > accidents > rescuers-searching-for-140-people-after-indonesia-passenger-vessel-sinks

Rescuers searching for 140 people after Indonesia passenger vessel sinks

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (207+ words) Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a passenger ship that sank in the Java Sea after 103 others were evacuated, one of whom died, a search and rescue agency official said. An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people had…...

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bairdmaritime.com > amp > story > security > incidents > accidents > authorities-philippine-ferry-fire-victims-may-take-months-to-identify

Authorities: Philippine ferry fire victims may take months to identify

1+ day, 42+ min ago   (203+ words) Authorities in the Philippines said on Sunday it could take weeks or months to identify the victims of a ferry fire that killed 76 people, as forensic experts begin collecting and comparing DNA samples from charred remains and investigators determine what…...

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bairdmaritime.com > amp > story > security > incidents > piracy > bulk-carrier-boarded-by-pirates-in-gulf-of-aden-off-yemen

Bulk carrier boarded by pirates in Gulf of Aden off Yemen

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (191+ words) Authorities have reported the hijacking of a cargo ship by suspected pirates off the coast of Yemen on Thursday, September 10. The vessel, which has been identified by UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) as the Greek-owned, Saint Vincent and Grenadines-flagged bulk…...

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bairdmaritime.com > security > weaponry > spanish-navy-selects-anti-missile-defence-systems-for-installation-on-surface-ships

Spanish Navy selects anti-missile defence systems for installation on surface ships

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (179+ words) The Spanish Navy and MBDA has entered into a framework agreement for the supply of three SIMBAD RC anti-missile systems, which MBDA said is a capability the service does not currently possess. The systems will be integrated into active naval…...

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bairdmaritime.com > offshore > offshore-support-maintenance > ostensjo-rederis-newest-osv-launched-in-spain

Ostensjo Rederi's newest OSV launched in Spain

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (192+ words) Spanish shipbuilder Gondan has floated out a new offshore support vessel ordered by Norwegian operator Østensjø Rederi. Designed by Norwegian naval architecture firm Salt Ship Design, the "offshore energy support vessel" (OESV) will have a length of 120 metres, a beam…...

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bairdmaritime.com > fishing > regulation-enforcement > is-commercial-whaling-about-to-end-in-iceland

Is commercial whaling about to end in Iceland?

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (298+ words) Iceland's government will submit a bill in February to ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries in the world to continue commercial whaling. Whaling in Iceland has sparked years of protests from…...

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bairdmaritime.com > shipping > tankers > no-marine-fuel-crunch-at-major-hubs-despite-hormuz-disruption-but-refuelling-costs-climb

No marine fuel crunch at major hubs despite Hormuz disruption, but refuelling costs climb

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (368+ words) A squeeze in marine fuel supply at major shipping hubs has eased despite the Iran war curtailing exports out of the Strait of Hormuz, with the market working around earlier supply shocks, industry sources told the APPEC industry meet on…...

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bairdmaritime.com > security > feature-iran-directed-houthi-advance-along-red-sea-coast-to-pressure-us

FEATURE | Iran directed Houthi advance along Red Sea coast to pressure US

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (734+ words) The lightning Houthi advance down Yemen's Red Sea coast this week came with direct guidance from Iran's Revolutionary Guards seeking to open a new front in Iran's war with the US, according to Yemeni Government, Iranian and regional sources. By…...

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bairdmaritime.com > amp > story > shipping > tankers > opinion-asian-crude-industry-sees-no-quick-end-to-persian-gulf-supply-crisis

OPINION | Asian crude industry sees no quick end to Persian Gulf supply crisis

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (813+ words) Asia's crude oil industry has a good idea of how to end the current crisis created by the Iran conflict. But they also know their wish is unlikely to be granted and they are hunkering down for an extended disruption…...

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bairdmaritime.com > shipping > just-seven-vessels-logged-crossing-strait-of-hormuz

Just seven vessels logged crossing Strait of Hormuz

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (181+ words) Vessel transits at the Strait of Hormuz fell slightly on Wednesday to seven, compared with the previous day's 12, preliminary shiptracking data showed on Thursday, with levels also lower than the 10-day average of 14. Out of these seven, four vessels exited…...