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June 30, 2025, marks the conclusion of Louis E. Sola’s tenure as Chairman of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).Sola issued a statement saying: “Serving our nation in this capacity has been the honor of a lifetime. I have had the privilege of helping safeguard the integrity of the U.S.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/chairman-louis-e-sola-announces-departure-527262SANMAR has delivered another two Boğaçay Class tugs to Americas’ largest operator SAAM Towage.The tugs are based on the exclusive-to-SANMAR RAmparts 2400SX MK-II design from Canadian Naval architects Robert Allan Ltd, which incorporates the…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/sanmar-delivers-two-tugs-saam-towage-527263The car carrier Morning Midas sank on June 23 following the fire that broke out on board on June 3.The fire was no longer active, but the vessel sank while awaiting the arrival of a tug with long-distance towing capability.“Damage caused by the fire…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/morning-midas-finally-sinks-527266HD Hyundai hosted the Korea–U.S. Leaders Forum on Education and Research on Shipbuilding at its Global R&D Center in Pangyo, Korea, on June 24.The forum was organized as a follow-up to the trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in July last year between HD Hyundai…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/hd-hyundai-spearheads-koreaus-527267Four leading maritime associations have jointly launched the Global Alliance for Maritime Electrification (GAME), a coalition of nonprofit organizations dedicated to accelerating the electrification of maritime transportation.The four founding members…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/global-maritime-organizations-unite-527268An LNG carrier managed by NYK LNG Shipmanagement rescued 11 Portuguese fishers in the Atlantic Ocean on June 22.While en route to the port of Dunkirk in France, the vessel received a distress call from a fishing boat that had sustained hull damage.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/lng-carrier-rescues-fishers-atlantic-527271Star Wars fan Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, writes for Splash on 2025’s International Day of the Seafarer, channelling his inner Mandalorian. On this International Day of the Seafarer, we celebrate an extraordinary tribe among us, a small, resilient band of individuals who, much like the fictional Mandalorians of Star Wars lore, …
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https://splash247.com/the-way-of-the-seafarer/Carnival Corp raised its annual profit forecast after beating second-quarter estimates on Tuesday, driven by the highest margins the company has achieved in nearly 20 years, sending its shares up almost 8% in morning trading.Sea-based vacations continue to be more affordable than land-based options…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/carnival-raises-annual-profit-forecast-527247President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that China can continue to purchase oil from Iran after the U.S. bombed the OPEC member's nuclear facilities and hoped that China would also buy "plenty" of it from the United States."China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/trump-approves-chinese-purchasing-oil-527248Crowley, a leader in logistics, marine and energy solutions, is expanding ocean shipping services with its first-ever route between the U.S. Northeast and Central America.Utilizing Crowley's new Avance Class vessels, powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
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