Damen Shipyards Group has been awarded a contract to supply a new multi-purpose tug to Corps van Vletterlieden, a marine services provider operating out of the northern ..
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Guangzhou Blue Dolphin Cruises’ newest electric tour boat hits the water
China’s Jianglong Shipbuilding has floated out a new all-electric tour boat ordered by local company Guangzhou Blue Dolphin Cruises. The vessel, which will sail ..
Report: Unmanned Systems Could Track and Fight Submarines At Less Cost Than Manned Ships, Planes
With the Pentagon pitching a future naval force design that calls for as many as 240 unmanned and optionally manned ships on the surface and under the sea, a natural question is: what will they all do?
The Navy has pitched a range of missions for its unmanned surface and undersea vessels, ranging from gathering intelligence to laying mines to launching missiles – the latter of which Congress strongly opposes at this point in the USV’s development – but few concrete concepts of operations have...
COSCO Shipping launches China-Australia-Pacific service
COSCO Shipping Lines has begun operating a new fortnightly service directly linking the Port of Townsville in Queensland with destinations in China, Northern Australia, ..
NCBFAA’s 35-year general counsel retires
Ed Greenberg plans to retire as general counsel for the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) at the end of December after 35 years of representing the ocean freight transportation intermediary industry in Washington.
Greenberg, 78, made the decision four weeks ago after spending the past six months working from his home office and enjoying the presence of his 2-year-old grandson.
“It had never occurred to me. I had no interest in retirement,” Greenberg told...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/ncbfaas-35-year-general-counsel-retires
Avenir LNG takes delivery of bunkering vessel
London-based Avenir LNG, through one of its subsidiaries, has taken delivery of a new dual purpose LNG bunkering and supply vessel from Keppel Offshore and Marine. ..
Port Of Zhoushan Plans A Two-Thirds Expansion In Bunker Oil Storage
by Emily Chow (Reuters) – China’s Zhoushan archipelago aims to expand oil storage, including commercial and government reserves, by nearly two thirds over the next five years, a senior government official said on Friday. Lying off the manufacturing hub of Zhejiang province, Zhoushan plans to add 18...
China Arming Venezuelan Navy With Anti-Ship Missiles
HI Sutton Image used with permission
Venezuela’s propaganda videos are showing off warships armed with new Chinese-made anti-ship missiles. The C-802A missile, supplied by Beijing to the Venezuelan Navy, is designed to take out surface ships at ranges of over 100 nautical miles. The sea-skimming missile is generally analogous to the Harpoon. This arms deal should greatly increase the reach and potency of President Nicolás Maduro’s navy.
The acquisition was revealed on Sept. 25 by the Venezuelan...
https://news.usni.org/2020/10/16/china-arming-venezuelan-navy-with-anti-ship-missiles
U.S. Working to End Chinese Secrecy Around Nuclear Capabilities
Chinese leader Xi Jinping aboard a PLA Navy ship. Xinhua photo
America’s senior arms negotiator said Washington is taking diplomatic and military steps to put an end to Beijing’s “great wall of secrecy” that surrounds its rapid and expanding strategic weapons program.
Speaking at a Heritage Foundation online forum this week, Marshall Billingslea, senior envoy for arms control, said Xi Jin-ping and the Communist Party leadership are engaged “in a crash nuclear build-up” with the intent of...
https://news.usni.org/2020/10/15/u-s-working-to-end-chinese-secrecy-around-nuclear-capabilities
‘Risk to supply chains from climate disruption a bigger issue than Covid-19’
Supply chains are undergoing a profound transformation, according to DHL and consultant McKinsey.
DHL has published a study entitled Post-coronavirus Supply Chain Recovery, which predicts more diversification of geographies, suppliers and business models as well as a more holistic view of risk management.
“Post-coronavirus supply chains will not be the same as they were pre-coronavirus,” it says, and one prominent trend in this transformative process is a stronger emphasis on supply chain...