VESSEL REVIEW | MSC World Europa – LNG-fuelled newbuild to serve MSC Cruises’ Middle East itineraries

MSC Cruises recently took delivery of a new cruise ship from French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique. The Malta-flagged MSC World Europa is the lead ship of the Wo ..

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VESSEL REVIEW | P71 – Large patrol vessel for Malta’s armed forces

Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Vittoria has handed over a new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta. P71 will be the Arm ..

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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | November 9 – Australian and Maltese patrol vessels plus a new intelligence-gathering ship for Sweden

Newbuild patrol vessels have been handed over to naval operators in Malta and Australia and a Swedish-built intelligence-gathering ship is nearing delivery. The Australia ..

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COLUMN | Did politics kill the shipping industry’s R&D fund? [Grey Power]

What was there not to like about the shipping industry’s carefully thought-out scheme for an international fund that could be used to accelerate the route to a carbon-z ..

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COLUMN | So many questions: transparency is the answer, sunlight is the best disinfectant [Offshore Accounts]

It’s Ramadan for Muslims, whilst Orthodox Easter Sunday falls on Sunday April 24. Belated Happy Easter to Catholics and Protestants, meanwhile. Both Lent and Ramadan ar ..

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New Zealand firm awarded LOI for electric hydrofoil Ro-Pax for Malta’s Virtu Ferries

Vessel designer and builder Seachange New Zealand has been awarded a letter of intent (LOI) by Malta operator Virtu Ferries for the supply of a Ro-Pax ferry to be fitted ..

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U.K. Aircraft Carrier, Italian Navy Carrier Cross-Deck F-35Bs in Mediterranean

A U.S Marine Corps, Royal Air Force, Italian Air Force and Italian Navy F-35Bs on the deck of carrier Queen Elizabeth (R08). U.K. Royal Navy Photo

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The United Kingdom Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) and Italian carrier ITS Cavour (CVH550) on Monday performed a cross-decking and integration exercise of their embarked F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters south east of Sicily in the Mediterranean, making Italy the second nation after the United...

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