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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Cargo attracts small European passenger airlines

A large white plane with Airhub Airlines brand touches down on runway on gray day.

Three small passenger airlines new to the air cargo business are deploying temporary and fully converted freighters for the first time in the latest example of niche carriers branching out to take advantage of strong market conditions. The extra capacity is a positive — if small — positive development for an airfreight market that remains woefully short of supply.

Experts say air cargo capacity is at a 13% deficit compared to 2019 while demand for goods is up 3% to 9%, depending on the source....

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