COLUMN | Quick updates: China’s coal addiction; offshore wind’s cost problem; justice in Mozambique; dumb money [Offshore Accounts]

Sometimes it seems that nothing makes sense when it comes to energy transition. Global warming induces more coal to be burnt, Saudi Aramco reports record profits as wind ..

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VESSEL REVIEW | Princeton University acquires unmanned vehicle for earthquake research

Massachusetts-based unmanned technology company SeaTrac Systems has supplied one of its unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) to Princeton University for use by geosciences ex ..

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Failure of doubler-plated hull likely cause of sinking of fishing vessel off Massachusetts in 2022

The failure of the doubler-plated hull under the engine room likely caused the flooding and sinking of a fishing vessel near Gloucester, Massachusetts last year, the Nati ..

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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | May 19 – Russian and Qatari corvettes plus US Navy and Coast Guard surface vessels

It’s an all-delivery roundup with new corvettes for the Qatari and Russian navies, a littoral combat ship for the US Navy, and a fast cutter for the US Coast Guard. Lit ..

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US federal funding earmarked for improving ferry services in 11 states and Virgin Islands

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has confirmed that US$384.4 million in federal funding will be made available under the Bipar ..

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Massachusetts government to allot US$12.6 million grant funding for coastal protection projects

The Massachusetts state government will award US$12.6 million in grants to support 27 local planning and shoreline management projects to aid the state’s coastal co ..

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Fatal fishing boat capsizing likely caused by hatches not being watertight, NTSB report reveals

​The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said earlier this week that the fishing vessel Emmy Rose likely capsized in 2020 after seawater collected on the aft de ..

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US court cites patent infringement in blocking manufacturer’s sale of offshore wind turbines

A judge in a US Federal Court in Boston, Massachusetts has issued a decision preventing power systems company General Electric (GE) from manufacturing or selling a series ..

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Pilot Boat News Roundup | July 22 – USA and Russia deliveries, local newbuilding order by UK-based operator

New boats have been delivered to two customers in the US and one in Russia while a UK-based owner places a repeat newbuilding order with a local builder. Russia’s R ..

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