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The fourth of five new corvettes for the German Navy, the “Augsburg,” was christened today at the Blohm+Voss NVL site in Hamburg. It will now undergo final outfitting and … |
https://maritime-professionals.com/christening-of-the-corvette-augsburg-at-blohmvoss/
A federal judge in Hawaii ordered the U.S. government on Wednesday to pay about $600,000 to six families impacted by a 2021 Red Hill fuel spill that tainted drinking water…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-must-pay-families-poisoned-by-red-hill-fuel-leak/
Editorial Note: This article was originally published at Bloomberg before this weekend’s fragile ceasefire was announced. by Admiral James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) Following the killings of two dozen tourists picnicking in a meadow in…
https://gcaptain.com/the-risk-of-india-and-pakistan-fighting-at-sea/
LIMA, May 2 (Reuters) – A Peruvian navy vessel collided with an oil platform operated by Perenco on the Amazon River leaving two people dead and one missing Peru’s defense ministry said on Friday. The collision, which…
Denmark plans to set aside almost $1 billion to insure its merchant fleet in the event of a war or major crisis. The government proposed the new legislation as a “timely precaution,” according to a statement on Thursday. The funding would establish a state-backed war insurance plan to cover ships...
https://gcaptain.com/denmark-plans-1-billion-war-insurance-for-merchant-shipping/
The Philippine Navy said a Chinese aircraft carrier battle group had passed near its northern maritime boundaries in the run-up to a six-day maritime exercise with the U.S. that began on Thursday as part of their annual Balikatan military drills.
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-us-begin-joint-maritime-drills-after-chinese-carrier-group-spotted/
BEIJING, April 4 (Reuters) – China has demanded that Taiwan compensate Chinese fishermen for losses after a Taiwanese navy landing ship and a Chinese fishing boat collided outside restricted waters last week….
https://gcaptain.com/china-demands-compensation-from-taiwan-after-collision-of-navy-ship-trawler/
WASHINGTON, D.C. (gCaptain) In a move that shocked defense circles and thrilled meme lords everywhere, deep sources inside the Pentagon have confirmed to gCaptain that Elon Musk will personally terminate…
https://gcaptain.com/navsea-sunk-musk-axes-83000-us-navy-jobs-and-launches-shiba-inu-barge-fleet/
The United States has a chronic shipbuilding problem: since the 1980s, the construction of large military vessels has significantly and consistently exceeded time and budget estimations. The past 15 years of major U.S. military shipbuilding programs have revealed consistent patterns of schedule...
The nearly 50-year old USS Nimitz, the lead vessel of its class, departed from the Naval Air Station in San Diego for what is likely to be its final deployment….
https://gcaptain.com/aircraft-carrier-uss-nimitz-sets-sail-for-final-deployment/