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India has been notified by Sri Lanka that for one year, no Chinese research vessel would be permitted to dock at its seaports or operate inside its exclusive economic zone. Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s entreaties for President Ranil Wickremesinghe to honour Indian strategic as well as security concerns, action was taken. The Chinese research ship Xiang Yang Hong 3 will not be authorized to undertake deepwater exploration in the south Indian Ocean as a result of Sri Lanka’s decision.

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China’s first-ever domestically built cruise vessel set sail on its maiden voyage on Monday from Shanghai, a sign of the country’s rising prowess in sophisticated construction as it resorts to self-sufficiency in significant technologies.

The Adora Magic City departed from the port on its first-ever commercial cruise around late afternoon for Japan and South Korea. Boasting a mahjong lounge beside a hotpot restaurant, this vessel is squarely aimed at China’s evolving middle class and their...

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In the “coming days,” two American officials tell ABC News, the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group will be leaving the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where it was dispatched shortly after the Israel-Hamas war began in October. The Ford, the largest and newest aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy, was almost finished with its first operational deployment when, on October 7, the day after Hamas terrorists carried out an extraordinary surprise attack on Israel, it was rerouted to the eastern...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worlds-largest-aircraft-carrier-uss-gerald-r-ford-to-return-home-from-eastern-mediterranean-sea/

RUEN, a Maltese-flagged commercial vessel, was hijacked on 14 December in the Arabian Sea. It is still anchored off the coast of Somalia while authorities are monitoring it closely.

A Bulgarian Company was managing the vessel, and the circumstances around its hijacking are still not clear, per reports. There were 18 sailors of Myanmar, Angolan, and Bulgarian nationalities onboard the vessel when the incident occurred.

Maltese Authorities, Armed Forces of...

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In his Navy Day Address at Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, on 4 December, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that senior officers of the navy will wear newly designed epaulettes that reflect the true maritime heritage of the country.

In this regard, the Indian Navy revealed the new design of the epaulettes on Friday.

These new epaulettes have been inspired by the Seal of a Great Indian Ruler, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, with the decision made to move...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/indian-navy-reveals-new-epaulettes-for-officers-to-break-away-from-british-colonial-influence/

Amphibious battleships Bataan and Carter Hall sailed in the Suez Canal on Thursday after nearly five months of fully operating in the Middle East, the U.S. 6th Fleet declared.

The two vessels will join the amphibious transport dock vessel in the San Antonio class dubbed USS Mesa Verde. With the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (abbreviated MEU), the ship will re-aggregate to be the Amphibious Ready Group (famous as ARG) in the Eastern Mediterranean, mentions the statement from the U.S. 6th Fleet.

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According to recent industry data, the possibility of attacks has caused fifty per cent of the container vessel fleet that usually travels the Red Sea as well as the Suez Canal to shun the route. Following a count made by Flexport Inc., 299 ships with a combined capacity of 4.3 million containers have either shifted their intended course or intend to do so. That is roughly 18% of the world’s capacity and is roughly twice as many as it was a week ago. Per Flexport, travelling around Africa on an...

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A Panama-flagged bulk ship on its way to the River Danube port for grain loading collided with a Russian mine in the Black Sea, injuring two crew members. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, is the latest in a string of civilian ships encountering explosives in the Black Sea, with Kyiv blaming the spike on intensified Russian attacks on shipping and port facilities. The Russian Ministry of Defense has yet to reply to inquiries seeking comment.

According to an unidentified shipping source...

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China has set ambitious goals to lead the global shift toward greener shipping, aiming to build over half of the world’s ships using environmentally friendly fuels by 2025. The recommendations issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology should have specified the number of vessels to be built.

Still, they highlighted China’s commitment to creating ships powered by lower-carbon alternatives such as liquefied natural gas and methanol. This project is consistent with Beijing’s goal...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/china-wants-to-make-more-than-half-the-worlds-green-ships-by-2025/

A.P. Moller-Maersk has signed an agreement with the City of Yokohama and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to develop green methanol bunkering infrastructure in Yokohama. This collaboration is part of Maersk’s ambition to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040, emphasising outfitting its 25 container ships with dual-fuel engines running green methanol. The successful implementation of this plan depends on the global establishment of a port bunkering infrastructure for methanol.

Yokohama noted for its...

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