Behind a sober announcement from Damen on 9 December 2025 lies a small sensation. The Dutch shipbuilder reports that NAVSEA - the Naval Sea Systems Command responsible for the design, procurement and material responsibility of US combat and support ships - has used its LST-100 design as the basis for the US Navy-led programme to...
Venezuela's crude oil exports are coming under pressure after the USA seized the crude oil tanker SKIPPER on 10 December. The seizure netted the United States 1.85 million barrels of oil and a 20-year-old supertanker that has been under arrest since 2022 for alleged involvement in a shadow oil trafficking fleet involving the Islamic State.
As Europe seeks to modernise its industrial sector, the availability of low-cost steel has become an important factor. However, as the European Union tightens its climate regulations, the focus is also turning to the decarbonisation of steel production. The carbon footprint of the steel industry in Europe accounts for around five per cent of all regional emissions...
A new study aims to refute claims that offshore wind turbines pose a danger to migratory birds. The study concludes that birds fly around wind turbines and that the risk of collisions is significantly lower than previously assumed. The study, which was commissioned by the German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO), was...
The minehunting vessel "Dillingen" will return to its home port of Kiel on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, in time for Christmas after a six-month deployment as the German contribution to the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1). The crew consisted of 35 men and six women as well as a team of Portuguese mine divers. The...
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