The ship actually looks more like an oligarch's yacht with a somewhat unconventional East Asian design: in mid-May, the South China Morning Post had already reported eloquently on the launch of an almost 90-metre-long ship named "Zhu Hai Yun" at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong shipyard in Guangzhou in the hinterland of...
The procurement programme for the conventional Spanish submarines of the high-tech S-80 class was mixed with many unfortunate setbacks and delays. Thirteen months after rolling out of the hall, being christened by Princess Leonor and floating out of the Navantia dock, the S-81 "Isaac Peral" type boat has completed its harbour trials...
Just a few weeks ago, HMS Prince of Wales returned to its British home port of Portsmouth from the Cold Response 2022 Arctic manoeuvre, where it had exercised with NATO units from various nations and was in command of the Joint Expeditionary Force. Now the "Queen Elizabeth" class aircraft carrier has returned from the Arctic before the weekend...
Chaos in the supply chain predicted when shipping resumes in Shanghai. According to expert estimates, supply chain disruptions led to 260,000 TEU not being shipped from Shanghai in April alone. Across the shipping industry, predictions are mounting that there will be renewed disruption, backlogs and possibly even "chaos"....
This was announced by US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on 23 May 2022 as one of the results of another meeting of an international coalition for military support for Ukraine with representatives from Kiev. In this case, twenty nations negotiated, but more precise details of the participants were not disclosed. Reuters already reported on 19 May that Washington...
Resorts World resumes Genting Dream cruises from Singapore. After the provisional liquidators failed to revive their former brand, the investors and management of Genting Hong Kong's Dream Cruises confirmed that they will resume operations next month as Resorts World Cruises. As the management team was unable to...
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) can significantly rejuvenate the coastal defence forces of the South African Navy (SAN) with the commissioning of its first MMIPV (Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessel) named "King Sekhukhune I". Only three of the new "Warrior" class, built according to the Damen design STAN-Patrol 6211 at the Dutch branch in Cape Town, are...
ATALANTA: Continued need for maritime security Armed men attacked the sailing yacht Lakota off the Yemeni coast on 19 May and attempted to board it. The ship remains unmolested and safe. However, the incident makes it clear that pirates and militant forces in the region are continuing to...
Increasing transshipment of Russian fuel oil off the Greek coast leads to record levels. Sanctions against Moscow are prompting traders to find new ways to export Russian oil via ship-to-ship (STS) cargoes, according to data from Refinitiv Eikon and sources. Trade in Russian crude oil and oil products remains legal for the time being,...
This section of a satellite image from Planet Labs shows a Chinese shipyard in Huludao in the northern province of Liaoning - and a submarine in its dock. However, the size and top view do not quite correspond to the types known to date. As two green areas are also visible aft of the tower and cross-shaped lines are visible at the stern, the...
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