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Australia Completes P-8A Poseidon Fleet as Anti-Submarine Warfare Capability Reaches Full Operational Scale

Australia Completes P-8A Poseidon Fleet as Anti-Submarine Warfare Capability Reaches Full Operational Scale

The Royal Australian Air Force has received its 14th and final P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing, completing the procurement programme and enabling Australia to deploy a full fleet for continuous, repeat…

Fri Jun 05 20264 min
UGS President Travlos Warns IMO Net-Zero Framework Is Unrealistic and Would Turn Regulator Into Revenue Collector

UGS President Travlos Warns IMO Net-Zero Framework Is Unrealistic and Would Turn Regulator Into Revenue Collector

Union of Greek Shipowners president Melina Travlos has delivered one of her most direct public assessments of the IMO Net-Zero Framework to date, telling journalists at the closing Posidonia press conference that the glo…

Fri Jun 05 20264 min
US Prepares First-Ever Seabed Mining Lease Sales in American Samoa, CNMI and Alaska

US Prepares First-Ever Seabed Mining Lease Sales in American Samoa, CNMI and Alaska

The United States government is preparing to conduct the world's first commercial-scale seabed mining lease sales, with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management planning auctions in federal waters of American Samoa in Augus…

Thu May 28 20265 min
The Truth About Deep-Sea Mining

The Truth About Deep-Sea Mining

Deep-sea mining is often discussed as if it is already a massive global industry reshaping ocean economies. In reality, commercial-scale operations remain limited, and most activity today is focused on exploration licens…

Tue May 26 20264 min
IMO Adopts MASS Code to Govern Large Autonomous Ships With Two-Year Voluntary Introduction Period From July 2026

IMO Adopts MASS Code to Govern Large Autonomous Ships With Two-Year Voluntary Introduction Period From July 2026

The International Maritime Organization's Maritime Safety Committee has adopted a non-mandatory regulatory framework for large, internationally trading autonomous and remotely operated ships, with the MASS Code entering…

Fri May 22 20264 min
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