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Royal Australian Navy to Homeport Arafura Class OPVs at HMAS Cairns

Royal Australian Navy to Homeport Arafura Class OPVs at HMAS Cairns

At least two Royal Australian Navy Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessels will be homeported at HMAS Cairns, strengthening the defence industry and regional security in Northern Australia. The first, HMAS Arafura, is sche…

Tue Sep 29 20268 min
Coast Guard Awards Contract to Rebuild Base Kodiak Fuel Pier

Coast Guard Awards Contract to Rebuild Base Kodiak Fuel Pier

The US Coast Guard has awarded a 315 million dollar contract to Tutor Perini to design and construct a new fuel pier and major cutter mooring at Base Kodiak, strengthening shore infrastructure to support operations in Al…

Thu Sep 24 20268 min
World Maritime Day Marked as Shipping Faces a Year of Being Tested

World Maritime Day Marked as Shipping Faces a Year of Being Tested

On World Maritime Day 2026, the International Maritime Organization has acknowledged what has been a troubling and often tragic year for the maritime sector's seafarers, as deaths and injuries from military attacks on me…

Thu Sep 24 20268 min
Who Can Ban Scrubber Discharges? IMO Must Decide

Who Can Ban Scrubber Discharges? IMO Must Decide

As the number of scrubber-equipped ships grows, the IMO's Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response is set to address the increasingly fraught issue of scrubber wash-water discharges when it meets in January 202…

Wed Sep 23 20268 min
Peninsula Confirms Death of Missing Seafarer From Hercules Tanker Off UAE

Peninsula Confirms Death of Missing Seafarer From Hercules Tanker Off UAE

The charterer of a bunker vessel stationed in Fujairah has confirmed the recovery of the body of a missing seafarer, marking a second fatality from an incident involving the Hercules Star. Peninsula Petroleum said the cr…

Fri Sep 18 20268 min
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