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Lawmakers Fight to Stop Dismantling of $386M Ocean Observatory Network as NSF Proceeds With Instrument Removal

Lawmakers Fight to Stop Dismantling of $386M Ocean Observatory Network as NSF Proceeds With Instrument Removal

A bipartisan group of US senators and two Democratic House committees have sent letters demanding the National Science Foundation reverse its plan to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a network of more than 9…

Tue Jun 16 20265 min
US Deep-Sea Mining Regulations Called Bare Bones as Lease Sales Advance Without Adequate Oversight Framework

US Deep-Sea Mining Regulations Called Bare Bones as Lease Sales Advance Without Adequate Oversight Framework

Legal experts and the former director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management have warned that the regulatory framework governing deep-sea mining in US federal waters is outdated, lacks critical environmental and financ…

Thu Jun 11 20265 min
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
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