June 2024

Huge Saudi Construction Projects 'Might Get Scaled Down - Merchant Navy Info - News

Huge Saudi Construction Projects ‘Might Get Scaled Down

Saudi Arabia’s flagship Neom desert development project, a central component of its Vision 2030 economic diversification plan, has faced setbacks. The government has been forced to reassess the project due to declining oil prices, impacting its ability to fund such ambitious initiatives. Some projects are under review, with potential delays or restrictions expected. The most

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Clearing The Air On Shipping Pollution and Climate Change - Merchant Navy Info - News

Clearing The Air On Shipping Pollution and Climate Change

Recent climate change headlines have been dominated by news of a study stating that cutting pollution from global shipping accelerates the heating of our planet and oceans.  The study concludes that UN air pollution rules introduced in 2020 aimed to cut the sulphur content in shipping fuels. This caused an “inadvertent geoengineering termination shock” with

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HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Launches The Philippine Navy Corvette ‘BRP Miguel Malvar’ - Merchant Navy Info - NEWS

Israel Warns Lebanon Of Prospect Of ‘All-out War’ As U.S. Seeks To De-escalate Hostilities

Israel news is that the army approved an offensive against Lebanon after a spike in cross-border fire, as talk of “all-out war” stoked concerns over the Gaza conflict spiraling into the broader Middle East. Israel and Hezbollah, which controls much of Lebanon, have been trading fire since October in parallel with the Jewish nation’s war

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HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Launches The Philippine Navy Corvette ‘BRP Miguel Malvar’ - Merchant Navy Info - NEWS

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Launches The Philippine Navy Corvette ‘BRP Miguel Malvar’

HHI announced that it had launched the Philippine Navy’s 3,200-ton corvette BRP. Miguel Malvar on Tuesday, June 18, at its shipyard in Ulsan. Senior military officials from both the Philippines and also South Korea attended the ceremony. Also in attendance at the launching ceremony was the Philippine Secretary of National Defense (SND) Atty. Gilberto C.

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