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India Opens New Naval Base Near Maldives Amid Tense Ties and with an Eye On Beijing - Merchant Navy Info - News

India Opens New Naval Base Near Maldives Amid Tense Ties and with an Eye On Beijing

India opened a new naval base on its Indian Ocean island close to the Maldives on Wednesday. Ties with Males remain tense, and New Delhi jostles anew with China for influence in the region. INS Jatayu, the new base on Minicoy Island in India’s Lakshadweep archipelago. It has been under construction for years and is […]

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After Decades Of Arctic Sea Ice Getting Faster, Models Suggest A Dramatic Reversal Is Coming - Merchant Navy Info - News

After Decades Of Arctic Sea Ice Getting Faster, Models Suggest A Dramatic Reversal Is Coming

Will ice floating in the Arctic Sea move faster or slower over the coming decades? The response will tell us whether marine transportation can be expected to become more or less dangerous. It might also have meaningful implications for the rate of arctic ice cover loss, which is hugely consequential for Northern Indigenous communities, ecosystems,

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Salamander Wind Project Partners with Scottish Universities on Marine Environment Study - Merchant Navy Info - News

Salamander Wind Project Partners with Scottish Universities on Marine Environment Study

Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted. Blue Group and Subsea7, have partnered with two Scottish universities to investigate any potential impact of floating offshore wind farms on marine ecosystems. Efforts to Understand Salamander Migration The PREDICT 2.0 initiative forms part of a research program. This is led by experts at the University of the Highlands

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Barrage Connecting Liverpool and Wirral Could Be Built In Multibillion-pound Tidal Scheme - Merchant Navy Info - News

Barrage Connecting Liverpool and Wirral Could Be Built In Multibillion-Pound Tidal Scheme

A barrage connecting Liverpool and Wirral could be built in a multibillion-pound tidal scheme. This is aiming to create renewable energy from the River Mersey. The barrage, which would involve cycling and pedestrian routes, was announced on 7 March as the preferred option for the Mersey Tidal Power project. The development would become the world’s

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Cruise Ship Worker Says It’s ‘Not Worth It’ As He Reveals Exhausting Schedule And Living Conditions - Merchant Navy Info - News

Cruise ship Worker Says It’s ‘Not Worth It’ As He Reveals Exhausting Schedule And Living Conditions

Cruise ship industry is in the news a LOT lately. Ex-employees are known to provide the best reviews on work-life balance. This in particular, the 2,000-person nude cruise—operated by Bare Necessities—has gone viral following a Reddit Q&A from one of the passengers on board. With all the cruise ship stories about people abandoning life on land for life on the

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Chevron (CVX) Resumes Drilling Operations in Venezuela - Merchant Navy Info - News

Chevron (CVX) Resumes Drilling Operations in Venezuela

Chevron Corporation CVX restarted drilling operations in a pristine field in Venezuela. Marking a powerful move to boost production amid challenging geopolitical circumstances. The drilling activities started in mid-February. Aiming to exploit the heavy crude area of the Orinoco Belt. CVX’s primary avenue for improving production in Venezuela. Strategic Importance of the Orinoco Belt The targeted

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Glasgow Shipyard To Install Solar Panels On Ship Build Hall - Merchant Navy Info - News

Glasgow Shipyard To Install Solar Panels On Ship Build Hall

BAE Systems in Govan, Glasgow shipyard, has presented a planning application to install solar panels on the huge Ship Block Outfit Hall (SBOH). While the firm has elected to limit the planning application from public view, the proposal description is visible. It states: “Proposed installation of roof-mounted photovoltaic solar panels to building 9610 (SBOH Facility).”

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7 Major Types of Cargo Transported Through the Shipping Industry - Merchant Navy Info - Blog

7 Major Types of Cargo Transported Through the Shipping Industry

The shipping industry plays a vital role in global trade. It helps in facilitating the transportation of various types of cargo across oceans and continents. Understanding the major categories of cargo transported through the shipping industry is essential. That’s because it helps in grasping the complexities of this important sector.  In this article, we delve

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Chinese Manned Submersible Reaches ‘Fourth Pole Of The Earth’; Chief Designer Hails The Striver At 14th CPPCC. - Merchant Navy Info - news

Chinese Manned Submersible Reaches ‘Fourth Pole Of The Earth’; Chief Designer Hails The Striver At 14th CPPCC.

The Fendouzhe (Striver) is the first Chinese Manned Submersible that can operate at the bottom of the sea, said the chief designer of the submersible vessel. It has been hailed as a demonstration of China’s scientific and technological innovation. The chief designer, Ye Cong, is a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese

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Shelf Drilling hands out North Sea job to Norwegian firm - Merchant Navy Info - news

Shelf Drilling hands out North Sea job to Norwegian firm

The new deal with Shelf Drilling will enable Soiltech to deliver treatment for contaminated water. On the Sleipner field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea with the Shelf Drilling Barsk jack-up rig. It will work for Equinor. The second quarter of 2024 is when we anticipate this assignment to begin. Jan Erik Tveteraas, Soiltech’s CEO, commented: “This will

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