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Electric Seagliders That Skim Over Water Could Make Ferries A Thing Of The Past - Merchant Navy Info - NEWS

Electric SeaGliders That Skim Over Water Could Make Ferries A Thing of the Past

You might be used to take-offs and landings, but you soon might need to get ready to “float, foil and fly.” Those are the three phases of a journey aboard a sea glider. A new type of fully electric boat-plane hybrid that could become a mainstay of coastal communities worldwide, according to its maker, Rhode

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D-Day Shipwrecks Were A WW2 Time Capsule – Now They Are Home To Rich Ocean-Floor Life - Merchant Navy Info - News

D-Day Shipwrecks Were A WW2 Time Capsule – Now They Are Home to Rich Ocean-Floor Life

In the spring of 1944, tragedy struck as the American military conducted secret exercises. On Slapton Sands for the D-Day invasion. German speedboats infiltrated the convoy, resulting in one of the largest American casualties since Pearl Harbor. Today, visual reminders of the landings are scarce, but under the waves, sunken tanks, ships, and aircraft. Lay

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RTX Awarded $677 Million US Navy Contract for SPY-6 Family of Radars - Merchant Navy Info - News

RTX Awarded $677 Million US Navy Contract for SPY-6 Family of Radars

RTX won this strategically significant contract and will equip itself with seven additional radars, significantly bolstering its defence capabilities. This will increase the total number of radars under contract for procurement to 38, marking a substantial step forward in the Navy’s technological advancements. “SPY-6 provides the fleet with superior air surveillance, electronic warfare protection and

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Why The Eu Might Be About To Make Chinese Electric Cars More Expensive - Merchant Navy Info - News

Why The Eu Might Be About To Make Chinese Electric Cars More Expensive

China’s aggressive push in the electric car market. Which has been accused of selling vehicles at artificially low prices, which has raised concerns in the European Union. The BYD Seagull, a small and stylish electric vehicle popular in China with a low starting price, threatens European manufacturers. Under Beijing’s “Made in China 2025” strategy. Domestic

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Why Oil Companies Are Raking In Record Profits Under Joe Biden - Merchant Navy Info - News

Why Oil Companies Are Raking In Record Profits Under Joe Biden

During a recent campaign rally, Donald Trump reiterated his warning that President Biden would harm the oil industry. Meanwhile, despite Biden’s focus on transitioning to green energy, the U.S. oil and gas industry has thrived under his presidency, with record-breaking production and profits. This growth can be attributed to factors beyond the administration’s control, such

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US Navy Conducts ‘Unplanned’ Exercises With Taiwan In The West Pacific - Merchant Navy Info - News

US Navy Conducts ‘Unplanned’ Exercises With Taiwan In The West Pacific

Amid rising tensions between Taiwan and the People’s republic of China. The United States and also Taiwan conducted unannounced “unplanned” exercises in the western Pacific Ocean. During a “routine open sea encounter” between the two navies ahead of the inauguration of president-elect Lai Ching in Taiwan. The unannounced exercises came amid a series of high-profile

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An Ethical – And Safe – Place to Swim with Whales - Merchant Navy Info - News

An Ethical – And Safe – Place to Swim with Whales

The Islands of Tahiti have long practised the ancient conservation custom of rāhui. They do so to help preserve their maritime spaces and species, including a seasonal refuge for humpback whale. Over 2,000km of the Pacific Ocean separates the 118 islands and five archipelagos comprising French Polynesia. Meanwhile, idyllic images of overwater bungalows, palm-fringed beaches, and

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