First Japanese LNG Carrier Passes Through Hormuz Since Iran Conflict Began
A Japanese-linked liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier has successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first such passage by a Japan-affiliated vessel since the waterway was effectively shut by conflict in the region, its operator said on Friday.
Ukraine To Sell Seized Superyacht Linked To Pro-Russian Politician Viktor Medvedchuk
Image Credits: Wikipedia Ukraine’s Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) is preparing to sell the yacht Royal Romance, which is linked to Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Russian politician in Ukraine, deprived lawyer and businessman. The agency said on 2 April that it has now…
Who controls the Gulf’s landbridges?
Wolfgang Lehmacher ponders whether Middle East multimodal shift inland is permanent. The day AIS tracks over the Strait of Hormuz reduced to a trickle, the desert lit up. Trucks rolled out of Salalah and Sohar, trains assembled in Saudi yards, and boxes previously bound for Jebel
Indian Navy Commissions Indigenously Built Stealth Frigate INS Taragiri With Advanced Weapon Systems
Screengrab from X video posted by Indian Navy India commissioned the stealth frigate INS Taragiri into the Indian Navy on April 3 at Visakhapatnam. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presided over the ceremony at the naval dockyard, alongside senior naval officials. INS Taragiri is…
Shearwater and Searcher wrap up 3D seismic acquisition in Brazil’s Pelotas Basin
Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices and Australia-headquartered Searcher have completed this season’s multi-client 3D seismic acquisition […] The post Shearwater and Searcher wrap up 3D seismic acquisition in Brazil’s Pelotas Basin appeared first on Offshore Energy.
UK Leads Talks With 35 Nations To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz Amid Ongoing Crisis
Image for representation purposes only The United Kingdom held talks on Thursday with representatives from about 35 countries to explore ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping route that has been heavily disrupted amid rising tensions involving Iran, the…
Northrop Grumman to deliver first SEWIP Block 3 system for CVN under contract modification
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $334.4 million contract modification to produce up to nine additional Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 electronic attack (EA) systems, including the first shipset for installation on a nuclear-powered…
Three shipyards form alliance to compete for US Coast Guard icebreaker contract
Fincantieri Marine Group and two Great Lakes shipbuilders, Fraser Shipyards and Donjon Marine, have established a collaborative framework to compete for a contract to build a new Homeland Security Cutter – Light icebreaker for the US Coast Guard. Credit: US Coast Guard…
Sweden Seizes Sanctioned Oil Tanker Suspected of Being Source of Spill
The Swedish Coast Guard said on Friday it had seized an oil tanker in the Baltic Sea that is believed to be part of the Russian shadow fleet and suspected to be the source of a 12 km oil spill off the island of Gotland.
First LNG carrier transits Strait of Hormuz since Iran war began
The Oman Ship Management operated vessel arrived safely offshore Muscat on Friday