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Mike Schuler
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Navy Shipbuilding Crisis: GAO Finds Billions Spent Without Strategy as Fleet Goals Remain Unmet
The U.S. Navy continues to fall short of its fleet expansion goals despite investing billions in private shipbuilding and repair companies, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report....
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Mike Schuler
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WinGD Delivers World’s Largest Methanol-Fueled Marine Engine
Swiss marine power company WinGD has reached a significant milestone with its first methanol-fueled engine passing factory and type approval tests and now heading for shipyard delivery. The ten-cylinder, 92-bore...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Administration Proposes Massive Port Fees on Chinese-Built Vessels
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has announced sweeping new measures targeting China’s growing dominance in global maritime sectors, including potential fees of up to $1.5 million...
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The Loadstar
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MSC’s Record-Breaking Orderbook Sails Past 2M TEUs
MSC has returned to Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard for up to eight 21,700 teu LNG dual-fuelled ships, as the Swiss-Italian carrier consolidates its pole position among liner operators.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Administration Proposes Massive Port Fees on Chinese-Built Vessels
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has announced sweeping new measures targeting China’s growing dominance in global maritime sectors, including potential fees of up to $1.5 million...
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Bloomberg
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Trump Proposes New Ship Fees To Challenge China’s Maritime Might
By Jenny Leonard and Jennifer A. Dlouhy Feb 21, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The Trump administration is proposing fees on the use of China’s commercial ships it says could help counter the country’s...
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Reuters
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‘We Are Back’ Greek Shipyards Say After Decades of Pain
The sound of hammer blows and welding drifted from the Skaramangas Shipyard near Athens last month as workers repaired the bow of a large tanker, while other vessels waited to be fixed in a dry dock nearby.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Maersk and Cochin Shipyard Sign Strategic MoU to Boost India’s Maritime Ambitions
A.P. Moller-Maersk and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen India’s position in the global maritime sector, marking a significant step toward the country’s...
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The Loadstar
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Evergreen Expands Fleet with $3B Order for 24,000 TEU Behemoths
Evergreen is to spend more than $3bn on another series of 24,000 teu ultra-large containerships.
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Reuters
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India To Set Up $3-Bln Maritime Development Fund For Shipping Industry
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (Reuters) – India will set up a 250-billion-rupee ($2.9-billion) maritime development fund for the long-term financing of the country’s shipbuilding and repair industry, Finance Minister...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
USTR Investigation Finds China’s Maritime Playbook ‘Unreasonable’ as U.S. Shipbuilding Hits Historic Low
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a landmark finding, concluding that China’s aggressive targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors constitutes an “unreasonable” practice under Section 301 of...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Bollinger Shipyards Agrees to $1M Settlement Over Illegal Worker Claims in Coast Guard Contract
Bollinger Shipyards LLC, a major U.S. shipbuilding contractor based in Lockport, Louisiana, has agreed to pay $1,025,000 to settle allegations of False Claims Act violations related to billing the U.S....