"Torpedo-like" object of suspected Chinese origin found in Indonesian waters Authorities in Indonesia have reported the discovery of small "torpedo-like" object in the waters near the Lombok Strait, which connects the Indian and Pacific

And in the #News

#Baird #BairdMaritime
#China #Indonesia

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#Baird #BairdMaritime #Offshore #Column incl. Relocation Bonus for #Cadeler top management.

#Maritime #Shipping #DKBiz #DK #Denmark

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FACTBOX | What governments are doing to reduce impact of war-induced oil shock Oil prices have soared while share markets have skidded on fears that the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran will squeeze energy supplies and hamstring industrie

Actions from countries to limit shock of rise in oil price

#Baird #BairdMaritime
#Reuters #Factbox

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COLUMN | Will "America first" see PSV operator Tidewater booted out of Europe? [Offshore Accounts] Here's a fun idea: when you next see the CEO or senior vice president of an American supply vessel operator, why not ask them what gives them the right to trade

#Baird #BairdMaritime columnist advocating for reciprocal #JonesAct setup in #EU against #US #USA

Example #Tidewater ( #USBiz) has ~50 vessels working in #Europe while non-US vessels cannot work "overthere"

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Two US-seized Venezuela tankers reappear near Puerto Rico Two oil tankers seized this month by the US in its campaign against Venezuela were near Puerto Rico on Wednesday, a Reuters witness and Tankertrackers.com data

In the news!

#Reuters #BairdMaritime

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Iranian cargo ship sinks in Caspian Sea off Turkmenistan; all 14 crew rescued A foreign cargo ship transiting the Caspian Sea sank off the coast of Turkmenistan on Wednesday, January 14.Turkmen officials said that the crew of the Iranian-

#Oban renamed #Rona ?

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Captain did nothing to stop fatal UK ship collision, prosecutors say The captain of a container ship that crashed into a US tanker off Britain's east coast last year did "absolutely nothing" to prevent an avoidable and fatal coll

Prosecutor: Master ( #Russia national) did nothing to prevent collision

#Solong #Collision

#Reuters #BairdMaritime

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Drone attacks push Black Sea war insurance rates higher for oil tankers War insurance costs for ships sailing to the Black Sea nearly doubled on Tuesday after two Greek-managed oil tankers were hit by unidentified drones. This occur

Vessel war #Insurance nearly doubled after #Drone attack in #BlackSea

#Reuters #BairdMaritime

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Drone attacks push Black Sea war insurance rates higher for oil tankers War insurance costs for ships sailing to the Black Sea nearly doubled on Tuesday after two Greek-managed oil tankers were hit by unidentified drones. This occur

Vessel war #Insurance nearly doubled after #Drone attack in #BlackSea

#Reuters #BairdMaritime

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Russian drones hit foreign ships in Ukraine's Odessa, killing one Russia has attacked two foreign-flagged civilian vessels with drones in the southern Odessa region, killing a Syrian national and injuring another, Ukrainian of

#Russia #drone attack on ships in #Odessa #Ukraine

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South Korea to conduct containership trial voyage through Arctic later this year The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of South Korea has unveiled plans for a trial voyage of a container vessel through the Arctic in September of this year.The

#SouthKorea pushing for more #Arctic traffic

#NSR #NorthernSeaRoute #Russia

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Kudus @michellewb.bsky.social !

#Guyana
#SunielKumar #Kumar
#Aryavart

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Faroe Islands and Russia finalise 2026 fishing quota agreement The Faroe Islands and Russia have reached an agreement on mutual fishing rights for 2026. Negotiations concluded on December 30, 2025, following a series of dig

#Russia #Rus and #FaroeIslands #FO agree on new #Fishing #Fishery quotas.

2 russian companies barred to enter #FO ports or work in #EEZ

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Philippines challenges Chinese research ship spotted off northern coast amid Taiwan tensions The Philippines Coast Guard said it deployed an aircraft on Tuesday to challenge a Chinese research ship that serves as a base for submersible vessels after it

#China #Subsea research in #Philippines #EEZ

Detected via #Canada satellite dark vessel detection system

#BairdMaritime #Reuters

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Vestas secures first offshore wind contract in South Korea Vestas has secured a 390 MW order to provide turbines for the Shinan-Ui offshore wind project in Jeollanam Province, South Korea. The project is being developed

More #OffshoreWind #Renewables

#Shinan-Ui #OWF #OffshoreWindFarm

#SouthKorea #SK
#Vestas #DK #Denmark

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Louisiana builder secures four-icebreaker contract from US Coast Guard Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Lousiana, has entered into an agreement with the US Coast Guard for the construction of four "Arctic security cutters" (ASCs),

4 #Icebreakers #ASC #ArcticSecurityCutter for #US #USA #USCG #CoastGuard.
Supplement to the larger #PSC #PolarSecurityCutter units

#Finland #Canada
#Bollinger #Seaspan #Aker #Rauma
#Icebreaker

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French Navy seizes drugs worth over $142m in Arabian Sea Two French Navy frigates, operating in direct support of Combined Maritime Forces' (CMF) Saudi-led Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150), recently seized narcotics

... and done without killings !

#FR #France #Navy #MarineNational #MN

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VESSEL REVIEW | Munin & Hugin – Royal Danish Navy places new coastal patrol boats into service The Danish Ministry of Defence (Forsvarsministeriet; FMN) recently took delivery of two new patrol boats in a series to be operated jointly by the Royal Danish

#BairdMaritime article on #RDN #RoyalDanishNavy ( #Forsvaret #DK #Denmark) minor patrolcrafts #Hugin #Munin

They are to support #EU #EuropeanUnion #Frontex operations

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LETTERS | Norwegian shipping company chair states Russian crew not involved in drone activities Recently, Baird Maritime columnist Hieronymus Bosch reached out to Norway's HAV Shipping to get the company's take on some of its vessels being involved in a nu

Statement from #HavShipping concerning #Russia crew employed by company
( #NO #Norway #NOBiz)

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Loaded tanker returns to Venezuelan waters amid US interceptions The Panama-flagged very large crude carrier Kelly, which had departed from Venezuela carrying oil last week, has returned to Venezuelan waters following the US

#Tanker #Kelly returning to #Venezuela

#BairdMaritime #Reuters

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COLUMN | The Twelve Days of Christmas 2025: Seven investigators and the Dark Fleet, eight months and no US shipbuilding strategy, nine million for an 80-tonner in the Bourbon auction (part one of two)... If you are a regular reader, you know the score. If you are not, welcome, especially if you are working for a Russian-linked dry bulk company in Oslo.We are run

#BairdMaritime column on #Russia #Shadowfleet / #Darkfleet and drones ie #OsloCarrier #HavShipping #HavDolphin #HavSnapper including use of #Russia crew and shipyard.

@auonsson.bsky.social
@pa.nton.cx
@claudialanz.bsky.social
@puca.bsky.social

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#Maersk #MaerskOffshoreWind #DK #Denmark and #Seatrium #Singapore settles dispute over #WTIV #WindTurbineInstallationVessel newbuild

#BairdMaritime #Reuters

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Sanctioned naphtha tanker from Russia enters Venezuelan waters, others dither A sanctioned tanker carrying some 300,000 barrels of naphtha from Russia entered Venezuelan waters late on Thursday, while three others also under sanctions eit

#Hyperion in the news!

#Russia #Venezuela

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Japan Coast Guard takes delivery of new icebreaking patrol vessel Japan Marine United (JMU) delivered the icebreaking patrol vessel Soya to the Japan Coast Guard on December 19, 2025. The ceremony was held at the Yokohama Isog

#Japan #CoastGuard #JapanCoastGuard receiving #Icebreaker #Patrolvessel

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Japan's fifth Awaji-class minesweeper floated out Japan Marine United launched a new mine countermeasures (MCM) vessel at its Yokohama facilities on Thursday, December 18.The future JS Kerama is the fifth MCM v

#Minesweeper for #Japan

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EU sanctions 41 more Russian "shadow fleet" ships, bringing total to nearly 600 The European Union on Thursday imposed sanctions on 41 more ships in Russia's "shadow fleet", taking the total of designated vessels to almost 600.The ships are

#EU sanctioning additional 41 #Russia #Shadowfleet #tankers

#Reuters #BairdMaritime

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UK builder to supply hovercraft trio to Finnish Border Guard UK hovercraft manufacturer Griffon Marine (formerly Griffon Hoverwork) has been awarded a contract by the Finnish Border Guard (FBG) for the construction and de

#Hovercraft for #Finland #FBG #FinnishBorderGuard

@corporalfrisk.com
@nerdicdefence.bsky.social
@58deg.bsky.social

#BairdMaritime

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COLUMN | The Twelve Days of Christmas 2025: Days 4 to 6 – Six Noble rigs-a-selling, five million tons of Sunrise LNG and a four per cent stock rise for TotalEnergies (part two of two) [Offshore Accoun... Earlier in the week, we looked at TotalEnergies and Galp’s Namibian field swap, and we studied the brutal history of Timor-Leste, long occupied by Indonesia, an

Interesting column on #Shipping #Maritime

#LNG #Noble #TotalEnergies
#Drilling #Oil&Gas

#Baird #BairdMaritime

@mercoglianos.bsky.social
@lloydslisted.bsky.social

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Final report confirms bow failure sank Estonia ferry in 1994, dismisses blast claims The sinking of the Estonia ferry in 1994 was caused by the failure of its bow section, not an explosion or collision as claimed by some, authorities said on Tue

Case Closed

#Estonia #Ferry #Disaster

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Italy seeks €2.4b over 15 years to modernise and maintain frigates Italy’s government has asked parliament to approve a €2.4 billion ($2.82 billion) investment over 15 years for the maintenance and modernisation of its frigate

Possible upgrade / Modernization of #ITA #Italy #Navy frigates

#MM #MarinaMilitare

#Baird #BairdMaritime #Reuters

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