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Read the latest reportingDeployable Energy and Hornbeck Offshore have agreed a memorandum of understanding to pursue the use of the Unity Nuclear Battery across five strategic maritime and offshore markets, according to MarineLink Maritime News on 18 August 2026.
Deployable Energy and Hornbeck Offshore have agreed a memorandum of understanding to pursue the use of the Unity Nuclear Battery across five strategic maritime and offshore markets, according to MarineLink Maritime News on 18 August 2026.
A short drop in second‑hand interest for ageing bulk carriers and reduced demand for steam‑turbine LNG ships may give recyclers a temporary increase in available tonnage, MarineLink reports.
An affiliate of Lone Star Fund XI, L.P. has completed the sale of Vigor Marine Group to Antin Infrastructure Partners, MarineLink reported on 18 August 2026.
On its 112th anniversary the Panama Canal emphasised a strategy to bolster its strategic trade role while pursuing sustainability and benefits for the people of Panama, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide reported on 17 August 2026.
Nine workers died after exposure to toxic gas inside the LNG carrier MT RASI at Ferdous Steel in Chattogram on 14 August 2026, a report and NGO statement say.
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index rose for a second session on 17 August 2026, with capesize rates also increasing, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide reported.
The charity ship EMERGENCY recovered 50 people from a wooden boat in international waters off Libya on 17 August 2026; seven were found dead and two survivors required urgent medical evacuation, MarineLink reports.
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