Published on November 29, 2013 by jo.chuter · No Comments One of the Royal Navy’s new Type 45 destroyers, HMS Defender, is making a three-day visit to Glasgow during which time it will be open to the public. HMS Defender returns to Glasgow ahead of public opening One of the Royal Navy’s new Type 45 […]
Published on November 29, 2013 by jo.chuter · No Comments Argentina has threatened oil businesses operating off the Falkland Islands with fines, confiscations and jail sentences for their executives after its congress passed new laws. Argentine threat over Falkland Islands oil operations Argentina has threatened oil businesses operating off the Falkland Islands with fines, confiscations […]
Published on November 29, 2013 by jo.chuter · No Comments China has sent warplanes to its newly declared air defence zone in the East China Sea “in line with international common practices”, state media reports. China sends warplanes to newly declared air zone China has sent warplanes to its newly declared air defence zone in […]
Published on November 29, 2013 by jo.chuter · No Comments The “iconic” super dreadnought was launched on 26 November 1913 in the presence of the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, and 30,000 others. HMS Warspite centenary marked at Devonport Dockyard One of Britain’s “deadliest ships” has been honoured at a centenary service in […]
A Japanese patrol plane flies over the disputed Senkaku or Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea in 2011. Photograph: Japan Pool/AFP/Getty Images China has sent warplanes into disputed airspace over the East China Sea after Japanese and South Korean military aircraft flew through the area, the Chinese state news agency reported. China’s air force […]
On Thursday 28 November EU Naval Force warship, ESPS Meteoro made its ninth and last replenishment at sea (RAS) with the logistic American ship USNS Joshua Humphries. The meeting between both ships was close to the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor in the Gulf of Aden, and five days before ESPS Meteoro finished its long deployment […]
A phenomenon in the Indian Ocean that affects events in southeast Australia is helping to predict extreme weather up to six months in advance. The phenomenon, the Indian Ocean Dipole, is the difference in sea-surface temperatures between the western and eastern part of the Indian Ocean, and until recently has been one of the most […]
In a statement late yesterday, the U.S. Navy announced a ban had been placed on Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) that suspends them from contracting with the Federal government, to include entering into any new contracts, and exercising options under existing contracts. The decision was based upon “evidence of conduct indicating questionable business integrity affecting ISS’s […]
Swedish tanker owner Terntank has stepped forward and placed the first order ever for the new Wärtsilä 5RT-flex50 DF dual fuel, low pressure, 2-stroke engine. These engines are to power a pair of 15,000 dwt product tankers which will be built by AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding in China. While gCaptain was in Italy the other week, Wärtsilä hinted that […]
Japan’s top shippers plan to order around 90 new liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers worth about 1.8 trillion yen ($17.61 billion) by 2020 as they gear up to transport rising volumes of the super-chilled fuel from North America and Australia. The expansion plans reflect rising LNG demand in nuclear-free Japan to generate electricity and also […]