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Finland: Tanker Sabotage Crew poised to cut cables when caught

Jan 13, 2025

Crew on board an oil tanker accused of sabotaging undersea power and communications cables in the Baltic Sea were poised to cut other cables and pipelines when Finnish authorities boarded the vessel last month, the head of the Finnish investigation said…

Finland Recovers Anchor in Baltic Sea Cable Investigation

Jan 07, 2025

Finnish police said on Tuesday they had recovered a lost anchor from the seabed as part of an investigation of suspected sabotage against power and internet cables in the Baltic Sea.Finland last month seized the Eagle S tanker carrying Russian…

China, U.S. Trade Frictions Heat Up in Advance of Trump Inauguration

Dec 03, 2024

China has banned exports to the U.S. of items related to the minerals gallium, germanium and antimony that have potential military applications, its commerce ministry said on Tuesday, a day after Washington's latest crackdown on China's chip sector…

Danish Navy Shadows Chinese Ship after Cable Breaches

Nov 20, 2024

The Danish military said on Wednesday that it was staying close to a Chinese ship currently sitting idle in Danish waters, days after two fibre-optic data telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea were severed.Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3…

CareGO Gets Electrification Job for Rotterdam Container Terminal Expansion

Nov 12, 2024

APM Terminals has awarded civil works and electrification contract for Maasvlakte II container terminal expansion in Rotterdam to CareGo, a consortium of ABB, Dura Vermeer and GMB.The expansion will cover a 51-hectare container yard, which will double the capacity of the terminal…

Shipshave’s ITCH Put to the Test

Feb 28, 2024

Independent laboratory testing reportedly confirmed there is no decrease in the thickness of hull coatings from the use of Shipshave’s In-Transit Cleaning of Hulls (ITCH) solution, according to the company.The Endures laboratory in the Netherlands…

Taiwan's First Automated Container Terminal Inaugurated

Aug 16, 2023

Evergreen Marine has officially opened Terminal 7 at Kaohsiung Port, a smart terminal expected to drive ongoing growth of shipping related industries within southern Taiwan. The terminal is the first and largest fully-automated container terminal…

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