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Landlocked Switzerland charts new maritime course

Swissinfo 02 Jun 2023

... merchant navy fleet ... The government says it is “relaxing the registration requirements for merchant ships” to “create an attractive and competitive Swiss flag with a reliable regulatory framework”.

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Royal Navy Commemorates 80th Anniversary of Battle of the Atlantic

The Maritime Executive 02 Jun 2023

“We must never forget the sacrifice of the merchant ships,” said John Dennett, a veteran of the Battle of the Atlantic who served as an anti-aircraft gunner ... From 1939 to 1945, 3,500 Allied merchant ships and 175 Allied warships were sunk, and 72,200 Allied naval and merchant seamen lost their lives.

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Flagship Founders’ latest startup spin-off: Arinto provides ‘arrival optimisation’ technology for more efficient sea voyages

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide 02 Jun 2023

... solution enabling ‘Just-In-Time Arrival’ of merchant ships in ports.

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UN renews European Union's authority to inspect ships suspected of violating Libya arms embargo

Times Union 02 Jun 2023

Operation Irini has also investigated 8,958 merchant vessels by seeking information in radio calls and visited 447 vessels with their masters’ consent, and it has also investigated 1,146 suspect flights, 25 airports and 16 ports. In March, Irini said, it investigated 311 merchant vessels via radio calls and carried out 13 ship visits ... .

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UN renews European Union’s authority to inspect ships suspected of violating Libya arms embargo

Federal News Radio 02 Jun 2023

The... Operation Irini has also investigated 8,958 merchant vessels by seeking information in radio calls and visited 447 vessels with their masters’ consent, and it has also investigated 1,146 suspect flights, 25 airports and 16 ports. In March, Irini said, it investigated 311 merchant vessels via radio calls and carried out 13 ship visits ... .

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Beware of Biden administration offering Tehran a deal: The release of frozen Iran assets

The Jerusalem Post 02 Jun 2023

Biden also seems happy to ignore Iran’s other regional muckraking and hegemonic advances, including its harassment of internationally flagged merchant ships in the Straits of Hormuz, and its placement of “floating terror bases” (civilian ships converted into mini-aircraft and commando carriers) in the strategic waterway.

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MOGU Announces Unaudited Financial Results For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2023 and Fiscal ...

Cadillac News 02 Jun 2023

By connecting merchants, KOLs and users together, ... Buyers on the MOGU platform are not charged for separate shipping fees over the listed price of a product. If merchants include certain shipping fees in the listed price of a product, such shipping fees will be included in GMV.

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Merchant vessels support search for crew of Chinese fishing vessel

SAFETY4SEA 01 Jun 2023

According to AMSA, the recent search for the crew of a Chinese ocean-going fishing vessel, the Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028, underscored the crucial role merchant shipping plays in maritime search and rescue ... The search involved seven merchant ships and a fishing vessel, from six Flag States.

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USPTO Awards edatanetworks Inc. Patent for Delivery with Community Donations

The Joplin Globe 01 Jun 2023

“The patent describes an environment where a merchant and delivery provider fund donations that are directed to community organizations selected by the consumer,” said Chief Executive Officer, Terry Tietzen ... These delivery, philanthropic, and market research components redefine and repurpose the shipping / delivery models currently in place.”.

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The Dualism of Duluoz

Quillette 01 Jun 2023

During World War II, he joined the Merchant Marines and shipped out on the SS Dorchester for what he imagined would be a romantic voyage fraught with danger. When his ship was attacked by a German submarine, it helped him to realise “that most men who die in war have no real desire to harm one another.” This was to inform his lifelong pacifism.

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Marine propulsion engine market size to grow by USD 1536.38 million from 2022 to 2027: ...

Longview News-Journal 01 Jun 2023

The demand for shipping trade is highest among developing countries in Asia ... These factors have increased the adoption of low-carbon ships, which, in turn, will drive the growth of the global marine propulsion engine market during the forecast period ... Dual-fuel engines allow merchant shipping lines to reduce fuel costs while reducing emissions.

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Delaware's tall ship returns to Cambridge June 2-4

The Star Democrat 31 May 2023

Kalmar Nyckel is a full-scale replica of the merchant ship that brought Swedish settlers to North America in 1638 ... “Delaware has the coolest tall ship,” Morgens said ... Kalmar Nyckel is a full-scale replica of the Swedish merchant ship from the 1638 expedition that founded the colony of New Sweden in present-day Wilmington, Delaware.

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Infoplus Commerce and eHub Announce Partnership for Full-Suite Logistics and Supply Chain Solution

Longview News-Journal 31 May 2023

The partnership will provide customers with access to the best shipping rates available, a powerful WMS, and a seamless integration between the two softwares, streamlining their operations and increasing their efficiency ... With access to the best shipping rates, customers can save on shipping costs and increase their margins.

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Making the sea bountiful

The Darlington News & Press 31 May 2023

We put out to sink a ship. Waves tossed us about as we headed seaward to document the sinking of a Liberty ship ... In World War II, America’s Merchant Marines helped the Allies win World War II by shipping supplies to dangerous fronts. They called their vessels Liberty ships ... Explosions rocked the Liberty ship and down she went.

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Malaysia Accuses Chinese Barge of Looting World War II-era Shipwrecks

War History Online 31 May 2023

The HMS Repulse‘s history dates back to the First World War, when the battlecruiser, once one of the fastest capital ships in the world, participated in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight ... In a post on Facebook, it said the case will be investigated under Section 491(b)(L) of the 1952 Merchant Shipping Ordinance.