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"This slient film shows the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) under air attack; fueling operations; Japanese planes under attack and on fire; and ships such as cruisers, destroyers, and battleships."
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Rhode Island shipbuilder Blount Boats said it has signed a contract with the nation’s largest state power organization to construct an icebreaking, all-welded-steel, diesel-powered, double screw tugboat.The new vessel for the New York Power…
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Following years in the pricing doldrums, LNG is hot again, with business prospects for floating production and regasification looking strong through 2023. We talk to Jim McCaul of International Maritime Associates (IMA) for his insights, as…
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When talk turns to the digital revolution sweeping through the maritime industry, one need look no further than Wärtsilä, which has evolved from a shipbuilding company to an engine manufacturer, and is now embarked on a historic digital transformation led by Marco Ryan, Chief Digital Officer & EVP.
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As the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) celebrates its 125th Anniversary, the new executive director shares his thoughts on the path forward for a successful future.I’m Gene Sanders, and I have been given the enviable…
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The world’s fourth largest P&I club announced Thursday that it is withdrawing from underwriting at Lloyd’s from 2019.The Standard Club had established a syndicate in 2015 to underwrite marine and energy risks. It represented one strand of the…
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Portugal has received 46 migrants from the Aquarius rescue ship in the last weeks.
Nine of them, from Somalia, are living in a social residence in Miranda Corvo, a small village in the center of Portugal.
Aydarous Mohamed, refugee says, "I chose to come here to Portugal".
Filipa Soares, says, "What did you know about Portugal before, besides Ronaldo?"
Aydarous Mohamed answers, "Portugal, I knew it when I watched Euro 2016.
Hamze Hassan, refugee says, "I like Portugal. It's a beautiful country".
Aydarous Mohamed, refugee says, "We get everything (in Portugal): health, food"
Hamze Hassan, refugee says, "Everything is really good! This house is good."
During 18 months these 18-year-old refugees from Somalia will benefit from help from the ADFP foundation in several provinces, working within a framework from an agreement with the Immigration and Borders Service.
Rita Lemos, ADFP Foundation says, "We have an agreement with the Immigration and Borders Service, in which they receive some kind of monetary aid. We go with them to the doctor's appointments and, if the needs arise, to the hospital. If they need to go to school, we help them with that as well. Then, we help them to find a job, with the integration in the labour market, in school and in professional training."
Refugee Fawzi Rasheed works in the foundation and says, "This Foundation has received dozens of migrants, since 2015. Some of them already have an autonomous life, with a house and a job. Fawzi Rasheed, a Kurdish (original from Syria) refugee who has lost his first wife and son in the war in Syria, is one of the cases of a successful integration".
Fawzi Rasheed, refugee adds, "I have many friends here. I know everyone and everyone knows me. I consider this Foundation is my family."
Filipa Soares, says, "Miranda Corvo, in the center of Portugal, has already received 68 migrants, but 24 didn't want to stay, despite all the support they received, and they left for other European countries, namely Germany. Filipa Soares in Portugal for ." -
Aberdeen-based offshore support vessel operator Sentinel Marine said it has purchased a multi-role ship from a Canadian seller.The 1997-built Scotian Sentinel (formerly Scotian Sea) is currently in dry-dock for upgrades and is expected to enter…
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Liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Hoegh Gallant has left its mooring in Egypt, where it had been used as a floating import terminal since 2015, and set course for the U.S.
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Croatia may have to pay 4.2 billion kuna ($651.57 million) for the costs of state guarantees extended to an ailing Adriatic shipyard that has been struggling to survive in recent months, Finance Minister Zdravko Maric said on Thursday.The figure…
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Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency said on Thursday that the navy had stopped a Greek frigate from harassing a Turkish ship in the Mediterranean. It did not give further details.Turkey, Greece and Cyprus's internationally recognized Greek…
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Egypt will reduce the tariffs on container ships and ferries coming from foreign ports to East Port Said for a period of one year, the Suez Canal Authority said in a statement on Thursday.A 30 percent discount on port, docking and guiding fees will apply for vessels carrying less than 80,000 tonnes
