A future Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship with the U.S. Navy will be named after University of Rhode Island Professor Robert Ballard. The ship will be named USNS Robert Ballard (T-AGS 67), according to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro.
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A fifth liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel very large LPG and liquefied ammonia gas carrier (VLGC) vessel has been ordered by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line from Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI). The vessel will be built at KHI’s Sakaide Works shipyard in Japan.
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A new Offshore Wind Innovation Hub has opened in Brooklyn, New York, providing a tech incubator-type environment to help startups grow their business and drive new innovation in the offshore wind industry.
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An option to request the installation of a battery hybrid system on board the multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) Stril Server has been activated by ocean services provider DeepOcean.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior has chosen Elizabeth (Liz) Klein to take over as Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) upon the resignation of Amanda Lefton, effective January 19.
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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has announced that it has acquired ChartWorld International Limited and affiliates. ChartWorld, headquartered in Cyprus, with additional locations in Hamburg, Singapore, Vancouver, and Tokyo, is a leading provider of digital marine navigation hardware and software provided through an affordable subscription-based model.
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