#maritime — Public Fediverse posts

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Introduces Its Summer 2028 Mediterranean & Northern Europe Season

Thoughtfully designed voyages across Europe balance iconic destinations with quieter coastal communities, creating space for unexpected moments of…
#Europe #EU #BroadcastFeedAnnoucement #HotelsandResorts #Inc. #Maritime&Shipbuilding #MarriottInternational #travel
https://www.europesays.com/europe/134163/

https://www.europesays.com/people/220100/ Sybiha, Kallas agree steps to ensure operation of Black Sea maritime corridor #corridor #food #KajaKallas #Maritime

The EU wants to buy homegrown clean tech. Manufacturers say it may be too late. – POLITICO

“We are aware of the challenging situation the solar industry is facing,…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #Aluminum #batteries #Belgium #Buildings #Chemicals #China #coal #Companies #Energy #Heatpumps #Imports #Industry #Italy #Labor #Manufacturing #Maritime #Markets #Negotiations #Procurement #Publicprocurement #REPowerEU #Resilience #Supplychains #Sustainability
https://www.europesays.com/europe/132743/

https://www.europesays.com/afrique/203180/ L’Eagle Louisiana, premier navire de confinement de fuites pétrolières à venir en Europe #chantiers #commando #ConstructionNavale #costa #croisière #DCNS #défense #euronaval #Europe #fremm #interviews #littoral #marine #MarineNationale #maritime #mer #offshore #pêche #reportages #sncm #STX

És akkor az utolsó este utolsó együtt töltött vacsorája.

Nagyon kedvesek a szállásadóink!
Hálás vagyok az itt töltött időért!

#NeustadtInHolstein #Germany #NorthernGermany #SchleswigHolstein #BalticSea #GermanBalticSea #BalticCoast #Harbor #HarbourLife #Marina #Sailing #Sailboat #Maritime #Waterfront #PortLife #Seaside #CoastalLife #EveningSky #DramaticSky #Cloudscape #MoodySky #Reflections #GoldenHour #TravelPhotography #LandscapePhotography #SeascapePhotography #HarborPhotography #GermanyTravel #VisitGermany #DiscoverGermany #travel #trip #nature #photo #photooftheday

Major oil slick washes up on Iran coast after Hormuz ship strike

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7kpdkg13zo

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49296724

#HackerNews #oilspill #Hormuz #maritime #news #environment #Iran #crisis

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/tuesday-august-11-2026/

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/07/wednesday-july-29-2026/

Closure Of The Strait Of Hormuz May Trigger A Bioinvasion Super-Spreader Event
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-026-03893-5 <-- shared paper / brief report
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/29/biodiversity-superspreader-invasive-species-threat-ships-stuck-strait-hormuz-gulf <-- shared media article
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https://ecomagazine.com/news/coastal/idle-ships-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-could-trigger-a-global-bioinvasion-event/ <-- shared technical article
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https://thedeepdraft.com/2026/06/08/the-barnacle-problem-waiting-behind-hormuz/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aGz7pBF08k <-- shared technicial overview video
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/thousands-of-idle-ships-trapped-near-the-strait-of-hormuz-could-become-floating-nurseries-for-invasive-marine-species-and-spread-them-worldwide-when-trade-resumes/articleshow/132576193.cms <-- shared media article
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H/T @alejandro Bortolus | Investigador Principal CONICET
[“consequences”, fascinating, illuminating and scary frankly!!]
“The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East are causing substantial humanitarian, economic, and geopolitical impacts and disrupting global trade. While the human and economic effects remain the focus of most immediate concern, a pending ecological crisis is also unfolding. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz on February 28, 2026, stranded an estimated 1,500 ships in the Persian/Arabian Gulf, with hundreds more anchored in the Gulf of Oman. Prolonged stationary periods lead to substantial biofouling penalties for ships, as marine microbes, algae, and invertebrates rapidly colonize and grow on submerged surfaces. This accumulation not only impairs vessel operations but also creates significant environmental risks. A major concern is the high likelihood that these idle ships will facilitate the extensive spread of economically and ecologically damaging invasive species as they re-enter the global shipping network. Given the unprecedented scale and duration of this mass lay-up of ships, conditions are primed for a large-scale, marine bioinvasion “super-spreader” event as regular maritime trade in the region resumes. The combination of extensive biofouling growth and species accumulation, and the sheer number, size, and global reach of affected vessels, has created an immense international biosecurity threat. Here, [they] highlight the biosecurity risks arising from the closure of the Strait and provide recommendations to mitigate them. [They] urge relevant stakeholders worldwide, including ship operators, port authorities, and environmental managers, to prepare now for the backlog of ship biofouling management requirements and to implement appropriate actions to abate this extraordinary biosecurity threat...”
#bioinvasion #superspreader #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #mapping #global #worldwide #conflict #MiddleEast #biofouling #stationary #warmwater #marine #ship #shipping #cargo #transportation #StraitofHormuz #ecology #crisis #vessel #environmental #risk #hazard #economy #impact #humanimpacts #largescale #maritime #trade #international #biosecurity

"The beauty of the landscape lies in its simplicity." - Leo Tolstoi

#Westerhever #lighthouse #redwhite #striped #sheep #green #meadow #coastal #landscape #sky #clouds #rural #scenery #pasture #iconic #landmark #maritime #navigation #peaceful #nature #schleswigholstein #germany #deutschland #leuchtturm

Thursday, July 16, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/07/thursday-july-16-2026/

Mon blogue présente des gestes écocitoyens et des technologies vertes, dans le domaine du logement, du jardinage, du transport et de l'énergie, du textile et de la mode, l'agriculture et l'alimentation, la santé et du bien-être, la finance responsable, ainsi que des références de livres

Plus : https://www.revolutionverte.fr

#Montpellier #Miami #Florida #Floride #agricole #agriculture #logement #habitation #habitat #transport #energie #energetique #solaire #maritime #marin #algues #terrestre #mer

Monday, April 20, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/monday-april-20-2026/

Amazon Leo nets anchor maritime resellers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/amazon-leo-nets-anchor-maritime-resellers/

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex "Fascinating...One of our country's great adventure stories..." Sale: $21 to $1.99 by Nathaniel Philbrick Rating: 4.5/5 (7,737 Reviews) #history #maritime #survival #whaling #Nantucket #nonfiction #adventure #BookSky

In the Heart of the Sea: The T...

Due to Oil Spill, Israel Bans Seafood From its Mediterranean Coast

Israel has banned the sale of all domestic Mediterranean-sourced seafood in response to the severe petroleum spill that has affected its western coastline over the past week. The prohibition covers the distrib…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanSeafood #cleanup #imo #Israel #maritime #Mediterranean #netanya #spill
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2486017/due-to-oil-spill-israel-bans-seafood-from-its-mediterranean-coast/

Pay attention to what is happening on the high seas, because the plan is to bring it to a city street near you…
https://asharangappa.substack.com/p/so-youve-decided-to-target-random
"Adam Schiff asked, 'You begin to wonder —do they believe they have the authority by putting some groups on a list, even domestic groups, to use lethal force against them, with no trial, no due process, no nothing? The reality is we can’t rule that out.' No, we can’t." #justice #maritime #caribbean #possecomitatus #AshaRangappa

#Flotilla activist #abuse in #Israeli internment camp

Kidnapped, stripped, zip-tied, blindfolded, sent to internment camp without access to #food, #water, to legal aid and for next 5 days;,we were psychologically #tortured

We were taken individually out of our cells for any request for medicine or other needs by the #guards, Taken individually out of #cells & regularly #beaten, handcuffed, ankle-cuffed, left in #solitary

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25525423.flotilla-activist-details-abuse-israeli-internment-camp/

#WarCrimes #Civilians #HumanRights #Maritime

Up Saigon river….

https://khunkai.org/2024/02/23/up-saigon-river/

#Cruise #CruiseIndustry #Cruiseships #HoChiMinhCity #Holidayphotos #Maritime #Saigon #Saigonriver #Seabourn #CruiseLine #tourism #Travel

China-Russia Joint Submarine Patrol Marks Strategic Shift In Global Naval Power

China-Russia Joint Submarine Patrol Marks Strategic Shift In Global Naval Power

By Uriel Araujo

Russian and Chinese submarines conducted their first joint Pacific patrol, representing a landmark moment for maritime cooperation. Alongside exercises in the Indian Ocean and East Asia, these manoeuvres reveal a hybrid sea power blending technology, industrial strength, and strategic alliances. The US in turn faces limits in sustaining global maritime dominance amid emerging Eurasian coordination.

Last week, Russian and Chinese submarines carried out their first joint patrol in the Pacific, marking a historic milestone in naval cooperation between two continental powers traditionally associated with land dominance or “Land Power” in classical geopolitical parlance.

This patrol came four weeks after Russia and China conducted their first full-scale joint naval exercise, Joint Sea-2025 (August 1–5). The submarine operation, which demonstrated coordinated surface and undersea manoeuvres, spanned strategically sensitive waters in the Sea of Japan and East China Sea. Japan, the main American regional ally, shadowed the flotilla near its coast: these waters have long been flashpoints of regional rivalry — territorially, politically, and strategically.

One may recall that, back in March, the Security Belt 2025 exercise brought China, Russia, and Iran together in the strategic Indian Ocean, in the Gulf of Oman (near Chabahar Port directly adjacent to the Strait of Hormuz), along crucial energy corridors. These manoeuvres were designed not only as military drills but also as political signals. As a matter of fact, when seen together — the March trilateral exercise, the August Joint Sea-2025 drills, and now the unprecedented joint submarine patrol — the pattern is unmistakable: China and Russia are steadily redefining the meaning of “sea power.”

According to (School of International Studies scholars) Ma Bo and Li Zishuit, the aforementioned Security Belt 2025 also illustrated Beijing’s strategic embrace of “minilateralism”, where limited, flexible maritime coalitions advance both regional security and China’s reach along vital energy routes. Featuring live-fire strikes, anti-piracy patrols, and aerial-naval coordination, the exercise shows how small-group security settings offer Beijing practical influence without excessive reliance on bloated multilateral institutions. China and its partners are in fact increasingly using these minilateral frameworks to safeguard trade corridors and reshape regional security architecture on their own terms.

Moreover, these manoeuvres are part of a broader strategic push by China and Russia to refine hybrid maritime doctrines that blend conventional sea power with technological and industrial leverage.

The United States, by contrast, looks increasingly overburdened (a theme I’ve covered a number of times, from different angles). Its navy, while maintaining a global presence across the Pacific, Persian Gulf, Mediterranean, and Red Sea, is also struggling to adapt to new Arctic realities — investing in ice-capable operations and transpolar surveillance as climate change opens Northern Sea routes. Thus far, Washington’s strategy has relied on projecting a permanent presence everywhere, thereby stretching resources thin. Suffice to say, this approach is becoming unsustainable in the face of near-peer competitors who are more focused, more agile, and less entangled in global overreach, so to speak.

Meanwhile, China’s rise as a naval power is not only a question of numbers, although its fleet expansion is impressive enough by any measure. It is about what I would call a “naval-industrial-strategic” triad: a combination of shipbuilding capacity, technological innovation (from AI-driven undersea drones to hypersonic anti-ship missiles), and geopolitical vision. Beijing is betting on new domains — cyber, space, seabed infrastructure — integrated into maritime strategy, thereby creating a hybrid form of sea power that Alfred Thayer Mahan could hardly have imagined.

Russia, for its part, brings combat-tested fleets and strategic geography to this equation. It has been leveraging its regional expertise (whether in the Black Sea, the Arctic, or now East Asia) while coordinating with Beijing through joint drills, thus remaining a consequential player in shaping evolving patterns of global naval presence. Notably, it operates the world’s largest fleet of nuclear power icebreakers, crucial for maintaining year-round access to the Northern Sea Route. Together, the two Eurasian powers are rebalancing the global naval equation.

The wider multipolar context here matters too. Just days ago, the world witnessed, in Beijing, a military parade that brought together the leaders of China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. While arguably largely symbolic, the parade highlights the growing alignment between diplomatic signalling, strategic alliances, and tangible military capabilities across Eurasia.

Naval exercises in this larger context are simultaneously training grounds, deterrence demonstrations, and political theatre. No wonder analysts are increasingly cautious about overestimating US operational reach in these complex environments

The point is that when we speak of “sea power” today, we must think not in classical terms of tonnage and battleships, but in terms of hybrid capabilities, new coalitions, and contested chokepoints. Regarding the old dichotomy between “land power” and “sea power”, the emerging Eurasian model is fluid enough to adapt across domains, while the US struggles to keep up everywhere at once.

Washington, as a matter of fact, faces structural limits in this emerging maritime competition. Its industrial base for one thing struggles to keep pace with Beijing’s shipbuilding acceleration (Chinese shipbuilding capacity, amazingly enough, is reportedly 200 times greater). Delays in carrier construction — including the USS John F. Kennedy, postponed to March 2027 — aging fleets, and stretched global commitments blunt the capacity to project power consistently across multiple theatres.

Simply put, a superpower cannot indefinitely combine blue-water dominance with near-simultaneous continental obligations. Allies increasingly hedge, seeking self-reliance or diversifying partnerships (unpredictable tariffs do not help, obviously).

This hybrid overextension plus an erratic foreign policy, combined with the rise of technologically sophisticated competitors, means that the US can no longer assume uncontested maritime supremacy. This is geopolitics — and not just History — in the making.

Uriel Araujo, Anthropology PhD, is a social scientist specializing in ethnic and religious conflicts, with extensive research on geopolitical dynamics and cultural interactions.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Voice of East.

7 Courses in 1 – Diploma in Business Management

#China #EastAsia #Eurasia #Geopolitics #IndianOcean #maritime #navalPower #PacificOcean #Russia #USA

China-Russia Joint Submarine Patrol Marks Strategic Shift In Global Naval Power

China-Russia Joint Submarine Patrol Marks Strategic Shift In Global Naval Power

By Uriel Araujo

Russian and Chinese submarines conducted their first joint Pacific patrol, representing a landmark moment for maritime cooperation. Alongside exercises in the Indian Ocean and East Asia, these manoeuvres reveal a hybrid sea power blending technology, industrial strength, and strategic alliances. The US in turn faces limits in sustaining global maritime dominance amid emerging Eurasian coordination.

Last week, Russian and Chinese submarines carried out their first joint patrol in the Pacific, marking a historic milestone in naval cooperation between two continental powers traditionally associated with land dominance or “Land Power” in classical geopolitical parlance.

This patrol came four weeks after Russia and China conducted their first full-scale joint naval exercise, Joint Sea-2025 (August 1–5). The submarine operation, which demonstrated coordinated surface and undersea manoeuvres, spanned strategically sensitive waters in the Sea of Japan and East China Sea. Japan, the main American regional ally, shadowed the flotilla near its coast: these waters have long been flashpoints of regional rivalry — territorially, politically, and strategically.

One may recall that, back in March, the Security Belt 2025 exercise brought China, Russia, and Iran together in the strategic Indian Ocean, in the Gulf of Oman (near Chabahar Port directly adjacent to the Strait of Hormuz), along crucial energy corridors. These manoeuvres were designed not only as military drills but also as political signals. As a matter of fact, when seen together — the March trilateral exercise, the August Joint Sea-2025 drills, and now the unprecedented joint submarine patrol — the pattern is unmistakable: China and Russia are steadily redefining the meaning of “sea power.”

According to (School of International Studies scholars) Ma Bo and Li Zishuit, the aforementioned Security Belt 2025 also illustrated Beijing’s strategic embrace of “minilateralism”, where limited, flexible maritime coalitions advance both regional security and China’s reach along vital energy routes. Featuring live-fire strikes, anti-piracy patrols, and aerial-naval coordination, the exercise shows how small-group security settings offer Beijing practical influence without excessive reliance on bloated multilateral institutions. China and its partners are in fact increasingly using these minilateral frameworks to safeguard trade corridors and reshape regional security architecture on their own terms.

Moreover, these manoeuvres are part of a broader strategic push by China and Russia to refine hybrid maritime doctrines that blend conventional sea power with technological and industrial leverage.

The United States, by contrast, looks increasingly overburdened (a theme I’ve covered a number of times, from different angles). Its navy, while maintaining a global presence across the Pacific, Persian Gulf, Mediterranean, and Red Sea, is also struggling to adapt to new Arctic realities — investing in ice-capable operations and transpolar surveillance as climate change opens Northern Sea routes. Thus far, Washington’s strategy has relied on projecting a permanent presence everywhere, thereby stretching resources thin. Suffice to say, this approach is becoming unsustainable in the face of near-peer competitors who are more focused, more agile, and less entangled in global overreach, so to speak.

Meanwhile, China’s rise as a naval power is not only a question of numbers, although its fleet expansion is impressive enough by any measure. It is about what I would call a “naval-industrial-strategic” triad: a combination of shipbuilding capacity, technological innovation (from AI-driven undersea drones to hypersonic anti-ship missiles), and geopolitical vision. Beijing is betting on new domains — cyber, space, seabed infrastructure — integrated into maritime strategy, thereby creating a hybrid form of sea power that Alfred Thayer Mahan could hardly have imagined.

Russia, for its part, brings combat-tested fleets and strategic geography to this equation. It has been leveraging its regional expertise (whether in the Black Sea, the Arctic, or now East Asia) while coordinating with Beijing through joint drills, thus remaining a consequential player in shaping evolving patterns of global naval presence. Notably, it operates the world’s largest fleet of nuclear power icebreakers, crucial for maintaining year-round access to the Northern Sea Route. Together, the two Eurasian powers are rebalancing the global naval equation.

The wider multipolar context here matters too. Just days ago, the world witnessed, in Beijing, a military parade that brought together the leaders of China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. While arguably largely symbolic, the parade highlights the growing alignment between diplomatic signalling, strategic alliances, and tangible military capabilities across Eurasia.

Naval exercises in this larger context are simultaneously training grounds, deterrence demonstrations, and political theatre. No wonder analysts are increasingly cautious about overestimating US operational reach in these complex environments

The point is that when we speak of “sea power” today, we must think not in classical terms of tonnage and battleships, but in terms of hybrid capabilities, new coalitions, and contested chokepoints. Regarding the old dichotomy between “land power” and “sea power”, the emerging Eurasian model is fluid enough to adapt across domains, while the US struggles to keep up everywhere at once.

Washington, as a matter of fact, faces structural limits in this emerging maritime competition. Its industrial base for one thing struggles to keep pace with Beijing’s shipbuilding acceleration (Chinese shipbuilding capacity, amazingly enough, is reportedly 200 times greater). Delays in carrier construction — including the USS John F. Kennedy, postponed to March 2027 — aging fleets, and stretched global commitments blunt the capacity to project power consistently across multiple theatres.

Simply put, a superpower cannot indefinitely combine blue-water dominance with near-simultaneous continental obligations. Allies increasingly hedge, seeking self-reliance or diversifying partnerships (unpredictable tariffs do not help, obviously).

This hybrid overextension plus an erratic foreign policy, combined with the rise of technologically sophisticated competitors, means that the US can no longer assume uncontested maritime supremacy. This is geopolitics — and not just History — in the making.

Uriel Araujo, Anthropology PhD, is a social scientist specializing in ethnic and religious conflicts, with extensive research on geopolitical dynamics and cultural interactions.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Voice of East.

7 Courses in 1 – Diploma in Business Management

#China #EastAsia #Eurasia #Geopolitics #IndianOcean #maritime #navalPower #PacificOcean #Russia #USA

ThuG , a concrete tugboat light sculpture, handmade one-off light fixture ⚓ 🚢

Dimensions and weight:
Width: 29 cm / 11 ¼ Inches
Depth: 7.5 cm / 3 Inches
Height: 17 cm / 6 ¾ Inches
Weight: +/- 1.25 Kg / 2.75 lbs

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1827525662/thug-a-concrete-tugboat-light-sculpture?ref=shop_home_active_6&logging_key=785f6fa4315e804d62b254d4279422e09849b7d7%3A1827525662

#shipslamp #tugboat #illuminated #boat #ship #ahoy #toot #scheepvaart #bismarck #harbor #lamp #design #light #sculpture #toys #nautical #decor #captain #navy #maritime #ocean #art #gift #art #kunst #boot #schip #design #beton #concrete

Friday, July 11, 2025

What Russian bombardment feels like in Kyiv — Ukraine, UK pen deal for Thales air defense missile supply — The day I first heard a Shahed drone buzzing overhead –Ukraine’s largest battery energy storage project enters final testing phase, set to power 600,000 homes … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/friday-july-11-2025/

Greta #Thunberg #kidnapped by Israel

#Israel cannot be allowed to routinely violate international law

Apply maximum pressure on Israel to allow immediate #humanitarian aid to #Gaza & release the #Madleen’s crew of volunteers, who were #detained #illegally on international waters."

In the early hours of this morning, the humanitarian #ship, the Madleen, was illegally #seized by Israeli forces on #international waters.

https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/madleen_freedom_flotilla_1_1/

#WarCrimes #GretaThunberg #maritime #BoycottIsrael

Population Vulnerability Of Residents, Employees, And Cruise-Ship Passengers To Tsunami Hazards Of Islands In Complex Seismic Regions - A Case Study Of The U.S. Virgin Islands
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105289 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Tsunami #Evacuation #Mitigation #Risk #Hazard #Modeling #Island #publicsafety #USVI #VirginIslands #damage #loss #infrastructure #cost #economics #humanimpacts #publicsafety #lossoflife #death #earthquake #fault #mitigation #monitoring #warning #response #tourists #locals #employees #cruiseships #population #community #vulnerability #USVirginIslands #ships #vessels #docks #inundation #flood #flooding #waves #maritime #port #scenario #riskassessment #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

Earth's Oceans Are Filled With What Scientists Are Calling ‘Dark Vessels’ | Satellite Mapping Reveals Extensive Industrial Activity At Sea
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https://www.earth.com/news/dark-vessels-most-industrial-fishing-activity-is-not-publicly-tracked/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06825-8 <-- shared paper
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https://dialogo-americas.com/articles/chinas-rampant-illegal-fishing-is-endangering-the-environment-and-the-global-economy/ <-- shared opinion piece
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #illegalfishing #tracking #AI #statesponsored #deeplearning #darkvessels #GPS #transmitters #AIS #turnedoff #maritime #marine #vessels #foodsecurity #sustainability #global #globalsecurity #transponders #smuggling #illegal #commercialfishing #transport #energy #oil #gas #shipping #resources #Sentential #Sentential1 #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #realtime #model #modeling #neuralnetwork #accuracy #radar #SAR #cargoship #infrastructure #ocean #worldwide #humanrights #MPAs #coast #coastal #EEZs #tankers #industrial #sea #windfarms

How can ships become cleaner? | #DW Documentary

Soot, particle pollution and heavy fuel oil: freighters and cruise liners are real climate killers. It’s high time for a change of course on the seas. The film shows how both #innovations and tried-and-tested ideas can make shipping cleaner.

Container ships supply people all over the world with goods, while #cruises attract millions of passengers every year. But ships also cause around three percent of global #greenhouse gas emissions.

This is despite the fact that emission-free #maritime #trade has been possible for thousands of years - thanks to the wind. "We need to get back to sailing ships," says Captain Andreas Lackner. Fifteen years ago, the #Austrian and two friends put a sailing cargo ship into operation. The "Tres Hombres" has been working since 2010, transporting up to 40 tons of goods across the seas without an engine. The clipper ship takes cocoa and rum from the Caribbean to Europe, or 20,000 bottles of organic wine from La #Rochelle to #Copenhagen. "We’re closing the gap between fairly paid producers of organic goods and conscious consumers," says Lackner.

Others have also rediscovered the power of the wind. Ralf Oltmanns from East Frisia sailed the world's #oceans at the age of 16, before founding an advertising agency. Now, 30 years later, the passionate sailor has developed a new twist on a century-old propulsion system in order to make large ships cleaner. The Flettner rotor, named after its inventor, Anton Flettner, is a type of sailing machine: a cylindrical structure that rotates in the wind to generate thrust. Oltmanns has used the original invention to create a modern product. "Depending on the size of the rotor and the wind conditions, a freighter can save between 5 and 25 percent on fuel," the 63-year-old calculates. The rotor could make both cargo and passenger ships more climate-friendly. Anna Braren was convinced by his idea: Her shipping company equipped its first ship with the Flettner rotor in 2021.

With countless innovations and strict regulations, #Norway is leading the way in the transition to emission-free #shipping. The #Scandinavians are focusing on #electric motors and hybrid #technologies. #Climate change is already being felt in the #Norwegian Arctic - another reason why the government is getting serious. From 2026, only emission-free ships will be allowed to sail in #Norway's most beautiful fjords. And climate-friendly #tourist ships are already sailing along the traditional postal ship route.

youtube.com/watch?v=uGevleI5I1…

#documentary #dwdocumentary

Start pumping, we reached minimum freeboard.
😉

#saigonriver #saigon #travel #vietnam #maritime #cargovessel

Living at work.

It is quite amazing how many photo opportunities one have when sailing up the river to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).

#travelphotography #HCMC #saigon #photography #travel #saigonriver #boats #maritime #maritimephoto

#Coastguard response times could quadruple under new plans

Controversial new proposal from #Bristow’s a private, profit motivated company Tories contracted to #privatize the service

Coastguard will have 60 min to launch after call is made

Currently they have 15 min during day, 45 min at night

This will risk lives

https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2023/10/06/coastguard-response-times-could-quadruple-under-new-plans

#ToryScum #CutsKill #Rescue #Shetland #Maritime #UK #greed #ToryDictatorship #Privatization #SearcjRescue #OilRigs #Ships #CruiseShips #PeopleNotProfits

Halifax Harbour Reflection

This reflection was part of a series I produced a few years ago. This is HMCS Acadia, which was docked by the Maritime Museum in Halifax harbour. Built in 1913, she survived the Halifax explosion of 1917.
https://hmhps.ca/sites/hmcs-acadia
Happy Tuesday, Fedi Friends

#StevenKPosts #docks #HalifaxHarbour #Halifax #NovaScotia #Harbour #Maritime #Ship #HalifaxExplosion #Reflection #Abstract #VisitNovaScotia #HMCSAcadia #TuesdayVibe #Tuesday

Thanks to the outstanding projects that joined us last week to bring innovation in the sustainable #BlueEconomy under the spotlight at #EMD2023 🌊👏

More details about funding opportunities in the #maritime sector are now available 👇
https://europa.eu/!GHJnDy

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/cinea_eu/status/1664633573922545666

Play revendique des attaques informatiques à l'encontre de :

• 🇫🇷 Groupe Gambetta (groupegambetta.fr)

• 🇳🇴 United European Car Carriers (uecc.com)

#france #norway #marine #transportation #europe #shipment #collectivités #rgpd #market #customers #vehicules #coopératif #sea #databreach #logements #maritime #automotive #vendeurs #cargo #citizens #biens #freight #habitants #promoteurs #schedules #transports #shipping #fuel #hybrid #locataires #achats #play #ransomware #fleets #immobilier #collaborateurs #services #voyages #habitat #gdpr #ports #acheteurs #manufacturers #clients #commercial #propriétaires #battery #sailing #power #facilities #immobiliers #occupants #ventes #business #vessels #propriétés #informatique

In the eighty years between 1788 and 1868, some 162,000 #convicts were embarked on #transport #ships and #banished to the #colonies to serve their sentences. The 337-ton #barque #Neva sailed from the #Irish port of #Cork on 8th January 1835 bound for #Sydney with 153 #female #prisoners of the crown. Joining them were 55 #children. When the Neva struck a #reef in Bass Strait, some 150 #souls #perished.

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