New Zealand is seeking to expand Asia-Pacific military deployments in its quest to show it was now “pulling our weight” with increased spending on its armed forces, the South Pacific nation’s defence minister said in Singapore on Friday.Defence…
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South Korean company is set to spend $254m on crude pair
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is backing the US Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) domestic investigation into vessel flagging laws, including the long-abused practice of ‘Flags of Convenience’ (FOCs).The FMC announced its prob…
Ten technologies, four vessels and 15% of the $127m project up front by owners
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By May this year, 158 cases of vessel abandonment had been recorded, up from 119 at the same point in 2024.These cases represent more than 1,501 seafarers who have reached out to the ITF for assistance, many of whom were left unpaid, without food…
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