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The AUVs will join Ocean Infinity’s “Armada” fleet of unmanned or partially-manned data acquisition ships. U.S.-based subsea company Ocean Infinity has expanded its fleet of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) with...

It's a known issue with most ore cargoes; the key issue is whether the solid bulk cargo that is to be loaded is liable to liquefaction.

630 Ships Sent for Demolition During 2020 According to new data released today by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 630 ocean-going commercial ships and offshore units were sold to the scrap yards in 2020. Of these vessels, 446 large tankers, bulkers, floating platforms, cargo- and passenger ships were broken down on three beaches in South Asia, amounting to near 90% of the gross tonnage dismantled globally. Ships are considered hazardous waste under international environmental law as they contain...

Brazilian mining giant Vale has announced the final delivery of iron ore using one of its converted very large ore carriers, VLOCs, after the company decided to phase out its use of the vessels. Vale had been under pressure over its chartering of the converted vessels after the MV Stellar Daisy sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 2017 while en route to China. Only two of its 24 crew members survived. The Stellar Daisy was among a fleet of more than two dozen VLOCs that were converted from single-hul...