MAR LIMPO IV

Type Date of Build FlagValue RegisterValue Port of Regestry
Supply Vessel Fire Fighting 2013-11-08 Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO
IMO Number Official Number Call Sign
9641259 PY2010
Legnth Breadth Gross tonnage Net tonnage Deadweight tonnage
61.7 14.04 1672 502 1800

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Authorities Launch Rescue Operation for Cargo Vessel's Crew in Red Sea

Authorities Launch Rescue Operation for Cargo Vessel's Crew in Red Sea

2 hours ago
A rescue operation is under way for the crew of a Panama-flagged cargo vessel that was abandoned off the port of Hodeidah in the Red Sea, three maritime security sources said on Thursday.The cause of the incident remained unclear and the number of crew on board was not known.The crew were forced to abandon the vessel, one of the sources told Reuters, adding that the ship experienced engine problems. Another source said an internal explosion occurred.Iran-aligned Houthi forces have launched attacks on international shipping near Yemen since November 2023 in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza war between Hamas and Israel.
Shoring Up U.S. Shipbuilding

Shoring Up U.S. Shipbuilding

15 hours ago
Spoiler Alert: we already know what to do. Some of it just isn’t physically possible. Help isn’t going to come from South Korea.Just two days following Donald Trump’s historic election victory, positioning him to become just the second U.S. President to be elected twice, in separate, non-following terms, the headlines curiously turned to shipbuilding. Which is a nice thing, since the average American thinks very little about that industry on a daily basis. Digging deeper, it seems that America’s once dominant shipbuilding industry needs help, and the incoming administration thinks that the answers can be found in South Korea.First things first: South Korea does build ships; a lot of them.
HII Intends to Acquire SC-based Metal Fabricator

HII Intends to Acquire SC-based Metal Fabricator

22 hours ago
HII announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of W International SC, LLC and Vivid Empire SC, LLC (collectively “W International”), a South Carolina-based complex metal fabricator specializing in the manufacture of shipbuilding structures, modules and assemblies.Upon completion of the transaction, the manufacturing facility in Goose Creek, South Carolina, will operate within HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. The site will support the construction of nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carrier modules and structures for U.S. Navy programs.
Philippines and China Dispute Over South China Sea Incident Escalates

Philippines and China Dispute Over South China Sea Incident Escalates

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China and the Philippines gave conflicting versions on Wednesday of a maritime confrontation around a contested shoal in the South China Sea, the latest row in a longstanding dispute between the neighbours.Chinese coast guard vessels fired water cannons and side-swiped a Manila fisheries bureau boat on the way to deliver supplies to Filipino fishermen in the area, according to Philippines officials, a move that drew condemnation from the United States.The incident follows a diplomatic spat in November after China drew baseline "territorial waters" around the prime fishing patch of the Scarborough Shoal, and submitted nautical charts this week to the United Nations setting out its claim
BOEM Okays Maryland Offshore Wind Plans

BOEM Okays Maryland Offshore Wind Plans

2 days ago
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for the Maryland Offshore Wind project.This is the final approval needed for the project from BOEM following the Department of the Interior’s September 2024 Record of Decision. This significant milestone advances the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030.“I am pleased to announce BOEM’s approval of our nation’s tenth commercial-scale offshore wind energy project. This project will power over 718,000 homes and support almost 2,680 jobs annually over seven years,” said BOEM Director Elizabeth Klein.