Marines to Test Prototype Landing Ship to Support New Force Design

US Marine Corps Photo

After making a series of modifications to an offshore support vessel, the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab is ready to start experimenting with a prototype for a landing ship the Marines say is key to the service’s island-hopping future in the Western Pacific.

Through Military Sealift Command, the Marine Corps has contracted Hornbeck Offshore Services to alter the offshore support vessel for the types of missions it envisions Marines taking on in future conflict. The service...

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/27/marines-to-test-prototype-landing-ship-to-support-new-force-design

America ARG, Makin Island ARG Will Join Cobra Gold 2023

An MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron (VMM) 362 (Rein.), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8) in the Gulf of Thailand, Feb. 22, 2023. US Navy Photo

The Navy’s two Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG) deployed in the Indo-Pacific – the Makin Island ARG and the America ARG – will participate in major exercises in Thailand and Japan on Monday with the multinational Cobra Gold 2023 exercise in Thailand...

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COLUMN | Heading for a showdown in the South China Sea? [Naval Gazing]

Tensions around the Spratly and Paracel Islands in the South China Sea (SCS) have been on a rising curve since China’s de facto annexation of Mischief Reef in 1995. The ..

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COLUMN | Calm down: Nigeria goes to the polls as Heroic Idun crew face delays; asset flippers are back, literally; PX121s change hands at higher prices; Telford and Smit Lamnalco sold; Bourbon and Horizon tie up [Offshore Accounts]

Nigerian singer-songwriter Rema is currently soaring high in the charts with his smash song Calm Down (here). Since last weekend was Nigerian presidential election weeken ..

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Incremento de exportación de granos eleva tarifas del transporte marítimo de graneles secos

LONDRES, 23 feb (Reuters) – Las abundantes cosechas de soja en Brasil y las existencias de granos sin vender en Estados Unidos impulsarán las tarifas de transporte de graneles secos a medida que los compradores, incluida China, se reabastezcan después de los problemas de suministro del año pasado,...

https://fullavantenews.com/incremento-de-exportacion-de-granos-impulsa-el-mercado-de-transporte-de-graneles-secos/?lang=es

Marine Projects Vessel News Roundup | February 24 – Dredgers for UAE, US and Netherlands plus a new Chinese crane ship

Deliveries include a crane vessel for a Chinese offshore construction company and a dredger for a marine projects specialist in the UAE. A Dutch builder lays the keel of ..

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Passenger-to-freighter conversions keep on humming

Leasing companies and airlines don’t appear concerned about oversaturating the air cargo market with freighters as they continue to place production orders despite a  yearlong downturn in air cargo volumes and rates. Airframe overhaul facilities are scrambling to keep up with the demand for converting used passenger jets into dedicated cargo jets.

Lessors remain optimistic about long-term growth projections for air cargo, fueled by the fast-fulfillment requirements of e-commerce, and are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/passenger-to-freighter-conversions-keep-on-humming

U.S., Japan, South Korea Hold Ballistic Missile Defense Drills after North Korean Launches

JS ATAGO conducted an information sharing EX on BMD with U.S. and ROK naval vessels in the Sea of Japan. JSDF Photo

The U.S., Japan and South Korea carried out a trilateral Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) drill in the Sea of Japan Wednesday in response to North Korean missile launches Saturday and Monday.

U.S. Navy destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Atago (DDG-177), and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG-991) partici...

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/22/u-s-japan-south-korea-hold-ballistic-missile-defense-drills-after-north-korean-launches

Passenger Vessel News Roundup | February 22 – US and Russian cruise ships plus harbour ferries for Hong Kong

Construction begins on a new LNG-fuelled cruise ship as orders are placed for sea/river cruise ships for Russia, an ice-capable expedition ship for a US operator, and two ..

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