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The first Chinese Vendee Globe sailer aims to inspire future generation

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 7, 2024

Xu Jingkun, the only Chinese skipper among the 12 non French skippers who will start the 10th edition on Sunday of the Vendee Globe, is the first to sail non-stop alone around the world despite having lost his left arm when he was 12. Xu, the…

Financial Times - Nov. 6

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 5, 2024

These are the most popular stories from the Financial Times. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports. The Competition and Markets Authority (UK's competition regulator) has approved the domestic…

French Naval vessel passes through Taiwan Strait

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 29, 2024

The Taiwan Defence Ministry announced on Tuesday that a French naval vessel had passed through the Taiwan Strait. This was the latest Western country to make a trip through this strategic waterway. Around once a year, the U.S. Navy, sometimes accompanied by ships of allied nations…

US Navy wants to arm ships Patriot missiles in response to China's hypersonic weaponry

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 25, 2024

Two senior defense officials have said that the U.S. Navy fears China will use hypersonic weapons in the Pacific to sink ships. They are moving ahead with a plan of arming some of their vessels with Patriot missiles. According to an industry official…

Denmark wants to find common EU solutions to Chinese wind competition

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 24, 2024

The Danish climate and energy ministry said that the country will be seeking a common EU strategy to combat the increased Chinese competition on the European wind market. This was ahead of a Thursday meeting with EU Commission officials and leaders in the industry.

Red Bandit wins the race to become Germany's third winner

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 23, 2024

Carl-Peter Forster's Red Bandit from Germany won the 45th Rolex Middle Sea Race on Wednesday, becoming the third German boat to win this prestigious offshore challenge. Red Bandit followed in the footsteps Saudade and Morning Glory, who won the race in 1983 and 2006 respectively.

Scallywag 100 is first to cross the line in Middle Sea Race

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 22, 2024

Scallywag 100, owned by Hong Kong businessman Lee Seng Huang, crossed the finish of the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2024 on Tuesday. It was the first monohull to complete this challenging course. The supermaxi completed the 606 nautical-mile offshore race that starts and ends in Valletta…

Equinor, a Norwegian company, tries to lease an offshore wind farm in Japan again.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 22, 2024

Two sources claim that Equinor, a Norwegian energy company, has bid with other companies to build an offshore wind farm in Japan's latest state auctions. It is looking for a foothold on the market. Equinor’s bid shows that some wind players have their eyes on Japan…

America's Cup design is followed by the development of hydrogen chase boats

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 17, 2024

In the middle of the America's Cup armada, a half dozen futuristic-looking craft are quietly zipping above the waves. The sleek foiling machine, designed by New Zealand's America's Cup Team, looks more like a large sports car than a boat. It…

Officials warn German ships who passed through Taiwan Strait

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 2, 2024

German task group commander, who led the German Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait in October, said that the Chinese vessels were very attentive and sent repeated radio messages to the German Navy ships, but they did not engage in any unsafe behavior.

South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary Plan Blocked at International Meeting

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 27, 2024

The International Whaling Commission's (IWC) meeting on Thursday rejected a proposal to create a sanctuary in the southern Atlantic Ocean for whales and cetacean species. This disappointed animal conservationists. At the IWC annual session held in Lima…

EU wheat prices ease after rally, as Black Sea supplies assessed

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 24, 2024

Euronext wheat prices fell on Tuesday after consolidating a rally the previous day. Traders weighed weather and war risk to Black Sea supplies against signs that Russia, Ukraine and other exporters continue to dominate markets at lower prices.

EU wheat prices pause after rally, Black Sea supply is assessed

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 24, 2024

Euronext wheat prices fell on Tuesday after consolidating a rally the previous day. Traders weighed weather and war risk to Black Sea supplies against signs that Russia, Ukraine and other exporters continue to dominate markets at lower prices.

North Korea's sister claims that the US is increasing its nuclear submarine threats

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 24, 2024

Kim Yo Jong - the powerful sister to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un - has criticised the presence in Busan of a U.S. submarine, according to state media KCNA. Kim said it was a sign of U.S. desire to "show off its nuclear strategic assets and increase threats", as reported by KCNA.

China condemns German Navy's transit through Taiwan Strait

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 14, 2024

China's military condemned Saturday the transit of two German Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait, saying that it increased security risk and sent the "wrong signal". Chinese forces also monitored and warned vessels. China, which claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its territory…

Australia performs first maintenance on US nuclear submarine

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 23, 2024

The defence ministers from Australia, Britain, and the United States announced that a U.S. nuclear-powered sub will undergo maintenance for the first-time in Australia on Friday. This is a crucial step taken by AUKUS partner countries to deter aggressive behavior in the Indo-Pacific.

OBITUARY - Mike Lynch, British tech pioneer who died at sea following US trial acquittal

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 22, 2024

Mike Lynch, a tech tycoon, who drowned when his luxury yacht capsized off Sicily spent over a decade creating Britain's largest software company. He also fought for almost the same amount of time against charges that he inflated its value to get a multibillion-pound deal.

Scholz Promises State Support to Secure Future of Historic Meyer Werft Shipyard

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 22, 2024

On Thursday, during a trip to Meyer Werft to meet with workers, Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, assured them that the German government was working on a deal for the shipyard, which is 229 years old and is one of the largest cruise ship builders in the world.Scholz…

Sources say that Germany is planning to take a majority stake in the troubled cruise shipbuilder.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 22, 2024

Sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday that the German government intends to buy a majority stake in Meyer Werft - one of the top cruise ship builders in the world - as part of its support for the company. Sources said that Chancellor Olaf Scholz…

German warships wait for orders to cross the disputed Taiwan Strait

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 19, 2024

Their commander stated that two German warships are waiting for orders from Berlin to determine if they will be the only German naval vessels to have passed through the disputed Taiwan Strait in decades next month, at the risk to escalation tensions with Beijing.
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