Mastodawn

Shameless promotion for my book BEER POUR on National Maritime Day. Does anyone follow the National Day Calendar? It is amazing that there's a day for everything and apparently every name, like "It's National Pauline Day." Who dreams up this stuff, and then how does it get onto the National Day Calendar? How do I get to do that? "It's National Buy a Book Written by Sophia Jane Hayden Day!" "It's National Flicka's LOVERS Day!" "It's National BEER POUR NOVEL Day." If I'm missing out on a tool to sell more books, will someone let me know? #promotion #beer #followFriday #Friday #FridayReads #maritime #books #booksky #bookstodon #bookLovers #book #novel #novels #social #mastoArt #mastodon #readers #reading #writing #writers #writer #scribesAndMakers #humor #socialmedia

The Keystone Collective 18h ago

America Needs Europe More Than It Admits

The US is currently building its largest offshore wind farm, 176 turbines, 2.6 gigawatts, enough to power 660,000 homes off the coast of Virginia. The Trump administration tried to stop it twice. Courts blocked them both times.

What's less discussed is who's actually building it.

Right now, five European vessels are assembling off Virginia Beach. A Dutch cable layer is actively installing cables 27 miles offshore. Two Italian-operated Prysmian ships are staged at Norfolk loading equipment. A Belgian Jan De Nul vessel is working the Rhode Island corridor. A Dutch N-Sea support ship is alongside them at the dock.

Netherlands. Italy. Belgium. Luxembourg. Malta.
Not a single US-flagged cable installation vessel in sight, because none exists capable of doing this work.

We tracks these vessels in real time. We watched them arrive. We're watching them work. The data doesn't lie.

The European cable fleet is the living proof that US energy infrastructure depends on European industrial capability that no executive order can instantly replace.

The dependency conversation runs both ways. Europe needs American security guarantees. America needs European ships to keep its lights on.

#politics #geopolitics #energy #maritime #osint

NewsletterTF 21h ago

$11 Billion Allocated to Extend Aging Collins-Class Fleet Amid Capability Gaps

Australia is spending $11 billion to keep six old Collins-class submarines active until the late 2040s. Learn how this affects the Navy's defense power.

#australiannavy, #collinsclass, #defencefunding, #maritime, #aukus

https://newsletter.tf/australia-11-billion-collins-class-submarine-plan/

NewsletterTF 21h ago

The Australian government is spending $11 billion to fix old submarines. This is a big change from the original plan to replace them sooner.

#australiannavy, #collinsclass, #defencefunding, #maritime, #aukus
https://newsletter.tf/australia-11-billion-collins-class-submarine-plan/

Australia spends $11 billion to keep old submarines until 2040

Australia is spending $11 billion to keep six old Collins-class submarines active until the late 2040s. Learn how this affects the Navy's defense power.

NewsletterTF

NewsletterTF 1d ago

Sailing Towards a Greener Horizon?

How do wind-assisted cargo ships reduce carbon emissions? New research shows that smart route planning can cut fuel use by half for shipping companies.

#green-shipping, #cargo-ships, #carbon-emissions, #maritime-tech, #clean-energy

https://newsletter.tf/wind-powered-cargo-ships-emission-cuts/

Wind-powered cargo ships cut emissions by 50% in 2026 study

How do wind-assisted cargo ships reduce carbon emissions? New research shows that smart route planning can cut fuel use by half for shipping companies.

NewsletterTF

NewsletterTF 1d ago

New data from the German Aerospace Center shows that ships using wind and hydrogen can cut emissions by over 50%. This is a big change from current fossil fuel methods.

#green-shipping, #cargo-ships, #carbon-emissions, #maritime-tech, #clean-energy
https://newsletter.tf/wind-powered-cargo-ships-emission-cuts/

Wind-powered cargo ships cut emissions by 50% in 2026 study

How do wind-assisted cargo ships reduce carbon emissions? New research shows that smart route planning can cut fuel use by half for shipping companies.

NewsletterTF

NYT > Home Page 1d ago

Iran and Oman in Talks Over Strait of Hormuz Ship Payment System

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/world/middleeast/iran-strait-of-hormuz-tolls.html

#WorldNews #Geopolitics #Maritime

Iran and Oman in Talks Over Strait of Hormuz Ship Payment System

The discussions suggest that the United States and the Iranian government may not be close to reaching a deal to end a war that has badly damaged the global economy.

The New York Times

Tania Lévy 1d ago

Le service de l'Inventaire de Bretagne accorde des aides pour soutenir la recherche en lien avec ses thématiques d'étude : n'hésitez pas à postuler et à relayer !
Cela va du patrimoine balnéaire et portuaire à celui des pardons, de l'industrie toilière ou encore des lycées.

#patrimoine #inventaire #Histoire #bretagne #recherche #HistoireDelArt #Bourse #Finistere #CotesDarmor #Morbihan #IlleEtVilaine #lycee #militaire #port #maritime #PatrimoineReligieux #voile #mer #maritime #architecture #objets

https://www.bretagne.bzh/aides/fiches/patrimoine-inventaire-participer-aux-etudes-thematiques-regionales/

Saxafi Media 1d ago

#Ethiopia is reportedly reassessing #Somaliland’s strategic importance as #RedSea rivalries deepen & #maritime access pressures grow, reviving debate over whether #AddisAbaba could eventually #RecognizeSomaliland following #Israel’s historic move.

https://saxafimedia.com/ethiopia-reassesses-somaliland-red-sea-intensify/

Ethiopia Reconsiders Somaliland Recognition Amid Red Sea Power Struggle

Ethiopia reassesses Somaliland’s strategic value amid growing Red Sea competition, maritime access concerns and shifting regional geopolitics following Israel’s recognition of Somaliland

SaxafiMedia