US considers nuclear-powered assault ships
Source: New Scientist

Source Date: 14th Jun, 2008
Source Pages: pp.24-25.
Summary:
A bill recently passed by the House of Representatives aims to make many more of the ships in the US naval fleet nuclear powered, including amphibious assault ships that carry troops into combat. Proponents of the bill argue that soaring oil prices make nuclear power an economic fuel option, whilst the slow burn of the reactors will obviate the need to call into potentially hostile ports to refuel. However, critics claim that the presence of a nuclear reactor onboard will make the ship a terrorist target.
Convention on recycling ships could yet be viable
Source: Lloyd's List

Source Date: 13th Jun, 2008
Source Pages: p.4.
Summary:
Moves are underway to resolve the problem of the timely availability of sufficient capacity to recycle ships in accordance with the International Maritime Organization’s proposed convention on ship recycling, which could provide an incentive for ratification without jeopardising the principal objectives of the draft convention. One possible solution could be to introduce different application dates for the draft convention’s basic safety and environmental requirements and for those requirements that are directly affected by the commercial issue of available market capacity.
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