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SpaceX marine fleet kicks into high gear

Teslarati

As SpaceX looks to continue its quest to achieve over 140 launches this year, its marine fleet is functioning at an insane pace. As the launch count climbs, more and more pressure will be placed upon the fleet as they look to maintain their safety and fast-paced work, ensuring SpaceX can keep setting industry records.

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SpaceX drone ship heads to the Bahamas for its ride to California

Teslarati

SpaceX relocated the vessel to give its East Coast fleet a redundant pair of drone ships and enable a launch cadence boost otherwise unachievable. lol so it sounds like OCISLY will be piggybacking on MS1 from the Bahamas through the Panama Canal – and possibly all the way to Port of Long Beach.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 booster becomes fourth to launch and land ten times

Teslarati

Unlike most other SpaceX launches, that drone ship – named A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG) – was stationed southeast of Kennedy Space Center and off the coast of the Bahamas, where the weather and warmer seas are calmer and more optimal for safe booster and fairing recovery.

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ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies

Green Car Congress

The majority of HFO carriage in the Geographic Arctic is attributable to ships flagged to non-Arctic states with major ship registries like Panama, the Marshall Islands, Liberia, Malta, and the Bahamas. LNG, fuel cells), albeit at substantial cost to existing fleets.

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Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

Baua Electric

According to Royal Caribbean, the ship, which is registered in the Bahamas, also sets a new standard for sustainability with the use of energy-efficient technology designed to minimize the ship’s carbon footprint and move closer to the company’s goal of introducing a net-zero ship by 2035. “If

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

Baua Electric

In the United States, Amtrak’s new fleet of high-speed trains could soon enter service in the Northeast Corridor, although no start date has been set. Among luxury eco-conscious newcomers, Ki’ama Bahamas , slated to open in the fall, promises to be the first fully solar-powered residential club in the Bahamas.

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