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Trump extends ceasefire in Iran, citing ‘seriously fractured’ Iranian government
President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended the
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ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERSAPRIL 19, 2026 22:38Updated: APRIL 20, 2026 08:38
US Marines boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial vessel in the Arabian Sea on April 19 after a six-hour standoff, rappelling from helicopters launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Monday morning.
The operation came after the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance disabled the ship’s propulsion when it failed to comply with repeated US warnings, the statement said.
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Swiss marine power company WinGD has completed what it says is the world’s first type approval (TAT) and factory acceptance testing (FAT) for an ammonia-fuelled two-stroke marine engine.
Both TAT and FAT programs were completed last month, with testing of the X52DF-A-1.0 engine carried out at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Engine & Machinery (HHI-EMD) facility in South Korea, witnessed by classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR), with representatives from all major classification societies, supervised by Belgian shipping company EXMAR.
The testing was carried out on a 52-bore engine to be installed on a 46,000m3 LPG/ammonia carrier on order for EXMAR. According to WinGD, the vessels in the series are set to become the first ammonia-fuelled gas carriers