US legislators publish guidance for national maritime strategy
US Senators Mark Kelly and Marco Rubio and US Representatives Mike Waltz and John Garamendi released the bipartisan report entitled…
Bulkhead replacement works totalling US$80 million set for Port Everglades, Florida
Houston-based construction company Orion Group Holdings has been awarded a contract for infrastructure upgrade works at Port Everglades in Fort…
New European agreement calls for international cooperation on autonomous ships
Norway has entered into a new agreement with the UK, Belgium, Denmark, and the Netherlands to facilitate better cooperation on…
Six arrested following failed ship hijacking off Somalia
Personnel of the European Union’s Operation Atalanta naval task force have arrested six people in connection with a failed attempt…
NYK Group begins trials utilizing 3D models in design of new LPG tanker
Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and its group company MTI, in collaboration with Smert Design, have launched…
Fratelli Cosulich welcomes new bunkering ship to fleet
Italian shipping company the Fratelli Cosulich Group recently took delivery of a new bunkering vessel built by Chinese shipyard Zhejiang…
Ørsted christens first US-built offshore wind service operation vessel
Ørsted and shipbuilder Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) formally named a new service operation vessel (SOV) in a ceremony at the…
VESSEL REVIEW | HaiSea Warrior – LNG-fuelled escort tugs enter service in British Columbia, Canada
Canadian towage company HaiSea Marine, a joint venture business formed by the Haisla Nation of British Columbia and local shipping…
VESSEL REVIEW | Guqin – Large sightseeing and private events vessel for Yangtze River sailings
China’s the Wuhan Cultural Tourism Group has taken delivery of a new sightseeing vessel built by local shipbuilder the Wuchang…
Baltic index hits more than one-week low on weaker vessel rates
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index that tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities slipped to a more…