[ad_1] On Wednesday, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and The Interlake Steamship Company cut steel for the first U.S.-flagged laker to be built in more than 35 years. “The first cut of steel is a major milestone that signifies we, along with Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, are ready to...
[ad_1] Prominent Australian shipbuilders, Austal and Incat Tasmania, have ordered a total of eight MAN 16V28/33D STC engines in connection with the decision of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago to build one fast ferry at each yard. Each vessel will be powered...
[ad_1] [By Heiko Borchert] Current incidents in the Arabian Sea should be seized as an opportunity to advance naval conceptual thinking about unmanned maritime systems in gray zone operations. Gray zone activities are an astute object for concept development, as they “creep up on their goals...
[ad_1] The Ukraine Prosecutor's Office released a statement on Sunday saying it had searched a vessel in the Black Sea port of Kherson on Saturday as part of ongoing investigations into a suspected illegal delivery of fuel to the Russian Navy in 2015. The delivery is...
[ad_1] The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 25 fishing boat crewmen and 12 Coast Guardsmen after the fishing boat they were aboard capsized and sank approximately 336 nautical miles southeast of Clipperton Island in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, on Wednesday. The Coast Guardsmen were conducting a routine...
[ad_1] The 17 member State Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has enacted new agreed minimum terms and conditions in relation to crew employment conditions in support of enhanced protections for Pacific fisheries seafarers. The new terms are largely based on the ILO 188 Work in Fishing...
[ad_1] Hot on the heels of a 4.5 tonne cocaine seizure in early August, customs officials in Hamburg have nabbed 1.5 tonnes of cocaine in a container arriving from Brazil. The new catches in Germany are in addition to a 15 tonne bust of a...
[ad_1] Damen Shipyards Group has recently signed a contract for the delivery of a pontoon to France-based company, Marc SA. The contract is a significant one for Damen, being the 100th order for a pontoon since the company opened its dedicated Pontoons & Barges product...
[ad_1] Enchanted Princess, the fifth Princess Cruises Royal-class ship has been floated out at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone. Interior fittings will now begin, leading the vessel to its delivery, scheduled in 2020. The new vessel, at 145,000 gross tons, follows Royal Princess, Regal Princess, Majestic Princess...
[ad_1] South Korea plans to remove Japan from its trusted trading partner white list, amid an escalating trade war. The conflict is the result of South Korea's expectations for compensation for forced labor and sexual slavery by Japan before and during World War II. A local...
