Maritime News

The dearth of welding talent for shipyards – for all manufacturing operations – transcends the ‘finding the next generation’ discussion and fall squarely into a conversation about rebuilding U.S. shipbuilding capacity and national defense. Technology companies – specifically AI and robotics – continue to infiltrate nearly every maritime sector…

Maersk Takes Delivery of First Ammonia Carrier

Fraser Industries LLC Signs Shipyard Modernization Memorandum of Understanding with HD Hyundai to Advance U.S. Shipbuilding Revitalization

World’s Fastest Self-Unloader Ready for Simandou Project

ABS Deepens South Korea-US Shipbuilding Collaboration

Offshore

Sallaum Lines Orders LNG Dual-Fuel PCTC From China

Sallaum Lines has ordered an 8,600-car equivalent unit (CEU) pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) from China Merchants Shipyard, with an option for a second vessel, expanding its newbuilding program as it prepares for long-term growth in the global vehicle carrier market.The LNG dual-fuel, ammonia-ready vessel is scheduled…

Samsung Heavy, Conrad Shipyard Get ABS Nod for LNG Bunkering ATB Design

ABS: Demand for Floating Offshore Wind Vessels is Rising

Iran Vows Response to Ukrainian Attack on Commercial Vessel

Japan Finds Rare Earth Mud Near Remote Island

Coastal/Inland

Vessel Sinks Week After Being Struck by Russian Fire

An international general cargo vessel sank off the coast of Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa on Sunday, a week after Ukrainian officials said it had been struck by Russian forces.Ukraine's ports authority said the Golden Leo, sailing under a Guinea-Bissau flag, had sunk near the port.

BY THE NUMBERS: Copper is Cargo Theft King

Houthis Threaten Targeted Attacks on Shipping Companies Visiting Saudi Ports

Marine Group Boat Works Wins Contract to Build Low-Emissions Catalina Express Ferry

Guyana Ferry Disaster Leaves Dozens Feared Dead

Government

Taiwan to Conducts Drills for Chinese Attack

Taiwan will test relocating weapons production lines and converting civilian factories for military use in annual drills next month, the defence ministry said on Tuesday, aiming to sustain combat operations if Chinese attacks hit supply hubs.The exercise, part of the annual Han Kuang war games from August 5 to 14, will…

Coast Guard Seizes Marijuana Off the Caribbean

Police Seize Tonnes of Cocaine Off Portugal

Houthis to Model Iran's Hormuz Control in Red Sea

Ret. U.S. Navy Captain Mark Harris Joins Exiger as Strategic Advisor

Equipment

Bureau Veritas Gives Blessing to Seatrium’s 30MW Floating Data Center

Seatrium has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore for its 30 MW Floating Data Centre (FDC) concept, marking a milestone in the development of offshore digital infrastructure designed to support growing demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing.The concept features a jetty-moored…

CMT Launches Engine Pressure Drop Tester for Ship Operators

GTT Marine to Digitize Petronas’ LNG Fleet

Intellian Announces the Commercial Launch of the C100M GMDSS System

Sonplas Unveils Explosion-Proof Test Chambers for Fuel and Energy Components

Training

Curtin University Students Explore Marine Science Careers at Sea

Marine Science students from Curtin University recently partook in a sea voyage from Perth to Hobart, a trip that helped some determine their career paths. Twenty university students were selected from across Australia for CAPSTAN, a national sea-training program run by CSIRO, the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies…

Fincantieri Set to Operate Qatari Naval Training Centre

Natalie Carroll Appointed as ICMA's Head of Competence and Training

Bollinger Shipyards Opens Maritime Training Center in Mississippi

By the Numbers: GAO Examines America's Mariner Training Pipeline

Law & Regulations

Tanker Crew Abandons Ship After Reported Strike in Hormuz

A tanker in the Strait of Hormuz reported being struck by an unknown projectile, forcing its crew to abandon the vessel and board a lifeboat, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) said on Tuesday.UKMTO said it had received multiple reports on Tuesday that a tanker had broadcast over VHF Channel 16 that it had been hit by an unknown projectile.

Maritime News

MarAd's Carmel: Great Lakes are Central to America's Maritime Revival

Egypt Confirms Drone Hit Damietta Gas Vessels

Northern Lights CCS Fleet Set for Next Stage with Latest LCO2 Carrier Arrival

Iran Rejects Omani Plan for Strait of Hormuz Management

Low Water Levels in European Rivers Warn of Economic Impact

Russian Grain Lobby Warns Black Sea Attacks Threaten Grain Security

China Refuses Philippine "Baselines" Around Disputed Scarborough Shoal

Crude Oil Spills From Shadow Fleet Tanker Off Oman

Petrobras Extends Contracts for DOF-TechnipFMC PLSV Duo

Two Oil Supertankers Exit Hormuz as Traffic Remains Sparse

Security Concerns About Suez Oil Rise After Tanker Drone Strike in Egypt

Gulf Markets Ease as US, Iran Hostilities Resume

Saudi Arabia Launches Multinational Maritime Defense Coalition Plans

DOF Group Awarded Two AHTS Vessel Contracts

Seanergy Maritime Shares Q2, H1 Financial Results

Resolve Marine Announces New Tacoma, Washington Facility

Shipbuilding

Rebuilding U.S. Shipbuilding One Weld at a Time