Brittany Ferries Ends Live Irish Calf Exports
On September 1, Brittany Ferries stopped transporting live farm animals including unweaned calves.The move marks another milestone in a campaign by NGOs to end long-distance live transport and ensure animal welfare legislation is effectively enforced. It has been led by a partnership of animal welfare protection groups including: Ethical Farming Ireland, Compassion in World Farming, Eurogroup for Animals…
Full-Scale Testing of Everllence 175DF Methanol Engine Underway
Everllence has announced the successful, full-scale testing of its 12-cylinder 175DF-M dual-fuel methanol engine at the company’s Test and Research Center in Frederikshavn, Denmark.The company reports that, following the optimization of the 175DF-M (Dual-Fuel Methanol) concept on a single-cylinder test stand in 2025, this first full-scale test campaign has validated operation in both diesel and methanol…
Report: More Crew Deaths Linked to Illness Than Accidents
More than four in five crew deaths reported to Britannia P&I Club were caused by illness rather than accidents, according to a new analysis of nearly 3,000 crew-related claims, prompting renewed calls for greater focus on preventative health, cardiovascular wellbeing and mental health support across the maritime industry.The Club's new Crew Claims Report, developed in collaboration with maritime medical specialist Dr Katherine Sinclaire of MedSea…
COLI Group Delivers Transformers for GE Vernova
COLI Group has recently completed a six-month transport project for GE Vernova, moving 14 large power transformers from GE Vernova's Turkish factory to a job site in Poland supporting the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm.The cargo was shipped across three voyages on three separately chartered vessels, and the project marks the second collaboration between COLI and GE Vernova's team in Poland.The transformers were picked up at GE Vernova's factory and loaded at Safiport in Derince, Türkiye.
GEA Presents Comprehensive Methanol Fuel System
GEA has presented its new methanol Fuel2Engine System at SMM 2026. With this solution, GEA has combined the GEA methanol Booster Unit with the GEA methanol Valve Train to create a comprehensive Fuel2Engine System. This technology thus covers key steps in the fuel supply process, from methanol processing to engine injection.The GEA methanol Fuel2Engine System is intended for use in newbuilds as well as retrofit projects.
AI and Robotics in Focus at ABS Innovation Summit
The technologies reshaping maritime took center stage at the ABS Innovation Sumit where shipowners, operators, technology developers and investors explored how innovation is moving from concept to operational reality.During the Summit, live technology demonstrations gave attendees direct access to innovators behind advances in robotics, drones, sensors and AI, with participating companies including Flyability…
Moose Boats Completes Boat for Sacramento Sheriff’s Office
Moose Boats is excited to have completed the M2-38 patrol vessel for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. The M2-38 is a 38-foot catamaran powered by twin Volvo Penta D6-480 diesel engines with a combined 960 horsepower with Hamilton Jets.According to Sacramento County Sheriff Sergeant Sam Flores, “Our main goal with the new boat is to clean up the Sacramento and American River to make the water better for our community.
Putin Puts Price on Ukrainian Ship Strikes
Ukrainian attacks on Russian naval vessels have caused significant but not critical damage, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.He said Ukraine had damaged around 100 vessels over a 40-day period, with the resulting damage equivalent to 1% of gross domestic product (GDP).(Reuters - Reporting by Maxim Rodionov in London, Dmitry Antonov and Ksenia Orlova in Moscow; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
US Launches New Assault on Iran
The U.S. launched a barrage of airstrikes against Iran on Tuesday, prompting Iranian retaliation, in the most serious escalation in weeks in a conflict that has driven up global energy prices and weighed on President Donald Trump's popularity at home.The strikes followed a weekend exchange of fire — the first since July — and attacks on Monday on two tankers leaving the Strait of Hormuz, the global oil supply waterway that Iran has effectively closed to shipping.
US Says COSCO Collecting Intel with Concealed Equipment
China's state-owned shipping giant COSCO uses concealed equipment on board its ships to spy on military communications near the coastlines of target nations including the U.S., two senior Trump administration officials said.The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the U.S. assessment of the Chinese program, said COSCO has a decades-long intelligence-collection partnership with Beijing.
AAM Delivers R/V Osprey to UNCW
All American Marine (AAM) announced the delivery of a 78-foot aluminum research vessel commissioned by the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). Following successful sea trials at AAM’s Bellingham, WA facility, R/V Osprey has arrived in Florida and is currently making her way up the coast to her home port of Wilmington, NC. There, she will support UNCW’s faculty, students, and research partners conducting scientific and educational missions along the Mid-Atlantic, U.S.
Ray Fitzgerald Appointed to President and COO of Pasha Group
The Pasha Group has appointed Raymond Fitzgerald as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective October 1, 2026. In conjunction with this appointment, company owner George Pasha, IV has transitioned from his previous role as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to Chairman and CEO.Fitzgerald brings more than 30 years of experience leading logistics, shipping and transportation enterprises.
Deltamarin, Offshoretronic to Design Monopile Installation Vessel
Finnish ship design house Deltamarin has joined forces with Barcelona-based engineering and vessel design office Offshoretronic in an Exclusive Engineering Consultant Agreement to develop what will be the world's largest jackup Monopile Installation Vessel (MPIV), named the VITRUVIAN Class, through to shipyard-ready status.The concept is a direct response to a capability gap in the offshore wind sector.
Anschütz Launches Standard 100 MF at SMM 2026
At this year’s SMM, Anschütz introduced the Standard 100 MF to the market for the first time, marking the next step in the evolution of its gyrocompass portfolio. With the Standard 100 MF, Anschütz brings vibrational gyro principles derived from hemispherical resonator gyro (HRG) systems such as the Standard 30 MF to a broader range of commercial vessels. The system applies these proven principles in a simplified, low-complexity design, supporting stable and reliable heading in daily operation.
Iran Reaches Seven Weeks Without Crude Exports Due to US Hormuz Blockade
For the first time on record, Iran has gone about seven weeks without shipping meaningful crude exports through the Strait of Hormuz, as a U.S. naval blockade succeeds where years of sanctions failed by cutting off one of Tehran's main sources of foreign-currency earnings. Unlike previous sanctions campaigns, when Iranian crude continued reaching buyers despite restrictions, the current blockade has stopped fresh crude cargoes reaching China…
North American Blue Energy Partners to Take Over Some Venezuelan Oilfields
U.S. oil company North American Blue Energy Partners will take over some oilfields previously controlled by several Chinese companies and a Russian firm, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday.The takeover will be part of a sweeping oil production agreement that President Donald Trump announced with Venezuela, they said.The projects were among 14 contracts newly granted to U.S.-backed North American Blue Energy Partners, according to the officials. NABEP was previously owned by U.S.
Deep Sea Specialist Team Joins Search for Capsized Ferry Offshore Cyprus
A specialist team from Turkey equipped to search deep waters started work on Tuesday to pinpoint the wreckage of a ferry thatcapsized off northern Cyprus on Sunday, with 20 people still missing.At least eight people died when the twin-hulled vessel started taking in water and overturned shortly after leaving the port of Kyrenia with 267 passengers and crew on board.The Turkish navy rescue vessel has a remotely operated vehicle able to search the deep water where the ferry sank…
Saudi Oil Tankers Attacked in Strait of Hormuz
Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other while transiting outbound through the Strait of Hormuz late on Monday, according to shipping intelligence and tracking firms Marisks and Kpler."The near-simultaneous incidents represent a further escalation in the threat environment within the Omani corridor," Marisks said.The tankers each loaded 2 million barrels of Saudi crude at the Juaymah terminal last week, Kpler data showed.
Vanuatu Tries to Raise Island Dispute with France to Top UN Court
The small Pacific Island state of Vanuatu is trying to bring a decades-old dispute with France over two uninhabited islands before the International Court of Justice, the United Nations' top court said on Tuesday.The ICJ, also known as the World Court, will not immediately accept the case because France has not agreed to so-called compulsory jurisdiction of the ICJ over its disputes with other states.
Orca AI Defense Opens First US Office at Virginia Beach International Incubator
Virginia Beach Economic Development (VBED) announced that Orca AI Defense, the U.S. subsidiary of global maritime technology company Orca AI, has established its first U.S. office as a new tenant of the Virginia Beach International Incubator.Headquartered in London, Orca AI has developed AI-powered maritime navigation technology that enhances situational awareness, improves vessel navigation, and helps prevent collisions.
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