Incat Crowther Joins HII on U.S. Navy ROMULUS USVs
Incat Crowther will provide naval architecture and design services to America’s largest shipbuilder HII for ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels (USVs) being built under the U.S. Navy's Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program.HII has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract to build the vessels, with Incat Crowther supporting the program through its Louisiana-based team as a member of the ROMULUS project…
Lloyd’s Register Clears GasEntec’s High-Capacity FSRU Concept
Lloyd's Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to GasEntec for a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) concept capable of delivering up to 1 billion cubic feet of gas per day, placing it among the highest-capacity FSRU designs currently under development.The approval, presented during Gastech 2026 in Bangkok, followed LR's independent assessment of the design's technical and…
FAIRPLAY Orders Six Tugs from Sanmar Shipyards
Sanmar Shipyards will build six new tugs for FAIRPLAY Towage Group under a fleet expansion program covering vessels for harbor, escort and offshore operations, with deliveries scheduled throughout 2027 and 2028.The order comprises three Robert Allan-designed vessel classes with bollard pulls ranging from 80 to 120 tonnes. All six will feature IMO Tier III-compliant main engines, Ice Class notation…
MacGregor to Equip IWS’ Four Skywalker-Class CSOV Newbuilds
MacGregor has received an order from Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engineering Equipment to supply motion-compensated cranes and gangways for four additional Skywalker-class commissioning service operation vessels being built for IWS Fleet.The equipment package will include three-dimensional motion-compensated cranes and MacGregor's Horizon gangway systems. The order was booked in MacGregor's fourth-quarter…
DNV Appoints New Head of Miami Cruise Center
DNV has appointed Océane King as head of its Miami Cruise Center, bringing her back to the classification society after seven years at Royal Caribbean Group, where she worked on maritime technology, fleet innovation and decarbonization.King will lead the center's work with cruise operators and industry partners across technical, environmental and operational areas.The Miami Cruise Center serves as DNV's dedicated hub for the North American cruise market…
Veson Nautical Unifies Maritime Platforms with AI Workspace
Veson Nautical has integrated Q88, Q88 Dry, VesselsValue, Shipfix Chartering & Trading and Milbros into its Veson Platform, extending its CoCaptain artificial intelligence (AI) technology across a wider range of commercial maritime workflows.The products join IMOS on a common platform foundation, allowing users to access their existing products through a single login and workspace while retaining their current subscriptions…
Disney Believe Comes to Life with a Touch of Tinker Bell Magic
Meyer Werft has laid the keel for Disney Cruise Line's new Disney Believe, placing a specially minted Tinker Bell coin beneath it as construction of the 144,000-GT cruise ship advances in Papenburg in Germany.The traditional ceremony marked the start of assembly of the vessel's second gigablock. Its first gigablock left Meyer Werft's more than 500-metre-long covered building dock in September and is…
Two Dead, 11 Rescued After Black Sea Cargo Ship Sinking
Two people have died and 11 crew members have been rescued after the Royad Mammadov cargo ship sank in the Black Sea, Romanian authorities reported, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the vessel had been struck by Russian drones.The incident occurred on October 5 in Romania's exclusive economic zone, about 30 nautical miles south of Sfântu Gheorghe and outside the country's territorial waters…
ADNOC L&S Orders Three VLGCs for $324M
ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S) has ordered three 90,000-cubic-meter Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) for a total investment of $324 million.The three newbuilds are scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2029, ADNOC L&S said.Upon delivery, the VLGCs will be deployed under seven-year contracts with ADNOC Global Trading.The investment is also valued at $324 million (AED 1.19 billion), according to ADNOC L&S.
Oil Industry Braces for Years of Market Disruption
Shipping bottlenecks, deep cuts in refinery output and inventory draws that could take years to replace will keep global oil prices high beyond this year, industry executives said at a conference in London on Monday.Following the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran at the end of February, Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, choking exports through one of the world's most crucial shipping bottlenecks.The impact has been compounded by attacks on oil and gas infrastructure…
Airmar Launches Universal Pocket Mount Solutions
AIRMAR Technology Corporation, a provider of ultrasonic transducers and CHIRP sonar technology, announced its Universal Pocket Mount Solutions, designed to help boatbuilders engineer transducer installation into the hull during the build process. Builders can incorporate a single pocket design across hull sizes, improving consistency in transducer placement and allowing them to optimize sonar performance…
Yemeni Government Drives Houthis Out of Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces staged a lightning advance on Monday to retake the coast around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait up to the city of Mocha, the government said, pushing the Iran-backed Houthis out of most of the areas they seized last month.The forces of the internationally recognised government, backed by heavy Saudi air strikes, reached the outskirts of Mocha late on Monday and Houthi fighters were retreating into the highlands, four government sources said.
EU Wheat Rises After Saudi Tender, Continued Black Sea Tensions
Euronext wheat rose on Monday to reach three-week highs as a falling euro, continuing war disruption to Black Sea shipping and a large purchase by Saudi Arabia supported prices, traders said.Benchmark December milling wheat on the Paris-based Euronext ended the daytime trading session at 1630 GMT, up 1.6% at €245.50 ($275) a metric ton, rising for a third straight session.The contract earlier hit its highest since September 10 at €246.25…
Liberty Global Logistics, Hyundai Glovis Study Nuclear-Powered PCTCs
Liberty Global Logistics (LGL) and Hyundai Glovis signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate the feasibility of developing and operating a small modular reactor (SMR)-powered Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC), initially targeting service between the United States and South Korea.The MoU moves the nuclear-powered ship project beyond conceptual design toward examining the regulatory, infrastructure, technical and commercial hurdles required for actual operation.
Two Dead After Ship Fire, Ukraine Blames Russian Drones
Two people died and others were rescued after a fire on a ship in the Black Sea outside Romania's territorial waters, Romanian authorities said on Monday, as Ukraine blamed Russian drones for the incident.Romania's interior ministry said 11 crew members of the ship which sank had been rescued. The country's Naval Authority said the incident involved a fire on the ship Royad Mammadov.Romania did not…
Saudi Aramco: Replenishing Crude, Fuel Stocks Could Take Two Years
The squeeze on crude oil and refined fuels is set to tighten, and it could take up to two years to refill global stockpiles drawn on as an emergency measure, the chief executive of the world's biggest oil company Saudi Aramco said on Monday.Following the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran at the end of February, Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, choking exports through one of the world's most crucial shipping bottlenecks.Under pressure from US President Donald Trump…
Oil Eases, UK FTSE 100 Steadies After Worst Week Since April
The UK's FTSE 100 rose on Monday, steadying after its steepest drop since April last week, as prospects of higher crude supplies kept prices in check.The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed 0.34% higher at 10,497.94 points.
Reefer Ships: Resilient Link in the Cold Chain
Ongoing fleet renewal by niche player Cool Carriers indicates continuing competitiveness at scale of the specialized, pallet-optimized reefership.Not so long ago, it seemed that the unrelenting march of containerization and ever-widening influence of the powerful ocean container line entities would finally usurp the conventional, breakbulk refrigerated cargo vessel. However, Limassol, Cyprus-headquartered Cool Carriers…
Batavia Vessel Transported Successfully to Lelystad
Wooden sailing vessel Batavia was successfully transported to and installed at its final resting place in Lelystad on Oct 2. The 1995-delivered, full-scale reconstruction of the 1628 Dutch East India Company ship had been prepared for its final voyage at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam. It was transported on a specially built cradle, placed on a pontoon, and driven ashore at Museum Batavialand, Lelystad.
September Trade of Great Lakes Iron Ore Drops
Shipments of iron ore from U.S. ports on the Great Lakes decreased 1.2 percent from last year to 4.6 million tons in September. Shipments were below the month’s 5-year average by 11.4 percent.Year-to-date, the iron ore trade stands at 32.2 million tons, a 2.4 percent increase compared to 2025. Through September, iron ore loadings are 6.1 percent below their 5-year average for the first three quarters of the year.
