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Austal USA Launches First Steel Ship Marking Expansion from Aluminum   Austal USA marked a key milestone in its shipbuilding operation recently with the rollout and launch of its first steel ship, the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11). The company is best known for its large aluminum vessels and the Independence-class Littoral Combat…

RINA Acquires Finland’s Foreship, Strengthening Marine Consulting [By RINA] RINA, the multinational engineering consultancy, inspection and certification group, has acquired the entire share capital of Foreship, a renowned Finnish company specialising in naval architecture and marine engineering, from Vaaka Partners and company’s managers. The acquisition marks a further expansion of RINA’s marine engineering consulting offering…

Vigor Marine Group Launches as Unified Maritime Leader [By Vigor Marine Group] Five leading marine and industrial service companies — Vigor, Continental Maritime of San Diego, MHI Ship Repair & Services, Seaward Marine Services, and Accurate Marine Environmental — today announced their unification under a single name: Vigor Marine Group. As a full-service prime contractor,…

World’s Largest Sail Yacht Cruise Ship Floated Out in France What promises to be one of the unique entrants into the growing luxury segment of the cruise market, Orient Express Corinthian (26,200 gross tons) was floated out this week. At 727 feet (220 meters) in length and accommodations for 110 passengers, it will be the…

Poland Succeeds After Eight Years to Dispose of Abandoned Russian Tanker   Polish officials were on hand to witness a Russian-registered product tanker towed from the Port of Gdynia after languishing for eight years and becoming a political liability. After months of efforts, the tanker Khatanga was towed away on Thursday, June 19, with Poland’s…

Ukraine Seeks Auctioneer to Sell Seized Turkish Cargo Ship   Ukraine’s National Agency for Tracing and Asset Management (ARMA) is calling for proposals to manage the sale of a Turkish cargo ship it seized in 2024 on charges that it looted grain from Crimea. It is the latest step in efforts by Ukraine to sell…

Gov. González-Colon, Crowley Celebrate Puerto Rico’s US-Flagged LNG Carrier   [By Crowley] Crowley, a U.S.-owned shipping and logistics company, alongside Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González-Colón, celebrated the successful operation of American Energy, during an event Wednesday, June 18 at Crowley’s LNG Loading Terminal in Peñuelas. American Energy is the first U.S.-flagged liquefied natural gas (LNG)…

UK Completes First Round for Float Wind Power in the Celtic Sea   The UK completed its fifth round process for selecting projects with this effort focusing on the development of pioneering projects in the Celtic Sea. The Crown Estate which manages the offshore property is calling the contracts for projects among the largest of…

With Flights Disrupted, Cruise Ship Creates Lifeline for Israeli Travelers   With most international flights to Tel Aviv disrupted due to the conflict between Israel and Iran, a cruise ship has become a lifeline for those who want to get in and out of the country. The Israeli-operated Crown Iris recently delivered more than a…

Samsung Terminates $3.5B in Orders from Russia’s Zvezda and Plans Lawsuit   The fight between Samsung Heavy Industries and Russia’s Zvezda shipbuilding is continuing with the South Koreans now saying they have terminated the contracts and plan to seek compensation. The dispute has been developing as Western sanctions mounted against Russia including Zvezda and ends…

Kerala High Court Orders Arrest of an MSC Boxship Over Elsa 3 Sinking   Drifts of miniscule plastic nurdles are washing ashore in Kovalam, Kerala after the sinking of the container ship MSC Elsa 3, which took on a list and sank off the coast on May 25. As the environmental damage from the casualty…

Recycling Firm Buys Astoria, Famous 77-Year-Old Liner Turned Cruise Ship   A Belgium recycling firm confirmed that it was the sole bidder at the June 17 auction for the famed liner Stockholm which spent its final years operating as the cruise ship Astoria (15,000 gross tons). The ship which earned a place in history for…