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Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Partners with Technip Energies [By: Louis Dreyfus Armateurs] Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), a leading shipowner, operator, and logistics provider, is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Technip Energies, a global technology and engineering powerhouse. This partnership aims to develop the ammonia cracking component of LDA’s innovative FRESH…

Birdon Starts Production of ASC-M Prototypes for United States Marine Corps [By: Birdon] The U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) selected maritime engineering leader Birdon to design and build two prototype vessels to demonstrate emerging concepts under the Marine Corps’ Force Modernization objectives.  The resultant Birdon Ancillary Surface Craft (ASC), marks a critical step forward…

Fincantieri & Enra Energy Solutions Sign Strategic Collaboration Agreement [By: Fiincantieri] On the occasion of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), currently ongoing, Fincantieri and Enra Energy Solutions (EES) signed a Technical Collaboration Agreement to support the Royal Malaysian Navy’s “15 to 5” strategic fleet renewal program. The signing took place in the presence of the Malaysian…

Little Ships Re-Enact Dunkirk Rescue Mission on 85th Anniversary The United Kingdom is reliving the memories of World War II’s bravest evacuation mission with a flotilla of 66 “little ships” that sailed to Dunkirk in France for the commemoration of the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo. The Royal Navy escorted the original ships that took…

LNG Tanker Briefly Grounds Sparking New Criticism of Germany’s LNG Imports A Norwegian LNG tanker, Iberica Knutsen, briefly grounded on Thursday morning May 22, outside the German port of Murkan, but while the vessel quickly recovered environmentalists and other activists have locked on to the event to criticize Germany’s LNG import terminals. Germany moved quickly…

Panama Registry Cracks Down on STS Actions to Stop Shadow Fleet   The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) is taking further actions to crack down on suspicious tankers by establishing new rules for ship-to-ship oil transfers for vessels in its registry. It is the latest in a series of steps responding to international pressure to stop…

New Zealand’s Troubled Interisland Ferry Aratere to Retire Early   After a troubled career spanning a quarter of a century, New Zealand’s workhorse RoRo ferry Aratere is set to retire in August. Operator KiwiRail is reporting that after being a familiar part of the Cook Strait crossing for 25 years, the ferry will be removed…

Western Sanctions Take Big Bite Out of Sovcomflot’s Results   Russia’s tanker operator PAO Sovcomflot is citing the impact of the Western sanctions on the company’s results. It reported a significant drop in revenues and a loss for the first quarter of 2025 along with recording a non-cash impairment related to the fleet. The U.S.,…

Finland’s Next Generation Corvette is Launched   The first multi-purpose corvette built for the Finnish Navy as part of the Squadron 2020 project was launched at the Rauma shipyard in Finland on Wednesday, May 21. The company is highlighting it as a significant milestone in the project to build four of the most capable vessels…

Digital Twin Project to Next Stage Following Successful Pilot Trials [By: NAPA] ClassNK and NAPA, on behalf of all participating organizations, have today announced the successful completion of Phase 3 pilot trials of the cross-industry Digital Twin Project.  Results from the pilot trials confirmed the feasibility of the platform’s core business scenarios, validating the applications…

Greenland Approves European-Backed Mine on Remote West Coast   Greenland’s government has issued a new mining lease to a French-Danish consortium for extracting anorthosite, a silicate mineral used for making aluminum and fiberglass. The license covers provisions for shipping, and the area includes a stretch of waterfront that could be used for industrial access at…

IMO Gender Equality Award Awarded to Karin Orsel [By: International Maritime Organization] Maritime entrepreneur recognised for her work to advance gender equality and empower women in the industry. Netherlands shipowner and entrepreneur Ms. Karin Orsel was presented with the International Maritime Organization’s Gender Equality Award by Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez on Friday, 16 May. The winner of…

China Puts Largest Car Carrier into Service, Launches First Methanol PCTC   China’s shipping industry continues to expand the car carrier sector as its export car market continues to grow. In one week, China has put the world’s largest car carrier, with a capacity for 9,500 units, into service and now has launched the world’s…

Carnival Cruise Ship Rescues Four People and Three Dogs from Disabled Boat Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Splendor (113,300 gross tons) homeported in Sydney, Australia has taken aboard some unusual passengers in the form of three dogs rescued along with their human companions from a disabled sailboat in the South Pacific. All are doing well and…

Poland Checks Baltic for Explosives as Tensions Continue Over Shadow Fleet The governments of Poland and Estonia continue to highlight the dangers in the Baltic coming from the shadow fleet and asserting their rights to inspect vessels. This comes as Russian officials have stepped up their verbal attacks on the EU’s efforts to reign in…

UK Hands Over Control of Chagos Islands to Mauritius   Despite reports in the Times of London that plans to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius had been put on hold, the UK’s Prime Minister Kier Starmer signed a formal agreement on the transfer on May 22. A High Court order had temporarily delayed the…

U.S. Celebrates National Maritime Day With an Eye to the Future   On Thursday, American shipping celebrated National Maritime Day, a recognition of the industry’s past – and thanks to a resurgence of interest among federal policymakers, a hopeful outlook for the industry’s future.  Congress declared National Maritime Day in 1933, and it selected May…

Wallem Group Sets Out Best Practice Guidance For Marine Biofuels [By: Wallem Group] Wallem Group, a leading global maritime partner, has published a new whitepaper to ensure ships, ships systems and crews are fully prepared to load, store and use biofuels in everyday vessel operations. ‘Marine Biofuels: Adoption, use, and best practice’ recognises the contribution that…