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Historic UK Red Funnel Ferries Sold to Private Equity Firm   One of the most historic names in ferry operations, the UK’s Red Funnel, which traces its origins to 1820, reported that as of the end of September, the firm was sold to the UK-based investment firm Njord Partners. While the firm has been owned…

Colonna’s Shipyard Invests $79 Million in Norfolk   Colonna’s Shipyard, Inc. (CSI) is acquiring its fourth drydock, marking a significant milestone for the oldest continuously operating family-owned shipyard in the United States. According to company officials, the new drydock represents a major company investment of over $79 million. Drydock #4 is expected to have an…

Mauritius Cites Lack of Safety Culture and Local Failure in Wakashio Report   The Court of Investigation convened by Mauritius released a new report into the 2020 casualty of the bulker Wakashio, which broke apart after grounding and caused significant environmental damage. While much of the report covers details previously released in a preliminary report…

Video: MSC Containership Hits Indian Fishing Boat India’s fishing community is again complaining about merchant ships sailing too close to the coast and hitting the commercial fishing vessels working off Kerala on the Arabian Sea. In the latest instance, a smaller MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company containership collided with one of the fishing vessels, causing damage…

Shadow Tanker is Back Underway Having Again Eluded Authorities   The shadow tanker Boracay got back underway late on Thursday, October 2, having yet again eluded the grasp of the authorities. The French had been detaining the vessel since Saturday, September 27, and before that, the same vessel was held for 15 days in Estonia.…

Video: U.S. Reports New Strike on Suspected Drug Cartel Boat off Venezuela   The U.S. military reports that it has struck an additional suspected drug cartel boat off Venezuela earlier today, Friday, October 3. The announcement came after word leaked of a White House briefing memo to the U.S. Congress declaring that the country is…

Senate Confirms Hung Cao as Undersecretary of the Navy   The U.S. Senate has confirmed Capt. Hung Cao (USN, ret’d) as the next Undersecretary of the Navy.  Cao, the son of a high-ranking South Vietnamese official, came to the U.S. as a refugee after the end of the Vietnam War. He attended Annapolis and commissioned…

Port of Los Angeles Seeks Proposal for Potential New Container Terminal The Port of Los Angeles has started the first public steps in what could be a decade’s decade-long effort to develop its next container terminal.  The port published a Request for Proposal from interested parties to participate in the pre-development of the new terminal…

U.S. Navy Exceeds Recruiting Goals for FY2025   The U.S. Navy has exceeded its recruiting goals for FY2025, the service announced Wednesday – a clear sign of a turnaround after the doldrums of 2023.  After missing its targets by 20 percent in FY2023, the Navy made an all-out push to make it easier and faster…

New York Launches Next Phase of Revitalization for Brooklyn Marine Terminal New York is moving forward with its plan to expand port operations through the revitalization of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT). Once a key part of the operations, the plan seeks to end 50 years of disinvestment and decay while supporting the transformation of…

Boluda Adds Australia and Papua New Guinea Towage as Acquisitions Continue   The Spanish-based Boluda Towage continues its aggressive path of acquisitions to consolidate the towages and global expansion with the acquisition of operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea from Royal Boskalis. The company highlights that the latest deal expands its presence to five…

MarinePALS Pushes Technology Boundaries to Win Top Industry Award [By: MarinePALS]   A commitment to improving the safety knowledge of seafarers by using the latest technology has won digital training company MarinePALS the Outstanding Maritime Training Institution/Company Award at the Marine Insight Summit Awards 2025. In winning the award, the judges credited MarinePALS with its…