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German Government to buy four Meko frigates from TKMS

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Tankers

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Ro-Pax

Torghatten Nord receives new hybrid Ro-Pax ferry from Polish yard

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Artist's impression of France's forthcoming aircraft carrier France Libre

Naval Ships

Beleaguered Macron names new French aircraft carrier "Free France"

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Ports & Terminals

CMAL acquires Ardrossan Harbour from Peel Ports Group

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Shipping

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DSVs

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Container Shipping

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The Harvest, a Jones Act tanker designed for transporting liquefied ammonia

Tankers

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Exploration & Development

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Naval Auxiliary/Support

VESSEL REVIEW | Matilda 1 – New stern landing vessel boasts long-distance navigation capability

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Ferry

VESSEL REVIEW | Bindy II – Catamaran ferry used as military personnel shuttle in France's Brest Harbour

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12-metre maritime security boat Nimon Boats

Unmanned Security Systems

VESSEL REVIEW | Optionally-crewed maritime security craft boasts reconfigurable layout

17 Mar 2026

Inland Tug Operations

VESSEL REVIEW | John Paul Eckstein – Marquette Transportation welcomes new pusher tug to Mississippi River fleet

17 Mar 2026

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Ro-Pax

VESSEL REVIEW | Jantar Unity – Hybrid LNG-powered ferry for overnight Baltic Sea trips between Poland and Sweden

16 Mar 2026

Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | Isla Popa & Isla Uva – Svitzer's new tugs to support ship transits through Panama Canal

16 Mar 2026

Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | RB-2256 – Russian Navy acquires harbour tug for ship assist duties

13 Mar 2026

Zhejiang Port Inland River 060 at the Port of Jiaxing in Zhejiang province

Container Shipping

VESSEL REVIEW | Zhejiang Port Inland River 060 – Electric container vessel for operation in China's Zhejiang province

13 Mar 2026

Ferry

VESSEL REVIEW | Waitemata 1 – Hybrid fast ferry to serve commuter routes in New Zealand's Auckland region

12 Mar 2026

Heavy Lift

VESSEL REVIEW | Sanhanggong 9 – Chinese heavy lift ship with secondary emergency response function

12 Mar 2026

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Aquaculture

VESSEL REVIEW | Raften – Compact hybrid workboat to support Nordlaks' fish farming operations

11 Mar 2026

Offshore Construction

VESSEL REVIEW | HEA Eco 1 – HEA Energy welcomes construction support vessel to fleet

11 Mar 2026

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Hieronymus Bosch

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06 Mar 2026

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25 Feb 2026

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COSCO Shipping Ports reports one per cent rise in 2025 annual profit

German Government to buy four Meko frigates from TKMS

US broadly authorizes transactions with Venezuela's oil company PDVSA

Torghatten Nord receives new hybrid Ro-Pax ferry from Polish yard

Beleaguered Macron names new French aircraft carrier "Free France"

CMAL acquires Ardrossan Harbour from Peel Ports Group

Countries propose safe corridor to free 20,000 seafarers stranded in Persian Gulf

Next Geosolutions finalises $112m vessel acquisition

Samudera Shipping unit acquires two containerships for Japan operations

US waives Jones Act to ease fuel, fertilizer deliveries

Indonesia awards nine oil and gas blocks to achieve energy security

Vessel Reviews

VESSEL REVIEW | Matilda 1 – New stern landing vessel boasts long-distance navigation capability

VESSEL REVIEW | Bindy II – Catamaran ferry used as military personnel shuttle in France's Brest Harbour

VESSEL REVIEW | Optionally-crewed maritime security craft boasts reconfigurable layout

VESSEL REVIEW | John Paul Eckstein – Marquette Transportation welcomes new pusher tug to Mississippi River fleet

VESSEL REVIEW | Jantar Unity – Hybrid LNG-powered ferry for overnight Baltic Sea trips between Poland and Sweden

VESSEL REVIEW | Isla Popa & Isla Uva – Svitzer's new tugs to support ship transits through Panama Canal

VESSEL REVIEW | RB-2256 – Russian Navy acquires harbour tug for ship assist duties

VESSEL REVIEW | Zhejiang Port Inland River 060 – Electric container vessel for operation in China's Zhejiang province

VESSEL REVIEW | Waitemata 1 – Hybrid fast ferry to serve commuter routes in New Zealand's Auckland region

VESSEL REVIEW | Sanhanggong 9 – Chinese heavy lift ship with secondary emergency response function

VESSEL REVIEW | Raften – Compact hybrid workboat to support Nordlaks' fish farming operations

VESSEL REVIEW | HEA Eco 1 – HEA Energy welcomes construction support vessel to fleet

The Latest From Our Columnists

COLUMN | Dark times for the dark fleet (and for seafarers generally) [Offshore Accounts]

COLUMN | There are weeks where decades happen: CBO and OceanPact in Brazil; Edda Wind Chopped; Ferguson Marine [Offshore Accounts]

COLUMN | Remember the poor bloody infantry: seafarers in the crossfire of the latest US-Iran hostilities [Grey Power]

COLUMN | The irrationality of markets: Tidewater and Wilson Sons; Saipem, Deep Value Driller and Eldorado; Bourbon Evolution 805 and 807 [Offshore Accounts]

COLUMN | When harbour tugs respond to emergencies, every second counts [Tug Times]

COLUMN | No big deal: the fate of officers of the dark tanker fleet (part two of two) [Offshore Accounts]

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