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Firefighters responding to a burning vessel after a Russian attack on the Port of Chornomorsk in Ukraine, December 12, 2025

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A lineup of Ukrainian Sea Baby unmanned surface vehicles

Acts of War

Ukrainian special forces hit two Russian ships transporting weapons

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Ports & Terminals

Brazil sets March 2026 auction date for Santos port terminal

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Unmanned Security Systems

HII reports 30 per cent completion of new USV prototype

Alan Bosworth

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Project to expand gas export facilities along Houston Ship Channel

Tankers

Supertanker seized by US off Venezuela is now en route to Houston

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Tankers

Delays for tankers passing Turkish straits spike up to 12 days

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Container Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd orders eight methanol-fuelled containerships in $500m investment

Alan Bosworth

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Gas

US natural gas futures fall to first weekly decline in two months

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Crime & Piracy

One dead, 60 rescued after illegal migrant boat capsizes off Malta

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Gas

Russia's Sibur delivers first LPG cargo to China from Baltic Sea port

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Tankers

COSCO Shipping Energy orders 19 vessels in $1.1b fleet renewal

Alan Bosworth

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Crewboats

VESSEL REVIEW | MCS SWATH 3 – UK's Maritime Craft Services welcomes first crewboat in new series

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Unmanned Shipping

VESSEL REVIEW | Willelectro – Demonstrator USV built for freight transport in port waters

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Offshore Construction

VESSEL CONVERSION | Vetag 8 – Deck barge rebuilt for cable laying at offshore wind farms

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Seining

VESSEL REVIEW | Freeberd – Alaska salmon fishing company to deploy new compact seiner in Prince William Sound

11 Dec 2025

Ro-Ro

VESSEL REVIEW | Greenwave – Ro-Ro to support LNG transport across Italy's Gulf of La Spezia

11 Dec 2025

Aquaculture

VESSEL REVIEW | Froy Supporter – Norway's Froy Gruppen acquires delousing and service boat

11 Dec 2025

Other Fishing

VESSEL REVIEW | Tightline – Bespoke tuna pole vessel built for South Africa's coastal waters

10 Dec 2025

Marine Infrastructure

VESSEL REVIEW | IB Pontoon Crane – Turkish-designed multi-purpose floating crane capable of global operations

10 Dec 2025

Seining

VESSEL REVIEW | Tronderbas – Norway's Ivan Ulsund Rederi to operate new seiner/trawler in North Atlantic

10 Dec 2025

Pilotage

VESSEL REVIEW | GMB Pilot-1 – New locally-built pilot boat to serve India's Navlakhi Port

09 Dec 2025

Transport & Processing

VESSEL REVIEW | Njord Kya – Njord Aquashipping's new wellboat fitted with continuous treatment facilities

09 Dec 2025

Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | Cote de Jade – Hybrid buoy tender to be deployed in France's Pays de la Loire region

09 Dec 2025

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Michael Grey

COLUMN | Recent fire incidents on ships highlight urgent need for safe battery disposal [Grey Power]

11 Dec 2025

Hieronymus Bosch

COLUMN | The Twelve Days of Christmas 2025: Three reasons why seafarers’ CPD is different, two new subsea vessels and a Norwegian rig in a pear tree (part two of two) [Offshore Accounts]

10 Dec 2025

John Kecsmar

COLUMN | Naval architecture: Art, science or salesmanship? [Aft Lines]

09 Dec 2025

Hieronymus Bosch

COLUMN | The Twelve Days of Christmas 2025: Three reasons why seafarers’ CPD is different, two new subsea vessels and a Norwegian rig in a pear tree (part one of two) [Offshore Accounts]

08 Dec 2025

Hieronymus Bosch

COLUMN | Life at sea in the 21st century: redundancy, DP training and harassment [Offshore Accounts]

02 Dec 2025

Michael Grey

COLUMN | Look for the kill switch: balancing trade benefits and security concerns amid China's manufacturing dominance [Grey Power]

27 Nov 2025

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VIDEO | Three Turkish vessels damaged as Russia strikes two Ukrainian ports in Odesa

Ukrainian special forces hit two Russian ships transporting weapons

Brazil sets March 2026 auction date for Santos port terminal

HII reports 30 per cent completion of new USV prototype

Supertanker seized by US off Venezuela is now en route to Houston

Delays for tankers passing Turkish straits spike up to 12 days

Hapag-Lloyd orders eight methanol-fuelled containerships in $500m investment

US natural gas futures fall to first weekly decline in two months

One dead, 60 rescued after illegal migrant boat capsizes off Malta

Russia's Sibur delivers first LPG cargo to China from Baltic Sea port

COSCO Shipping Energy orders 19 vessels in $1.1b fleet renewal

Vessel Reviews

VESSEL REVIEW | MCS SWATH 3 – UK's Maritime Craft Services welcomes first crewboat in new series

VESSEL REVIEW | Willelectro – Demonstrator USV built for freight transport in port waters

VESSEL CONVERSION | Vetag 8 – Deck barge rebuilt for cable laying at offshore wind farms

VESSEL REVIEW | Freeberd – Alaska salmon fishing company to deploy new compact seiner in Prince William Sound

VESSEL REVIEW | Greenwave – Ro-Ro to support LNG transport across Italy's Gulf of La Spezia

VESSEL REVIEW | Froy Supporter – Norway's Froy Gruppen acquires delousing and service boat

VESSEL REVIEW | Tightline – Bespoke tuna pole vessel built for South Africa's coastal waters

VESSEL REVIEW | IB Pontoon Crane – Turkish-designed multi-purpose floating crane capable of global operations

VESSEL REVIEW | Tronderbas – Norway's Ivan Ulsund Rederi to operate new seiner/trawler in North Atlantic

VESSEL REVIEW | GMB Pilot-1 – New locally-built pilot boat to serve India's Navlakhi Port

VESSEL REVIEW | Njord Kya – Njord Aquashipping's new wellboat fitted with continuous treatment facilities

VESSEL REVIEW | Cote de Jade – Hybrid buoy tender to be deployed in France's Pays de la Loire region

The Latest From Our Columnists

COLUMN | Recent fire incidents on ships highlight urgent need for safe battery disposal [Grey Power]

COLUMN | The Twelve Days of Christmas 2025: Three reasons why seafarers’ CPD is different, two new subsea vessels and a Norwegian rig in a pear tree (part two of two) [Offshore Accounts]

COLUMN | Naval architecture: Art, science or salesmanship? [Aft Lines]

COLUMN | The Twelve Days of Christmas 2025: Three reasons why seafarers’ CPD is different, two new subsea vessels and a Norwegian rig in a pear tree (part one of two) [Offshore Accounts]

COLUMN | Life at sea in the 21st century: redundancy, DP training and harassment [Offshore Accounts]

COLUMN | Look for the kill switch: balancing trade benefits and security concerns amid China's manufacturing dominance [Grey Power]

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