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The US Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC Healy along with the US Navy ships USS Emory S. Land, USNS Henry J. Kaiser, USNS City of Bismarck, and USNS Pathfinder at Mare Island Dry Dock

Icebreaking

US Coast Guard questioned over drydock selection for heavy icebreaker

Will Xavier

16 minutes ago

Harbour Tugs and Operation

Commissioning completed on Singapore's first electric tug

Jens Karsten

42 minutes ago

The completed bow module for the future US Navy ballistic missile submarine USS District of Columbia at the Newport News Shipbuilding plant in Virginia. This photograph was taken prior to the bow module being loaded onto the barge Holland for transport to General Dynamics Electric Boat's shipyard in Groton, Connecticut.

Naval

COLUMN | Politics versus reality: factors impeding America's shipbuilding revival [Aft Lines]

John Kecsmar

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AHTS

VESSEL REVIEW | Rawabi 209 & Rawabi 214 – Rawabi Vallianz Offshore's new anchor handlers optimised for Middle East waters

Baird Maritime

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Bulkers

VESSEL REVIEW | Eems Bison – Amasus Shipping to deploy new multi-purpose cargo carrier on shortsea routes

Baird Maritime

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The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan transits the Sunda Strait, July 10, 2023.

Naval

OPINION | Indonesia's sea lanes give it overlooked leverage over China

Alfin Febrian Basundoro

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Gerald R Ford carrier strike group enters Caribbean Sea, November 2025

Security

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Reuters

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TCG HizirReis, the Turkish Navy's second Reis-class submarine. Like other boats in her class, she is a variant of the Type 214 submarines developed in Germany.

Naval Submersibles

Germany to push for Type 214 submarine sale to India

Will Xavier

1 hour ago

Concept render of new US Coast Guard waterways commerce cutters

Other Workboats

Construction begins on US Coast Guard's newest inland construction tender

Will Xavier

1 hour ago

Artist's impression of Saronic Technologies' 180-foot autonomous vessel

Unmanned Offshore

Hornbeck Offshore forms partnership with autonomous systems manufacturer

Gareth Havelock

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AHTS

VESSEL REVIEW | Rawabi 209 & Rawabi 214 – Rawabi Vallianz Offshore's new anchor handlers optimised for Middle East waters

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Bulkers

VESSEL REVIEW | Eems Bison – Amasus Shipping to deploy new multi-purpose cargo carrier on shortsea routes

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Inland Tug Operations

VESSEL REVIEW | Inzener Zinger – Ice-capable pusher tugs for operation in northern and central Russia

08 Jan 2026

Ro-Ro

VESSEL REVIEW | Anhar – Deck cargo ship trio for oil and gas support in Arabian Gulf

08 Jan 2026

Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | Almaz – Harbour workboat for operation on Russia's Volga-Caspian Shipping Canal

07 Jan 2026

Police

VESSEL REVIEW | TCJ-26 – Inland and offshore patrol boat for Turkey's Gendarmerie General Command

07 Jan 2026

Transport & Processing

VESSEL REVIEW | Xinxiangli 55 & Xinxiangli 56 – Refrigerated transporters to support China's South Pacific fishing fleet

06 Jan 2026

Cruise

VESSEL REVIEW | Viking Nerthus – Viking's new river cruise ship to serve French itineraries

06 Jan 2026

Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | Engage Maverick – Australia's Engage Marine places multi-role harbour tug into service

05 Jan 2026

Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | Mary Jane Moran – Moran Towing's new escort tug to serve Texas Gulf Coast ship traffic

05 Jan 2026

A Peschaud crewboat from the same series as Apolline and Fatimatou

Crewboats

VESSEL REVIEW | Apolline & Fatimatou – Bespoke crewboats to support West Africa oil and gas operations

02 Jan 2026

Summitt assisting the deck barge Volunteer

Inland Tug Operations

VESSEL REVIEW | Summitt – Pusher tug to assist ferry crossings along Tennessee River

02 Jan 2026

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Hoegh Evi LNG carrier to undergo FSRU conversion

US Coast Guard questioned over drydock selection for heavy icebreaker

Commissioning completed on Singapore's first electric tug

COLUMN | Politics versus reality: factors impeding America's shipbuilding revival [Aft Lines]

VESSEL REVIEW | Rawabi 209 & Rawabi 214 – Rawabi Vallianz Offshore's new anchor handlers optimised for Middle East waters

VESSEL REVIEW | Eems Bison – Amasus Shipping to deploy new multi-purpose cargo carrier on shortsea routes

OPINION | Indonesia's sea lanes give it overlooked leverage over China

OPINION | Frenetic 2026 military posturing sets tone for dangerous new era

Germany to push for Type 214 submarine sale to India

Construction begins on US Coast Guard's newest inland construction tender

Hornbeck Offshore forms partnership with autonomous systems manufacturer

Vessel Reviews

VESSEL REVIEW | Rawabi 209 & Rawabi 214 – Rawabi Vallianz Offshore's new anchor handlers optimised for Middle East waters

VESSEL REVIEW | Eems Bison – Amasus Shipping to deploy new multi-purpose cargo carrier on shortsea routes

VESSEL REVIEW | Inzener Zinger – Ice-capable pusher tugs for operation in northern and central Russia

VESSEL REVIEW | Anhar – Deck cargo ship trio for oil and gas support in Arabian Gulf

VESSEL REVIEW | Almaz – Harbour workboat for operation on Russia's Volga-Caspian Shipping Canal

VESSEL REVIEW | TCJ-26 – Inland and offshore patrol boat for Turkey's Gendarmerie General Command

VESSEL REVIEW | Xinxiangli 55 & Xinxiangli 56 – Refrigerated transporters to support China's South Pacific fishing fleet

VESSEL REVIEW | Viking Nerthus – Viking's new river cruise ship to serve French itineraries

VESSEL REVIEW | Engage Maverick – Australia's Engage Marine places multi-role harbour tug into service

VESSEL REVIEW | Mary Jane Moran – Moran Towing's new escort tug to serve Texas Gulf Coast ship traffic

VESSEL REVIEW | Apolline & Fatimatou – Bespoke crewboats to support West Africa oil and gas operations

VESSEL REVIEW | Summitt – Pusher tug to assist ferry crossings along Tennessee River

The Latest From Our Columnists

COLUMN | Politics versus reality: factors impeding America's shipbuilding revival [Aft Lines]

COLUMN | Slow down: avoiding haste and minimising accidents aboard ship [Grey Power]

COLUMN | 2026 predictions and 2025 lessons: the three best words in the English language are, “You were right!” (but not always) [Offshore Accounts]

COLUMN | Attracting the right talent and averting a manpower crisis in the maritime industry [Grey Power]

God rest ye merry, gentlemen (and ladies): celebrating competent people in the maritime industry

COLUMN | The Twelve Days of Christmas 2025: Twelve Bourbon vessels a-selling; eleven per cent profit rise at Subsea 7; ten years of waiting for a Scottish ferry … and a partridge in a pear tree [Offshore Accounts]

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