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Euroseas places order for two high-reefer capacity containerships in China

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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]

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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]

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