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Launch of the Belgian Navy Castor-class patrol vessel BNS Vega

41 seconds ago

The Indian Navy Nilgiri-class stealth frigate INS Taragiri

Naval Ships

Indian Navy commissions fourth Nilgiri-class stealth frigate

Will Xavier

39 minutes ago

Ro-Pax

Caledonian Maritime Assets' newest ferry enters operational service

Gareth Havelock

1 hour ago

A Keyfield Offshore vessel (representative photo only)

AHTS

Keyfield subsidiary taps Chinese builders for new anchor handler

Jens Karsten

2 hours ago

FPOs/FPSOs

Australian FPSO Northern Endeavour arrives in Denmark for recycling

Gareth Havelock

2 hours ago

Yachts

Dutch design firm begins work to convert 1950s-era tug into yacht

Jens Karsten

2 hours ago

Suderman and Young's harbour tug Artemis

Harbour Tugs and Operation

Suderman and Young Towing to expand services to two Texas ports

Gareth Havelock

3 hours ago

Launch of Maritime Partners' new escort and ship assist tug Marauder

Harbour Tugs and Operation

Maritime Partners' newest escort tug hits the water

Jens Karsten

3 hours ago

Philippine Coast Guard personnel assist in the disembarkation of the rescued passengers of the grounded ferry Our Lady of Fatima 03 at Tilik Port in Occidental Mindoro province, April 5, 2026. The passengers had been evacuated onto another ferry, which then transported them to shore.

Accidents

Ferry runs aground off Occidental Mindoro, Philippines; all on board rescued

Will Xavier

3 hours ago

The Australian Federal Police patrol boat AFP10

Crime & Piracy

Nine charged as part of investigation into drug import conspiracy in Victoria, Australia

Will Xavier

4 hours ago

A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter and a Puerto Rico Police aircrew rescued three CBP marine interdiction agents and two other boaters in the water off 'Isla de Cabras' in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico in the night of March 30, 2026.

Accidents

VIDEO | US Coast Guard and Puerto Rico Police rescue five from capsized vessels

Alan Bosworth

03 Apr 2026

Gas

VESSEL REVIEW | Luna Pathfinder & Lucent Pathfinder – NYK dual-fuel LPG carriers to support global trade

03 Apr 2026

Non-Naval Security

VESSEL REVIEW | Zhuhai Ocean 001 – Chinese operator places emergency response mothership into service

03 Apr 2026

Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | Ever Safe No 1 – Explosives-carrying boat to support construction projects in Hong Kong

02 Apr 2026

Tankers

VESSEL REVIEW | Havstraum – Utkilen's LNG-fuelled chemical tanker to serve shortsea routes

02 Apr 2026

Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | CFAV Canso – Harbour/firefighting tug to support Royal Canadian Navy's east coast operations

01 Apr 2026

Maritime Tourism

VESSEL REVIEW | Liuheng 10 – Large inter-island sightseeing vessel to be operated in China's Zhejiang province

01 Apr 2026

RIBs and RHIBs

VESSEL REVIEW | Megaptera – Whale watching RIB for operation off South Africa's West Coast

31 Mar 2026

Unmanned Security Systems

VESSEL REVIEW | Gavia – Compact multi-mission autonomous submarines for Swedish Armed Forces

31 Mar 2026

Dredging

VESSEL REVIEW | Frederick Paup – Largest US-built hopper dredger delivered to Manson Construction

30 Mar 2026

Seining

VESSEL REVIEW | Kapp Linne – Norwegian owner's new whitefish seiner boasts stun and bleed facilities

30 Mar 2026

Pollution Control

VESSEL REVIEW | New fleet of waste transport boats to serve Hong Kong's outer islands

27 Mar 2026

Search and Rescue

VESSEL REVIEW | Patrol and rescue airboat for operation in Far Northern Russia

27 Mar 2026

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16 Mar 2026

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09 Mar 2026

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Baird Maritime / Work Boat World

French builder launches Belgian Navy's third Castor-class patrol vessel

Indian Navy commissions fourth Nilgiri-class stealth frigate

Caledonian Maritime Assets' newest ferry enters operational service

Keyfield subsidiary taps Chinese builders for new anchor handler

Australian FPSO Northern Endeavour arrives in Denmark for recycling

Dutch design firm begins work to convert 1950s-era tug into yacht

Suderman and Young Towing to expand services to two Texas ports

Maritime Partners' newest escort tug hits the water

Ferry runs aground off Occidental Mindoro, Philippines; all on board rescued

Nine charged as part of investigation into drug import conspiracy in Victoria, Australia

VIDEO | US Coast Guard and Puerto Rico Police rescue five from capsized vessels

Vessel Reviews

VESSEL REVIEW | Luna Pathfinder & Lucent Pathfinder – NYK dual-fuel LPG carriers to support global trade

VESSEL REVIEW | Zhuhai Ocean 001 – Chinese operator places emergency response mothership into service

VESSEL REVIEW | Ever Safe No 1 – Explosives-carrying boat to support construction projects in Hong Kong

VESSEL REVIEW | Havstraum – Utkilen's LNG-fuelled chemical tanker to serve shortsea routes

VESSEL REVIEW | CFAV Canso – Harbour/firefighting tug to support Royal Canadian Navy's east coast operations

VESSEL REVIEW | Liuheng 10 – Large inter-island sightseeing vessel to be operated in China's Zhejiang province

VESSEL REVIEW | Megaptera – Whale watching RIB for operation off South Africa's West Coast

VESSEL REVIEW | Gavia – Compact multi-mission autonomous submarines for Swedish Armed Forces

VESSEL REVIEW | Frederick Paup – Largest US-built hopper dredger delivered to Manson Construction

VESSEL REVIEW | Kapp Linne – Norwegian owner's new whitefish seiner boasts stun and bleed facilities

VESSEL REVIEW | New fleet of waste transport boats to serve Hong Kong's outer islands

VESSEL REVIEW | Patrol and rescue airboat for operation in Far Northern Russia

The Latest From Our Columnists

COLUMN | Loose ends? Suspensions update: Paratus and Borr Drilling; what could be next in Venezuela; DP World's latest mess [Offshore Accounts]

COLUMN | Engineering for failure: lessons we can learn from the Titan submersible tragedy [Aft Lines]

COLUMN | When peace dividends become loss makers: the UK Royal Navy's decline over several years [Grey Power]

COLUMN | Suspended: rig and vessel operations in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE as Iranian war throws owners and contracts into limbo [Offshore Accounts]

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]

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