SERVICES

Rugen – LNG-fuelled patrol boat joins German customs enforcement fleet
Non-Naval Security

Contract awarded to maintain four new German LNG customs ships

Alan Bosworth
Black Sea
Shipping

As Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates, marine insurers widen Black Sea risk area

Reuters
The Project MANS02 catamaran USV being deployed into Amur Bay for sea trials
Ports & Terminals

Russia seeks unified Amur Basin shipping program as traffic grows

Alan Bosworth
The fast ferry SH-Galata 2 underway in the Bosphorus Strait just outside Istanbul
Ferry

COLUMN | Science versus subversion: dispelling claims of "magic hulls" that promise improved efficiency [Aft Lines]

John Kecsmar
Cochin Shipyard India
Shipbuilding

Cochin Shipyard approves 50:50 Drydocks World venture for Kochi repair yard

Alan Bosworth
Persian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz
Tankers

Iran war sends Strait of Hormuz oil transit costs soaring

Reuters
Marco Polo Marine's Singapore facilities
Shipbuilding

Marco Polo Marine agrees $110m reverse takeover deal

Alan Bosworth
Safeen Drydock 2
Other Workboats

Safeen Drydocks adds floating dock at Zayed Port in Abu Dhabi

Alan Bosworth
An unidentified shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh
Shipping

FEATURE | Deadly risks linger in Bangladesh's ship recycling industry

Reuters
Representatives of seafarer health and wellbeing services provider the OneCare Group at the Nautical Institute Conference in Singapore, August 20, 2026
Conferences & Exhibitions

GEAR | Seafarer wellbeing, career pathways highlighted at Nautical Institute Conference 2026 in Singapore

Baird Maritime Gear Editor
Hainan Province in China will host the 2026 Asia Commercial Diving Equipment, Deep-Sea Exploration and Development Expo.
Conferences & Exhibitions

GEAR | 2026 Asia Commercial Diving Equipment, Deep-Sea Exploration and Development Expo set for December in Hainan, China

Baird Maritime Gear Editor
The LNG carrier Rasi (then known as HL Ras Laffan) in 2025
Accidents

Toxic leak leaves nine dead at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard

Gareth Havelock
Screenshot of video showing US forces approaching Venezuela-linked tanker Veronica
Tankers

US officially clears GMS to dismantle two seized "shadow fleet" tankers

Reuters
Era, formely known as Bella 1 and Marinera
Tankers

US Government quietly cashes in on two seized sanctioned oil tankers

Reuters
The central platform for CNOOC's Dongfang 13-2 gas fields development project is loaded onto a barge at the COOEC-Fluor fabrication yard, destined for the western South China Sea.
Conferences & Exhibitions

GEAR | OEEG Offshore Energy and Equipment Global Conference to Launch in Shanghai this November

Baird Maritime Gear Editor
Application of finite element analysis in the design of a vessel's hull
Shipping

COLUMN | Finite element analysis software: understanding its limitations and why engineering judgment still matters [Aft Lines]

John Kecsmar
Map of Red Sea
Shipping

Red Sea war risk area reaches Saudi ports as insurers react to Houthi threat

Reuters
sudan map red sea
Shipping

Red Sea shipping insurance costs double overnight after Houthi attack

Reuters
Ship being dismantled for recycling
Shipping

Drydocks World completes ship recycling project in Dubai

Alan Bosworth
A shipyard in Gdynia, Poland
Shipping

COLUMN | The hidden curriculum: why learning by doing should be the norm in naval architecture [Aft Lines]

John Kecsmar
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