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Port of Qingdao
Ports & Terminals

China Merchants, COSCO and IMC offer 70 per cent of Qingdao ore terminal for $290m

Gareth Havelock
The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt departs Toulon Naval Base in France during a sea-and-anchor evolution, October 11, 2025.
Naval

French Navy activates counter-drone systems after unauthorised flights over Toulon military sites

Will Xavier
Unmanned Craft News Roundup | October 23 – Swedish large UUV trials, US counter-drone boat tender and more
Unmanned, Robotics & AI

Unmanned Craft News Roundup | October 23 – Swedish large UUV trials, US counter-drone boat tender and more

Baird Maritime
Arctic Seafarm's Nesna facility
Aquaculture

Arctic Seafarm begins production at land-based salmon facility in Nordland, Norway

Jens Karsten
China Zorrilla
Ro-Pax

World's largest fully electric ferry enters service in Latin America

Gareth Havelock
CMA CGM Petra, a sister ship of CMA CGM Pointe Noire
Accidents

CMA CGM containership strikes crane at Italy’s Livorno Port

Jens Karsten
A school of bluefin tuna
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

Italy moves 15 tonnes of bluefin tuna quota to Adriatic fleets

Gareth Havelock
Hav Fles
Bulkers

Navigare Shipping takes delivery of second shortsea cargo vessel in series

Jens Karsten
The Project ST192 factory trawler Kapitan Yunak built by United Shipbuilding Corporation's Admiralty Shipyards
Crime & Piracy

Investigation links 17 Russian trawlers to more than 500 incidents near UK subsea cables

Gareth Havelock
The Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond (foreground) sails past the Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond.
Naval Ships

UK defence committee urges retention of Type 23 frigates as towed-array fleet falls to five

Alan Bosworth
BW Loyalty
Tankers

BW LPG India agrees to sell 2008-built VLGC

Alan Bosworth
Black Sea
Security

Romania to accelerate maritime defences after drone attacks on ships

Reuters
Port of Acu, Brazil
Offshore Wind

Brazilian official warns offshore wind projects could block Port of Acu access

Alan Bosworth
Increase in bauxite orders from China to drive surge in capesize bulker demand, shipping exec claims
Bulkers

Strong Capesize rates fuel fourth day of gains for Baltic index

Reuters
A naval strike missile test-launched from a 20-foot shipping container
Weaponry

Kongsberg test-fires naval strike missile from 20-foot container in Norway

Alan Bosworth
Libya's Bouri platform
Drilling & Production

ADNOC unit considers deal for Eni's Libya oil and gas assets

Reuters
The Ferretti Group's Ancona Yard
Yachts

Ferretti wins approval for Ancona shipyard expansion to build superyachts up to 100 metres

Alan Bosworth
The Jangkrik floating production unit in Indonesian waters
FPOs/FPSOs

Indonesia ramps up offshore gas flows to Jangkrik FPU

Reuters
Shenhai Qingneng No. 1
Vessels & Rigs

Chinese shipbuilder launches semi-submersible wind-to-hydrogen platform

Alan Bosworth
Ships in the Suez Canal (photo date unknown)
Container Shipping

Suez Canal return likely by early 2027 for container lines

Reuters
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