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Woodside's Louisiana facilities
Gas

QatarEnergy looking to secure LNG supply from Woodside US plant

Reuters
COLUMN | Why are newbuild PSVs struggling? And why is nobody building large AHTS? [Offshore Accounts]
Offshore

COLUMN | Why are newbuild PSVs struggling? And why is nobody building large AHTS? [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
Kanaklata Barua
Ferry

VESSEL REVIEW | Kanaklata Barua – Hybrid-electric catamaran river ferry for West Bengal, India

Baird Maritime
Windpiper
Offshore Construction

VESSEL CONVERSION | Windpiper – Former deep-sea mining ship rebuilt for rock installation work

Baird Maritime
Irtysh-2503
Dredging

VESSEL REVIEW | Irtysh-2503 – Inland multi-bucket dredger for Kazakhstan's state waterways enterprise

Baird Maritime
Mein Schiff 3
Accidents

Cruise ship collides with two container vessels in Bremerhaven

Gareth Havelock
Launch of the future Neom, a new Avante 2200 corvette of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces
Naval Ships

Spanish yard launches new corvette for Royal Saudi Naval Forces

Will Xavier
VB Marte
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Italy's Rimorchiatori Riuniti names two new harbour tugs

Jens Karsten
US Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District Commander Lieutenant Colonel Ryan A. Baum speaks during a farewell ceremony for the dredger McFarland at Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, October 23, 2026. The ceremony marked the completion of McFarland’s final operational mission and recognised nearly six decades of service supporting navigation, emergency, response and national defence missions.
Dredging

USACE dredger McFarland placed in standby after final mission as replacement is built

Gareth Havelock
Rendering of the semi-submersible research platform
Research, Environment & Training

China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University taps local builder for semi-submersible research platform

Jens Karsten
The Chinese-owned bulk carrier XH Explorer, which has been operating between Sierra Leone and Asia
Bulkers

Sierra Leone launches Chinese-majority shipping company with plans for 50-vessel fleet

Jens Karsten
Cruise ship visiting Naples Pexels
Cruise

Italian cruise ports plan €1.05b in upgrades as 2027 traffic forecast to hit 16 million

Gareth Havelock
Xinhaijing 1
Dredging

China Communications Construction welcomes new hopper dredger to fleet

Jens Karsten
Finlandia
Ro-Pax

Eckero Q3 operating profit falls 37 per cent on higher fuel and emissions costs

Gareth Havelock
The S2 quay at the Port of Turku in Finland
Marine Infrastructure

Finland's Turku Port begins 220-metre quay rebuild for Viking Line at Fregatti terminal

Jens Karsten
Spirit of Tasmania IV arriving in Devonport
Ro-Pax

Australian operator TT-Line reports $508m loss after ferry and terminal write-downs

Gareth Havelock
Prospector 5
Accidents

One dead, four missing after jackup drilling rig sinks off Gabon

Jens Karsten
Northeast Arctic cod
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

Russia and Norway agree increase in Barents Sea cod catch limit for 2027

Alan Bosworth
Skandi Implementer
Offshore Construction

DOF to sell subsea construction vessel to undisclosed buyer

Alan Bosworth
Alvara
Cruise

Germany's Phoenix Reisen to add former Oceania cruise ship to fleet in 2027

Alan Bosworth
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