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<image:caption>Cristiano Bazzra, Director of Fincantieri's Monfalcone shipyard, and Christine Duffy, President of Carnival Cruise Line, at the steel-cutting ceremony for Carnival Destiny, July 10, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:title>Construction begins on lead vessel of new Carnival cruise ship series</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/offshore-support-maintenance/norwind-offshore-welcomes-new-csov-to-fleet</loc>
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<image:caption>Norwind Offshore's new commissioning service operation vessel</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-13T01:14:08.418Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Norwind Offshore welcomes new CSOV to fleet</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-ships/us-navy-christens-destroyer-george-m-neal</loc>
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<image:caption>Kelley Neal Gray smashes the ceremonial bottle against the hull of the ship named after her late father, Petty Officer Third Class George M. Neal, at Ingalls Shipbuilding's facilities in Pascagoula, Mississippi, July 11, 2026. The future USS George M. Neal is being built as a flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer with enhanced air and missile defence capabilities.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-13T00:57:47.924Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US Navy christens destroyer George M. Neal</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/non-naval-security/coast-guard/us-coast-guard-authenticates-keel-of-future-heavy-weather-response-boat</loc>
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<image:caption>Chief Warrant Officer Beth Slade, commanding officer National Motor Life Boat School, welds her initials onto the keel of the US Coast Guard's first special purpose craft – heavy weather II during a keel laying authentication, in Mount Vernon, Washington, July 8, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:title>US Coast Guard authenticates keel of future heavy-weather response boat</news:title>
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