LoginDonated USCG Cutter Departs for Sri Lanka Starting Record Voyage
The former USCG Cutter Decisive, at an age well-past retirement for most ships, is headed to a new role in the Sri Lankan Navy. The ship, which served...
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Port of Long Beach Starts 2026 Leading Nation in Trade
The Port of Long Beach kicked off the new year as the nation’s busiest seaport, marking its second-busiest January on record, Port CEO Dr. Noel Hacega...
Navantia - Fincantieri Strengthen Cooperation for European Patrol Corvertte
The Spanish and Italian shipbuilders will create a joint venture to manage and execute the European programmeBoth companies will collaborate on the de...
Seatrium Delivers WTIV to Maersk Offshore Wind
The next-generation wind turbine installation vessel, which became the center of a dispute before it was completed, has been successfully delivered,...
Austal USA Launches Final EPF - Future USNS Lansing (EPF 16)
Austal USA launched the company’s second ship in less than a week, the Navy’s final Expeditionary Fast Transport, future USNS Lansing (EPF 16) in Mobi...
Algoma Central Buys Mainstay Maritime’s Canadian Great Lakes Shipping
Canada’s Algoma Central, already one of the largest dry and liquid bulk carriers for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region, has agreed to buy three Can...
USCG Accepts Delivery of 62nd Fast Response Cutter
The U.S. Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 62nd Fast Response Cutter, USCGC Vincent Danz (WPC 1162), on Thursday in Key West.The Vincent Danz is th...
Cargo Ships Are Becoming Stuck in the Baltic with Worst Ice in 15 Years
All along the Baltic, reports are emerging of ships becoming stuck and needing extra assistance from icebreakers as the region is experiencing the har...
Australia Detains Bulker After 24-Day Response to Engine Problem
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority is reporting that it has placed a detention order on a Chinese manager bulker, which has been in distress fo...
Panama’s Ports Resume Operations as Investigations Continue
Government officials and the Panama Maritime Authority are highlighting the resumption of operations at the ports at each terminus of the Panama Canal...
Maersk Temporarily Retreats from Red Sea Sailings for Two Routes
Maersk informed customers today, February 27, in an alert that it is retreating from its move back to the Suez – Red Sea corridor for two of its rout...
U.S. Seeks Forfeiture for Tanker and Oil Cargo Seized off Venezuela
The U.S. Department of Justice filed for the forfeiture of the tanker Skipper (310,000 dwt) and the cargo of Venezuelan crude onboard, along with the...
Containership Spills 85 Boxes Overboard Forcing Suspension at Casablanca
Port officials ordered a suspension of operations overnight at the Port of Casablanca in Morocco as they were dealing with an overboard incident with...
Four Philippine Coastguardsmen Dismissed Without Honor Over Ferry Sinking
The Philippine Coast Guard has dismissed four servicemembers with dishonorable discharges in connection with the loss of the ferry Trisha Kerstin 3,...
U.S. Citizen Was Killed in Shootout With Cuban Patrol Boat
One of the suspects killed in a firefight between a Florida-registered speedboat and a Cuban border patrol vessel was an American citizen, multiple U....
Cruise Lines Skip Calls at Puerto Vallarta After Cartel Violence
During recent cartel violence in Puerto Vallarta, cruise lines paused calls at the port while the Mexican Navy began moving vessel assets in, both in...
Permanent Dock Replaces Ice Pier at U.S.’s McMurdo Station in Antarctica
The new McMurdo Dock Pier has successfully arrived at the U.S.’s Antarctica station as the operation marks 70 years since it was first launched. Acco...
Execution Phase for Conversion of PSV to Ammonia Set to Begin
After several years of planning and development, the Apollo project is set to go into execution this spring, starting the conversion of an in-service...
Iraqi Maritime Claim Unites Gulf Countries in Opposition
The registration by Iraq of a claim to maritime areas in the northern Gulf has generated an unusually quick and united rejection from the member stat...
Captain Molly Kool, Maritime Trailblazer
A Canadian woman was the first North American female ship’s captain. Her name was Myrtle “Molly” Kool. She obtained her Master’s papers in 1939 when...
