Vigor Marine CM San Diego, a division of Vigor Marine Group, has successfully completed a Continuous Maintenance Availability (CMAV) on USS Tripoli (LHA 7), returning the vessel five days ahead of schedule. More than 250 skilled workers supported the effort to get the Tripoli back to the fleet ahead of schedule, allowing the vessel to commence its rotation to Japan.
“This successful availability showed our skilled workers’ commitment to excellence and to the success of our customer, the U.S....
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“Bürgermeister Brauer” and “Bürgermeister Weichmann” have been in service since spring 2025. They replace their 30-year-old predecessors and mark an important step towards sustainable shipping in the... |
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HHWE to merge with NMT-IRO – Joining forces in offshore wind Rotterdam, 22 May 2025 – Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE) and NMT-IRO are pleased to announce that … |
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, owner of the world’s largest fleet of liquefied natural gas carriers, said it is hard to buy Chinese vessels for the time being as the US ramps up scrutiny of the Asian country’s shipbuilding industry.
https://gcaptain.com/japanese-gas-tanker-giant-mol-sees-difficulty-buying-chinese-vessels/
he Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has honored Senator Mark Kelly (D.-Ariz.) with the 2025 SCA Maritime Leadership Award. The award, the industry’s highest is given annually to national leaders who demonstrate outstanding dedication and support for the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry.
“Senator Kelly has worked closely with industry stakeholders and policymakers to shape a once-in-a-generation bipartisan piece of legislation, the SHIPS for America Act, that will bolster the entire...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/senator-mark-kelly-honored-with-2025-sca-maritime-leadership-award/
By René Fredriks, Managing Director, Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure
As global shipbuilding powerhouses ramp up capacity and innovation, U.S. shipbuilding finds itself at a critical moment. With over 100,000 American jobs and $40 billion in GDP linked to the sector, shipbuilding is not just an industrial engine, it’s a strategic asset. From naval defense and energy transport to commercial shipping and offshore wind, the infrastructure behind U.S. shipyards underpins critical national...
Ship repair has long been a male-dominated corner of the maritime industry—but that’s changing. At Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA, taking place June 10–11 in New Orleans, a standout panel titled “Women at the Helm: Voices, Experiences & Strategies in Ship Repair” will bring together senior leaders to explore the evolving role of women in this technically demanding and mission-critical field.
Moderated by Leile Froufe, vice president of engineering for the Americas at the American Bureau of...
https://www.marinelog.com/events/ship-repair-usa-women-at-the-helm/
McDermott announces the safe, successful completion of fabrication, construction, and offshore floatover of the Scarborough floating production unit (FPU) topside and hull structures for Woodside Energy.
The contract, awarded in 2021, followed the successful delivery of front-end engineering design for the Scarborough Energy Project’s FPU and includes engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) services. McDermott is delivering design, fabrication, integration,...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/mcdermott-completes-fpu-floatover-for-scarborough/
Navantia UK has appointed Donato Martínez as its new chief executive officer. He succeeds Juan Ignacio de la Cueva, under whose leadership Navantia UK has accomplished the first steps of the integration of Harland & Wolff, including the unlocking of key investments for the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) program.
Navantia UK. a subsidiary of Navantia S.A., S.M.E., the Spanish state-owned shipbuilding and engineering company, acquired Harland & Wolff’s four U.K. shipyards earlier this year. Martinez,...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/donato-martinez-named-new-navantia-uk-ceo/
In a major milestone for the Project Greensand carbon capture and storage project, the
first European-built CO2 carrier, Carbon Destroyer 1, was launched and named yesterday at the at the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard in the Netherlands, as part of a close partnership between Royal Wagenborg and INEOS Energy.
“The launch of Carbon Destroyer 1 is an important next step for carbon capture and storage in Europe” said INEOs chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe. “We are demonstrating that carbon storage is...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/ineos-and-royal-wagenborg-launch-carbon-destroyer-1/