General Dynamics NASSCO laid the keel of a future US Navy John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler (T-AO) in a ceremony on Friday, June 21. The sixth ship in the John Lewis-class will be named USNS Sojourner Truth in honour of an African-American former slave and human rights activist. Like its...
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Japan’s ninth Mogami-class stealth frigate hits the water
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched the future JS Natori, the ninth of a planned 12 Mogami-class stealth frigates ordered by the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), at its Nagasaki facilities on Monday, June 24. The ship is scheduled for delivery and commissioning in 2025. The Mogami-class...
Passenger Vessel News Roundup | June 26 – US cruise ship orders and construction plus a new tour catamaran for Australia
A luxury cruise ship slated for a Swiss operator completes is final series of sea trials while construction continues on the fifth ship in a series ordered by a US cruise company. Orders have meanwhile been placed for sea-going and river cruise ships and a catamaran that will sail on excursions in...
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | June 25 – New frigates, corvettes and a special operations support ship
The Hellenic Navy acquires a former research vessel for special operations support as Japan welcomes a stealth frigate into service and new corvettes for Russia and the Philippines are launched. Construction begins on Australia’s Hunter-class frigates. Finally, ordered have been placed for frigates for the German Navy and patrol boats for Australia’s Pacific Island neighbours. […]
Construction begins on Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates
Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide, South Australia, has cut the first steel to be used in the construction of the first Hunter-class frigate ordered by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The piece of steel cut will form part of the under structure support for the port side propeller shaft brake...
Lithuanian yard lays keel of hydrogen-powered workboat
Western Baltija Shipbuilding of Lithuania has laid the keel of a new hybrid hydrogen-electric workboat ordered by the country’s Klaipėda State Seaport Authority (KSSA). The vessel will be used primarily for the transport of collected waste from ships. According to current regulations, all ships...
Specialised Workboat News Roundup | June 19 – US rocket launch base order, German electric harbour craft and more
A new workboat has been delivered to a Norwegian coastal waterway authority as construction continues on a pilot station ship in China and a research vessel for a French museum. Orders have meanwhile been placed for two German electric workboats and a sea-going rocket launch base in the United States. Chinese-built pilot station vessel floated […]
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South Korean yard launches future Philippine Navy corvette
South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) launched the Philippine Navy’s newest guided-missile corvette in a ceremony in Ulsan on Tuesday, June 18. The future BRP Miguel Malvar is the lead ship of a new class of two corvettes ordered by the Philippine Navy from HHI in late 2021....
Marine Projects Vessel News Roundup | June 18 – A Chinese large crane ship, a Dutch TSHD conversion project and more
Deliveries include cutter suction dredgers for an Indian owner and an amphibious dredger for a Ukrainian government agency. A Dutch yard completes conversion work on an inland vessel to make it suitable for dredging projects as construction is underway on a Chinese heavy-duty crane ship. Finally, an Indian yard has been selected for the supply […]
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Keel laid for Celebrity Cruises’ fifth Edge-class ship
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique laid the keel for Celebrity Xcel, the fifth Edge-class ship ordered by Celebrity Cruises, in a ceremony in St Nazaire on Thursday, June 13. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in November 2025. Upon completion, the ship will have a length of 326 metres,...