China-Japan International Ferry (CHINJIF), a Chinese- and Japanese-owned joint venture transport company, recently commended operational sailings of a new Ro-Pax ferry built by China Merchants Jinling Shipbuilding (Weihai). Named Jianzhen (鉴真号), the vessel was designed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI). Hybrid setup delivering increased efficiency The newbuild has an LOA of […]
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America’s allies in the Indo-Pacific are getting pretty familiar with China’s grey-zone maritime behaviour, but the United States itself is ill-prepared for dealing with it. Yet it should be prepared, experts warned a US House of Representatives committee in a hearing this month. The US must not...
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a report following its investigation into a capsizing incident involving a fishing vessel on June 1, 2022. On the said date, the UK-registered stern trawler Piedras capsized and sank following an uncontrolled ingress of seawater in...
US shipping company Crowley Maritime Corporation formally named its newest ship assist tug in a ceremony in San Diego, California, on Tuesday, June 25. Named eWolf, the tug was designed by Seattle-based Crowley Engineering Services and built at the Coden, Alabama facilities of Master Boat Builders....
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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...
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...
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...
New Zealand ferry operator Interislander has confirmed that a steering failure had caused the Ro-Pax vessel Aratere to run aground near Picton on South Island late last week. This failure caused the ferry to gradually divert from its intended course and head into the side of a cliff shortly after...
A new crewboat has been delivered to a US operator while a Dutch firm places a rebuilt anchor handler in service. A UK builder launches a catamaran crewboat ordered by a repeat customer. Orders include those for six crewboats, a daughtercraft, and a floating gas processing unit. Workboat enters service with Netherlands’ Emar Offshore Services […]
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Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has confirmed the tragic news of the passing of Claudio Graziano, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fincantieri, earlier this month at the age of 70. His death came a little over two years since he was appointed to the position. A career officer in the Italian...
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