With traffic through the Strait of Hormuz still effectively at a standstill, the IMO Council met from March 18-19, 2026, to discuss the situation in the Middle East and its impact on
Fincantieri’s Ancona Shipyard has launched Viking Libra, the world’s first hydrogen-fueled cruise ship, or, more exactly, part hydrogen-fueled. The 239-meter, 998-passenger ship will have a hybrid propulsion system incorporating liquefied hydrogen and
As UKMTO today posted news on further strikes on ships Windward AI reported hat Qatar has confirmed a full halt to gas production at Ras Laffan, the world’s largest LNG export hub,
Hornblower Group has announced the expansion of its one-acre Bridgeport, Conn., waterfront location to 17 acres. Offering services across vessel classes and specializations, the full service shipyard is now named Steelpointe Shipyard
The 60-day Jones Act waiver announced by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt yesterday (see our earlier report) appears to be an extremely broad one The American Waterways Operators reports that the
In a move that won’t sit well with the U.S. domestic shipping industry, President Trump is to issue a 60 day waiver of the Jones Act. “President Trump’s decision to issue a
Damen Shipyards Group has been awarded a Netherlands Ministry of Defense contract covering the delivery of three Damen Stan Patrol (SPa) 5009 vessels for the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard. The new vessels
American Cruise Lines’ newest riverboat, American Encore, has successfully completed sea trials. It is already underway from Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Md. ,to the Columbia and Snake Rivers in the Pacific Northwest.
Raising €30M (about $34.6M), Candela AB’s largest funding round to date, with the World Bank’s IFC arm joining existing investors, will finance a second foiling ferry manufacturing facility to scale production of
Although CENTCOM continues to find and eliminate Iranian missile launchers, the regime continues its attacks against its neighbors — including Fujairah, UAE, where there have been multiple strikes on the Fujairah Oil