Minervagracht

Spliethoff vessel Minervagracht adrift and on fire after apparent Houthi attack

Amsterdam headquartered Spliethoff today reported that 19 crew members of its M-Class multipurpose vessel Minervagracht have been safely evacuated to nearby vessels after the ship was hit by an unknown explosive device

Carnival Corporation CEO Josh Weinstein

Carnival reports “phenomenal” $1.9BN third quarter

More upbeat news from the cruise sector: Industry giant Carnival Corporation today reported financial results for the third quarter 2025 and provided an updated outlook for the full year and an outlook

New TUI Cruises ships will be sisters to Mein Schiff Flow and Neins Schiff Relax

TUI Cruises firms up and upsizes two ship order at Fincantieri

Fincantieri and TUI Cruises today signed a contract for the design and construction of two new cruise ships. The order replaces a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed in March 2025 with TUI

Soybean farmers with giant ch

Soybean farmers invest in new Port Houston export facility

With tariff troubles hitting the Chinese market and Mississippi River water levels a continued challenge, America’s soybean farmers are keeping all their options open. As part of that, Soybean farmer leaders were

ME-LGIM engine

Ten giant Vale ore carriers to be powered by Everllence ME-LGIM methanol engines

Ten 325,000 dwt VLOCs (Very Large Ore Carriers) being built for charter to Brazilian mining giant Vale will be powered by Everllence ME-LGIM engines. The vessels are being built for Chinese shipping

Star Princess hand over ceremony

Princess Cruises takes delivery of Star Princess

A new “Love Boat” is headed for Fort Lauderdale, after first making a debut Mediterranean cruise. Star Princess – the second Sphere-class ship in the Princess Cruises fleet – was officially delivered

Wind Ally

Cadeler takes delivery of its first A-class vessel, Wind Ally

Copenhagen-headquartered offshore wind farm installation specialist Cadeler has taken delivery of its first A-class vessel, Wind Ally. It is the first of three A-class newbuilds ordered by the company. Its sister vessel,

Reach Remoted uncrewed vessel contract signed

Kongsberg to deliver two more uncrewed vessels to Reach Subsea

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Reach Subsea ASA covering the design, construction and delivery of two additional uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), expanding the pioneering Reach Remote fleet. They will be

humanoid robots at work in a shipyard

ABS and Persona AI aim to bring humanoid robots to shipyards

Could humanoid robots help solve some shipyard labor shortage issues? Houston-based AI startup Persona AI, founded in 2024 by former Nauticus Robotics CEO Nic Radford, has entered a collaboration with ABS that

Blue Water in production Agreenent with Conrad

Blue Water Autonomy enters production agreement with Conrad Shipyard

Marking a major step forward in its plan to deploy autonomous surface vessels at fleet scale, Boston-based Blue Water Autonomy reports that it has entered into a production agreement with Conrad Shipyard.

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