Yesterday, U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded M/V Blue Star III, a commercial ship suspected of attempting to transit to Iran in violation of the U.S. blockade of Iranian
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HII (NYSE: HII) today announced plans for the production of four ROMULUS 151 unmanned surface vessels at the Breaux Brothers Enterprises shipyard in Louisiana in addition to the ROMULUS 151 currently under
Alameda, Calif.-based unmanned surface vessel specialist Saildrone has released the design of the Saildrone Spectre. The culmination of two years of intense design work, leveraging over 10 years of operational USV experience,
In another ratcheting up of tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. has disabled and seized an Iranian-flagged containership attempting to evade its blockade of Iranian ports. The vessel is the
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Columbus, Ohio-based Path Robotics has been getting a lot of attention from shipbuilders lately. Now the company has launched Rove, a mobile robotic welding system that pairs the company’s Obsidian physical AI
Showcasing a strategic workforce development initiative designed to cultivate the next generation of skilled maritime professionals. Panama City, Fla.-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group, in collaboration with Florida’s Gulf County and regional partners, recently
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Spay, Germany-headquartered Schottel has been selected to provide the propulsion package for Bahía Beatriz, an 8,000 DWT hybrid tanker specifically designed for bunkering operations and terminal-to-terminal fuel transport, the vessel was built
Senesco Marine has celebrated the launch and christening of Battery Steele, a 164-foot, double-ended ferry built at its North Kingstown, R.I., shipyard for Casco Bay Lines of Portland, Maine. Designed by Elliott
In a 3D printing breakthrough, a U.K.-based consortium led by Enki Marine Ltd has completed an 815-millimeter, 45 kilogram, section of a next-generation nickel aluminum bronze marine propeller blade using the process
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HII has released a video outlining plans for a new Romulus unmanned surface vessel (USV) assembly facility at Breaux Brothers Enterprises in New Iberia, La. In parallel, HII has also introduced High-Yield