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Wärtsilä will supply the engines for the Grand Tour, a new purpose-built semi-submersible heavy transport vessel (HTV) on order for Switzerland-based offshore contractor Allseas Group at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China.
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HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has successfully completed builder’s sea trials for USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), putting the ship back in the water for the first time since 2023. Delivered in 2016, USS
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released its new Deck Procedures Guide, which, it says, addresses a critical gap in maritime safety guidance by providing the industry’s first comprehensive resource dedicated
Canadian naval architect firm Robert Allan Ltd. has completed the design of the RApide 3000-Z2 pushboat, an innovative and challenging vessel tailored to the unique conditions of Brazil’s Madeira River system. The
The council of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has unanimously elected Alex Gregg-Smith, president, Marine & Offshore, Bureau Veritas, to be its next chair. He will assume the role July
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the U.S. domestic maritime industry, is applauded a U.S. district court decision dismissing a challenge to the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known
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Fincantieri’s Norwegian subsidiary Vard reports that its Vard Søviknes shipyard has delivered NB 982, a new Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) built for Norwind Offshore and Navigare Capital, ahead of schedule As
Editor’s Note: This article appeared in the September 2025 issue of Marine Log magazine. The rapid development of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) is radically transforming the global maritime environment and impacting the viability of virtually every function aboard ship from communications and
Laborde Products, working through dealer Bay Area Diesel, has completed a repower of the M/V Launch Runner, a quad-screw crew boat owned by G&S Marine. The project replaced four Scania DI13 Tier
