![A welder from Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC, welds the initials of the Navigator's sponsor, Rear Admiral (retired) Evelyn Fields (in yellow), onto a steel plate that will be incorporated into the ship. [Photo: NOAA]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251204-Navigator-Keel-laying-Welding-600x400-1-300x225.jpg)
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) leaders were joined by partners Dec.4 to celebrate the keel-laying for Navigator, the second of two new charting and mapping vessels being constructed for the agency
Bahrain-based ASRY (Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard) and Fincantieri have signed a partnership agreement aimed at exploring new opportunities for collaboration in the shipbuilding sector. The signing took place on the sidelines
Achieving Sweden’s climate targets, including net zero emissions by 2045, will require large scale deployment of negative emissions and CO2 storage. A functional and reliable CO2 logistics chain will be essential to
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners reports that, at its Dec. 8, 2025 board meeting, commissioners will consider the appointment of longtime Port of Long Beach executive Dr. Noel Hacegaba as
Morgan City, La.-headquartered Conrad Shipyard, LLC, which back in 2018 delivered the first LNG bunkering barge built in North America, has sigmed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Korea’s Samsung Heavy
Turku, Finland-headquartered Deltamarin and China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) have received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society ABS for a new versatile Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) hull design. The
Hornblower Group reports that Stephen A. Edwards has been appointed as its chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2026. He will succeed Mike Flaskey, who will transition to a senior advisor role
![Norwegian Viva receives biofuel blend in port of Piraeus, through a collaboration by World Fuel Services, EKO and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. [Photo: World Fuel/Katerina Nomikou Maritime Photography]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Vivatopshot-300x225.jpg)
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has carried out one of the first commercial biofuel bunkerings for a cruise vessel in Greece, with Norwegian Viva receiving a waste-based marine fuel blend in Piraeus. Coordinated
![Georgia Ports offers nine direct ocean carrier services between Vietnam and Savannah. [Photo: Georgia Ports]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Georgia-Ports-Vietnam-Trade-News-Release-251202-300x225.jpg)
Vietnam is emerging as the Port of Savannah’s fastest-growing trade partner, propelled by increased manufacturing and a strong push to expand the country’s logistics backbone. “With its strategic location and business-friendly policies,
![L to R: Mr. Seogyong (SY) Youn, DSEC president; Dave Carver, NASSCO president; Mr. Joonyun Kang, Samsung director of the eco business team. [Photo: GD NASSCO]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NASSCO_MOA-300x225.jpg)
As cooperation between U.S. and South Korean shipbuilders continues to grow, General Dynamics NASSCO and South Korean shipbuilders DSEC Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. have signed a three party memorandum of
