U.K. warships to resume Hormuz escorts
In a tweet on January 4, U.K. Secretary of Defence Ben Wallace announced that Royal Navy ships HMS Montrose and HMS Defender will resume accompaniments of U.K.-flagged commercial vessels in the Strait
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New management team in place at Harland & Wolff
InfraStrata plc (AIM: INFA), the U.K. infrastructure project specialist that bought the assets of Northern Ireland shipbuilder Harland & Wolff, has appointed a new management team for what is now its wholly-owned
VIDEO: Stena Estrid arrives in Holyhead
Stena Estrid, the first of a new generation of Stena Lina E-flexer RoPax vessels has arrived in Holyhead, Wales, following its delivery voyage from the China Merchants Jinling Shipbuilding Weihai Shipyard in
VIDEO: Hull coating inspired by tuna skin wins global warming prevention award
Nippon Paint Marine Coatings reports that its low-friction hull coating system LF-Sea has won a 2020 Japanese Government Award for Global Warming Prevention Activity. LF-Sea incorporates a specially formulated hydrogel that mimics
VIDEO: Metal Shark set for full-rate production of Navy’s next-gen patrol boats
Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark and the U.S. Navy are nearing the end of the operational test and evaluation (OT&E) trial period for the Navy’s incoming standardized 40 PB patrol boat
VIDEO: LCS 19 completes Acceptance Trials
Lockheed Martin reports that Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 19, the future USS St. Louis, has completed Acceptance Trials in Lake Michigan. Now that trials are complete, the ship will undergo final outfitting
VIDEO: Kawasaki launches liquefied hydrogen carrier
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.’s Kobe, Japan, shipyard recently held a naming and launch ceremony for Suiso Frontier (Kawasaki hull no. 1740), the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier. This vessel was developed to
VIDEO: Genting plans new series of 2,000 passenger, LNG-fueled cruise ships
Genting Hong Kong is planning to build a new series of 88,000 gt, 2,000 passenger, LNG-fueled Universal Class cruise ships that it would operate for hotel brands looking to enter the cruise
New Orleans RTA picks new operator for problem-plagued ferries
The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) has selected Labmar Ferry Services LLC — a recently formed offshoot of offshore service vessel operator Laborde Marine — to take over operations of the
VIDEO: John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) christened in NNS ceremony
The U.S. Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was christened John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) in a December 8 ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding division. Former U.S. ambassador Caroline Kennedy,