June 2025
This issue highlights the latest in vessel interior components, systems optimization, and sustainability practices aimed at enhancing performance, safety, and environmental responsibility within the vessel.
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Ship Repair USA 2025 draws industry leaders to New Orleans
Marine Log held its third annual Ship Repair USA 2025 conference just off Bourbon Street in New Orleans on June 10–11, once again attracting attendees from across the spectrum of shipyards, vessel
Vigor completes USS Tripoli CMAV ahead of schedule
Vigor Marine CM San Diego, a division of Vigor Marine Group, has successfully completed a Continuous Maintenance Availability (CMAV) on USS Tripoli (LHA 7), returning the vessel five days ahead of schedule.
Senator Mark Kelly honored with 2025 SCA Maritime Leadership Award
The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has honored Senator Mark Kelly (D.-Ariz.) with the 2025 SCA Maritime Leadership Award. The award, the industry’s highest is given annually to national leaders who demonstrate
Op-Ed: Dry docks and the future of U.S. shipbuilding
By René Fredriks, Managing Director, Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure As global shipbuilding powerhouses ramp up capacity and innovation, U.S. shipbuilding finds itself at a critical moment. With over 100,000 American jobs and
Ship Repair USA: Women at the helm
Ship repair has long been a male-dominated corner of the maritime industry—but that’s changing. At Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA, taking place June 10–11 in New Orleans, a standout panel titled “Women
McDermott completes FPU floatover for Scarborough
McDermott reports that it has completed the safe, successful completion of fabrication, construction, and offshore floatover of the Scarborough floating production unit (FPU) topside and hull structures for Woodside Energy. The contract,
Donato Martínez named new Navantia UK CEO
Navantia UK has appointed Donato Martínez as its new chief executive officer. He succeeds Juan Ignacio de la Cueva, under whose leadership Navantia UK has accomplished the first steps of the integration
Gladding-Hearn delivers repowered Fort Ripley to Charleston Branch Pilots
After 10 years of continuous service in the port of Charleston, the 65-foot pilot launch Fort Ripley has been delivered to the Charleston Branch Pilots by Gladding-Hearn, Duclos Corporation, after a repower
INEOS and Royal Wagenborg launch Carbon Destroyer 1
In a major milestone for the Project Greensand carbon capture and storage project, thefirst European-built CO2 carrier, Carbon Destroyer 1, was launched and named yesterday at the at the Royal Niestern Sander