Matson orders two new Con-Ro ships
Matson Navigation Company has ordered two new Con-Ro vessels for its Hawaii fleet. The contract for both vessels, which will be built by General Dynamics NASSCO, i...
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LNG-fuelled tanker delivered to Terntank
The ‘Ternsund’, a 15,000DWT tanker built in China, has been delivered to Denmark’s Terntank Rederi. ‘Ternsund’ is an IMO Type 2 oil/chemical tanker able ...
Second MEGI-type LNG carrier delivered
A second M-type, electronically controlled, gas injection (MEGI) LNG carrier, the ‘Oak Spirit’, has been delivered to Cheniere Energy. The ‘Oak Spirit...
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‘Queen Silvia’ set to ply the Neckar
After two years of planning and eight months of construction the 59-metre long, 11-metre beam vessel MS ‘Queen Silvia’ was christened on May...
Damen unveils next generation composite Water Bus
Damen is set to launch its first composite “water bus” as the prototype undergoes sea trials in the next few weeks. The Damen water bus...
Passenger ferry capsizes while in port in Zamboanga City
The ‘Danica Joy 2’, a 998-tonne passenger and cargo vessel that plies the weekly ferry route between Zamboanga City in the Southern Philippines and...
First new Chinese built cruise ships aimed at the Chinese cruise market.
Italian group Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) have signed a non-binding agreement with Carnival Corporation and CIC Capital...
New pocket tanker for Puget Sound
A new pocket tanker set to replace current ATB operations is under construction for Puget Sound operator Maxum Petroleum. “We wanted a vessel...
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Handy sized tractor tug built for Vancouver Island
Jones Marine Group’s new tractor tug ‘David J’. T is an A.G. McIlwain-designed 16-metre long, 8-metre beam handy-sized tractor tug with a...
East Coast Marine announces launch of ‘Pacific Titan’
ECM’s new build shallow draught utility tug ‘Pacific Titan’ was successfully launched on September 10, 2016. The vessel was designed by ECM...
Diesel-hybrid infield support vessel delivered to Seaway International
The 55-metre-long, 15-metre-beam ‘Seaways 24’ is the latest addition to the Rampage-5500-ZH-class of infield support vessels designed by Robert...
New AHTS ‘VOS Champion’ joins Vroon fleet
A new AHTS vessel will be one of six to join the Vroon fleet. ‘VOS Champion’ is a 65-metre anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) designed...
‘Ocean Vantage’ takes to the waves
Gardline has commissioned a new DP2 geotechnical drill vessel. The vessel, named ‘Ocean Vantage’ has already successfully completed a number...
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Fishing boat carrying dead thresher sharks seized in Cebu Province
A fishing boat carrying 19 fully-grown dead thresher sharks was apprehended by Philippine authorities just off the northern coast of Cebu Province on Wednesday,...
Philippine authorities seize two tonnes of illegally-caught shark meat
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported the seizure of crates containing around two...
New fish-harvesting vessel for DESS
DESS Aquaculture Shipping has placed an order for a fish-harvesting vessel from a Norwegian shipbuilder. The FHV will be used to carry salmon from...
Bycatch criteria for US imports introduced
Nations exporting fish and fish products to the United States will now have to meet fishing standards for protecting marine mammals equal to those...
River restoration boosts Maine’s fish ecosystem
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) has released data from one of its river restoration projects that helps small fish to migrate...
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US announces world's largest protected area
The United States Government has expanded the Papahānaumokuākea...
NOAA awards $5.4 million to assist threatened species recovery
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
New Inventory of Arctic Fish Species
A new report by the US Geological Survey and the...
Marine research centre to be built in Oregon
Oregon State University has unveiled plans to build...
US$9 million in funding for US coastal habitat restoration projects
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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