MetalCraft Marine awarded US$43m Navy contract
US boatbuilder, MetalCraft Marine, is set to sign a US$43.8m contract to support the U.S. Navy. The contract is...
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‘Yachties for Ukraine’: how to support crew affected by the Ukrainian crisis
Members of the yacht community have joined forces to offer assistance and shelter to crew affected by the war...
Cruise ship runs aground in Dominican Republic
A Norwegian Cruise Line ship, carrying over a thousand passengers, ran aground on Monday afternoon as it was departing...
Crackdown on recycling of EU-flagged ships in Asia
Europe’s biggest shipowner body, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), is supporting a controversial proposed amendment to the EU’s...
Horrifying moment oil tanker explodes in Bangkok
An oil tanker has exploded as it was preparing to depart a port in Bangkok, killing one man and...
Lloyd’s Register withdraws services to Russia
Lloyd’s Register (LR), the technical and business services organisation and maritime classification society, has cut ties with all Russian...
UK injects £4bn into shipbuilding industry
Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Cammell Laird dockyard in Merseyside last week, as he announced over £4 billion of...
Ship carrying 4,000 luxury cars sinks in Atlantic after fire
After burning for almost two weeks, the abandoned cargo ship holding around US$401m (£295m) worth of supercars has sunk...
‘Frozen in time’ – wreck of Shackleton’s Endurance found after 107 years
Endurance, the lost ship of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, has been found 107 years after it sank. Widely...
Marco Polo Marine to develop delivery drones for offshore wind farms
Marine logistics company Marco Polo Marine and Singapore-based F-drones have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to co-develop electric...
Fears grow for all seafarers caught-up in Russian aggression
The Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) has launched an emergency sim card fund of £5,000 to ensure Ukrainian seafarers...
