Officials from the UK’s Ministry of Defence, the Royal Navy, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and Navantia UK gather at the Appledore shipyard on September 3 to witness the ceremonial keel laying for the first of three Fleet Solid Support vessels…
Growth in the container segment of the shipping industry has been making headlines for a long time, but it just smashed through a record. Surpassing the 34 million TEU mark, trade group BIMCO says the growth has accelerated and is…
A newly completed Ro-Ro vessel suffered an onboard fire while en route to Europe on her delivery voyage on Wednesday, September 2.Skipanes, which was formally handed over to Faroe Islands-based shipping company Smyril near the end of August, was some…
Singapore defence shipbuilder ST Engineering laid the keel of the Republic of Singapore Navy's third Victory-class multi-role combat vessel (MRCV) during a ceremony on Thursday, September 3.Development of the MRCVs is being undertaken jointly by ST Engineering and the Defence…
China's Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has been awarded a contract for the construction of ten new pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) in a series. The contract has a total value of approximately US$1 billion.
IMO Secretary-General calls for an end to all unwarranted attacks on international shipping arising from geopolitical conflicts. IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez issued the following statement: "As the IMO Council considers the continued threats to international shipping and the need to…
