Seized tanker crew safe, vessel anchored off Iran’s Bandar Abbas port
Daily Briefing 18 November 2025
Extensive Search Fails to Locate Missing Sailor from UK RFA Support Ship
Multraship boosts its Black Sea capabilities with powerful new Multratug 30
Dutch towage and salvage company Multraship has reinforced its position in the Black Sea with the addition of its latest high-performance tug, Multratug 30, built by Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards. The 80-tonne bollard
CMT: More workboat and dredge operators now adopting condition-based monitoring
Glueckstadt, Germany-headquartered testing and monitoring solutions provider CM Technologies GmbH says that the North American workboat and dredging industry is undergoing a technological shift as vessel operators look to adopt condition-based monitoring
Russian Attack Starts Fire on LPG Carrier and Damages Vessels in Ukraine
Philippines targets 2026 completion for South China Sea conduct code
Russian drone strike hits Odesa, damaging port and LNG carrier
Nexans Electra CLV marks a major construction milestone
The hull of the Nexans Electra cable laying vessel (CLV) has been launched from the dock hall at Norway’s Ulstein Verft, marking a major milestone in the vessel’s journey towards completion. The
Gulf Copper in new agreement to support Ingalls with outfitted structural units
Port Arthur, Texas-headquartered Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation reports that it has reached an expanded agreement with HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division to support the construction of Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for
Oceanbulk orders feeder containerships in China
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- Conrad reports third quarter results and backlog
- The Week in Charts: Red Sea traffic grows but no big return | Lessors turn geopolitical unrest into cash stream | Saudi Arabia sends first post-sanctions tanker to Syria
- Fremantle Highway report finds car carriers beset by inherent design flaws
- Navantia and Thales partner to modernise Royal Thai Navy vessels
- War in the Black Sea intensifies after Odesa and Novorossiysk strikes
- The week in newbuildings: Boxship, cruise and tanker orders valued at a combined $9.7bn confirmed
- Iran confirms seizure of oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
- The Daily View: If the cap fits
- China Coast Guard formation enters disputed Senkaku waters

