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Damen Shipyards Group has announced the selection of its Landing Ship Transport (LST) 100 design by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). According to the navy, up to 35 LST100 vessels will be constructed at shipyards in the United States for the Medium Landing Ship programme (LSM).
https://www.marinelink.com/news/damen-landing-ship-transport-design-533319
https://www.marinelink.com/news/damen-landing-ship-transport-design-533319HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted the keel laying ceremony today for Virginia-class attack submarine Barb (SSN 804).SSN 804 will be the third U.S. Navy submarine to carry the name Barb. The first, SS 220, was commissioned in 1942.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/hii-hosts-keel-laying-virginiaclass-533321
https://www.marinelink.com/news/hii-hosts-keel-laying-virginiaclass-533321Today, Tuesday, December 09 2025, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 137 points, reaching 2557 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-2557-down-137-points/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-2557-down-137-points/Signal Maritime Services, a leading force in tanker pooling, marks its entry into the dry bulk segment by investing in Bluepool, a rapidly growing dry bulk pool operator. This move is framed as a powerful collaboration between two companies that share a remarkably similar vision and business model focused on leading performance, transparency and technology. ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/signal-and-bluepool-partner-up-to-bring-more-value-to-the-pooling-landscape/The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, fell to a near two-week low on Tuesday, as vessel rates weakened across the board. The main index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, fell 137 points, or 5.1%, to 2,557 points, its ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-index-dips-to-near-two-week-low-as-vessel-rates-fall-across-all-segments/Dubai-based ports and logistics player DP World is drawing its core marine services units under one global identity, retiring the long-standing Unifeeder, P&O Ferrymasters and P&O Maritime Logistics brands. The three businesses will now operate as Shipping Solutions, Multimodal Solutions and Maritime Solutions. Over the coming months, the new names will roll out across digital …
https://splash247.com/dp-world-retires-legacy-names-in-global-marine-services-rebrand/
https://splash247.com/dp-world-retires-legacy-names-in-global-marine-services-rebrand/Brazil’s Federal Audit Court (TCU) has thrown up a major hurdle for global terminal operators at the Port of Santos, voting to bar current concessionaires from taking part in the first phase of bidding for the port’s planned mega container terminal. In a six-to-three decision on Monday, the TCU said operators already active in Santos …
Lomarlabs, the venture catalyst created by UK-based shipping company Lomar, is collaborating with Ireland’s Advanced Wing Systems to advance the adaptation of its sail technology into a containerised, automated system. Advanced Wing Systems is a pioneer of semi-rigid wing sails, offering many of the aerodynamic advantages of rigid wings but with fewer operational constraints. Its …
https://splash247.com/containerised-rentable-sail-solution-comes-to-market/
https://splash247.com/containerised-rentable-sail-solution-comes-to-market/Wind-propulsion outfit bound4blue has closed a $44m funding round, securing backing from a heavyweight mix of maritime corporates, shipowning families, climate-focused investors and government capital as demand for retrofittable decarbonisation technology accelerates across the global fleet. The round was led by OCTAVE Capital — an investment platform linked to the Tsao family’s IMC — and …
https://splash247.com/prince-albert-joins-shipping-royalty-investing-in-bound4blue/
https://splash247.com/prince-albert-joins-shipping-royalty-investing-in-bound4blue/Offshore contracting giant TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by Ithaca Energy for flexible risers on the Captain development in the UK North Sea. According to the terms of the contract, TechnipFMC will design, manufacture, and install flexible risers, flowlines, and associated hardware. Financial details were not fully revealed. However, the deal was described as …
https://splash247.com/ithaca-taps-technipfmc-for-subsea-work-on-uk-north-sea-field/
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