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30.07.2026
South Africa Modernizes Its Largest Dry Dock and Expands Ship Repair CapacityAs part of its port infrastructure modernization program, South Africa's national port operator, Transnet National Port Authority, has welcomed the largest vessel in more than a decade into the country's biggest dry dock. The 73,180 DWT oil tanker Troy entered the historic Prince Edward Grav...23.07.2026
Kasif Kalkavan—Turkey's first LNG-powered container shipTurkey’s first domestically built LNG-fueled containership, which is also the largest ever built in Turkey, entered service last week. It is operating for a family-owned company, Turkon Line. The new ship, named Ka?if Kalkavan, is the first of two vessels the company is building and marks a ...16.07.2026
China Сommissions Mega Semi-Submersible Crane Vessel, Boosts Offshore Engineering CapabilitiesThe vessel Sihang Yongsheng is a non-self-propelled semi-submersible barge integrating heavy lifting and offshore transportation functions. Built by Jiangmen Hengtong Shipbuilding Co, a subsidiary of CCCC Fourth Harbor Engineering Co, it measures 110 meters in length, 43.8 meters in width and featu...09.07.2026
World’s Biggest Cruise Ship Clears Danish Bridge By 30 CentimetresRoyal Caribbean’s newest mega-vessel, Legend of the Seas, squeezed beneath Denmark’s iconic Great Belt Bridge with a razor-thin clearance Onlookers from the shore said that it seemed the vessel’s upper decks and Aquadome could touch the bridge at any moment. While Royal Carribe...02.07.2026
Vard Lands Record $800M Order for Deep-Sea Research VesselNorwegian shipbuilder Vard has signed a contract with research organization Inkfish for the design and construction of a deep-sea research vessel based on the VARD 9 42 design, in a deal valued at nearly $810 million (€700 million). The company said the contract is the largest order ever se...18.06.2026
China Deploys First Indigenously Built Robotic System To Handle Welding At Offshore Oil & Gas Rigs By MI News Network June 16, 2026 Shipping NewsChina has deployed an AI-driven robotic system to handle complex marine welding work for offshore oil and gas rigs at a smart manufacturing hub in Tianjin. The robot system has been developed by Offshore Oil Engineering Co. It can handle specialised offshore parts, like module nodes, buckle rings ...11.06.2026
$16 Billion ‘Freedom Ship’: First Floating City With 80 K Capacity, Schools, Hospitals, HousesFreedom Cruise Line is planning to build the world’s first floating city powered by nuclear energy, with a capacity of 80,000 people. Once built, it would dwarf anything produced by cruise lines like the Royal Caribbean, whose $2 billion Icon of the Seas, the world’s biggest cruise shi...04.06.2026
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has announced a new three-year partnership agreement with Princess Cruises, aimed at significantly expanding the cruise line’s presence in Singapore.Officials from the agency stated that designating three Princess ships to be based in Singapore will further strengthen the city-state’s role as a leading cruise hub in the Asia-Pacific region. This partnership is expected to attract more than 150,000 passengers between 2027 and 2030 and bri...28.05.2026
India And Bahrain Launch Middle East’s Largest Ship Recycling FacilityBahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY) and India’s Priya Blue Group have officially launched a joint venture facility, marked by the arrival of the first vessel for dismantling at the Bahrain yard. The aim is to create a large-scale, compliant recycling hub for sh...21.05.2026
Floating Wave Energy Converter Deployed At Sea To Test Performance In Challenging EnvironmentsA new type of prototype wave energy converter (WEC) has been deployed at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP), an open-sea facility to support research, technical testing of multiple prototype devices. Called MARMOK A 5, the wave energy converter (WEC) will be electrically connected to the ne...
