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AKER WAYFARER

Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel | Flag: Norway | Port: OSLO

ARCTIC ENDURANCE

Stern Trawler | Flag: Canada | Port: HALIFAX, N.S.

ARCTIC WARRIOR

Stern Trawler | Flag: United Kingdom | Port: HULL

BERGENSFJORD

Car Ferry | Flag: Norway | Port: FLORØ

BLUE CASTOR

Oil Fighting Vessel | Flag: Denmark | Port: FAABORG

ENEA

Supply Vessel | Flag: United Kingdom | Port: LONDON

FANNING TIDE

Supply Vessel | Flag: Vanuatu | Port: PORT VILA

FAR SERVICE

Supply Vessel | Flag: Isle of Man | Port: DOUGLAS

FOX

Patrol Vessel | Flag: Faroe Islands | Port: KLAKSVIK

FRANTSEN JUNIOR

Fishing | Flag: Norway | Port: HARSTAD

GECO SCORPIO

Seismographic Research Ship | Flag: Norway | Port: ÅLESUND

GEOHOLM

Supply Vessel | Flag: Isle of Man | Port: DOUGLAS

HAI YANG SHI YOU 289

Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel | Flag: China | Port: TIAN JIN DON JIANG

HAVBUGVIN

Fishing | Flag: Faroe Islands | Port: SANDAVAGUR

HIGHLAND CHALLENGER

Supply Vessel | Flag: United Kingdom | Port: LONDON

HIGHLAND FORTRESS

Supply Vessel | Flag: Malta | Port: VALLETTA

HIGHLAND NAVIGATOR

Supply Vessel | Flag: Malta | Port: VALLETTA

HIGHLAND PRESTIGE

Supply Vessel | Flag: United Kingdom | Port: LONDON

HIGHLAND PRINCE

Supply Vessel | Flag: United Kingdom | Port: LONDON

HIGHLAND TRADER

Supply Vessel | Flag: United Kingdom | Port: ABERDEEN

ISLAND FRONTIER

Support Vessel | Flag: Norway | Port: ÅLESUND

KONGSFJORD

Stern Trawler | Flag: Norway | Port: VARDØ

LEWEK CONNECTOR

Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel | Flag: Panama | Port: PANAMA

LUNDSTROM TIDE

Supply Vessel | Flag: Vanuatu | Port: PORT VILA

MALAVIYA SEVEN

Supply Vessel | Flag: India | Port: MUMBAI

MASTRAFJORD

Car Ferry | Flag: Norway | Port: FLORØ

NESBAKK

Fishing | Flag: Norway | Port: ÅLESUND

NORMAND FLOWER

Supply Vessel | Flag: Isle of Man | Port: DOUGLAS

NORMAND VISION

Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel | Flag: Isle of Man | Port: DOUGLAS

NORTH MARINER

Supply Vessel | Flag: Norway | Port: SANDNES

NORTH PROMISE

Supply Vessel | Flag: Norway | Port: SANDNES

NORTH PURPOSE

Supply Vessel | Flag: Norway | Port: SANDNES

NORTH STREAM

Supply Vessel | Flag: Norway | Port: SANDNES

NORTHERN SUPPORTER

Supply Vessel | Flag: United Kingdom | Port: ABERDEEN

OCEAN BREAKER

Stern Trawler | Flag: Canada | Port: ST. JOHN'S, NL

OCEAN ODYSSEY

Seismographic Research Ship | Flag: Norway | Port: FOSNAVÅG

OCEAN SHIELD

Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel | Flag: Australia | Port: SYDNEY

OCEAN TIGER

Stern Trawler | Flag: Denmark | Port: NEXØ

OCEANIC CHALLENGER

Seismographic Research Ship | Flag: France | Port: MARSEILLE

OLYMPIC OCTOPUS

Supply Vessel/Tug | Flag: Norway | Port: FOSNAVÅG

PISON

Fishing | Flag: Faroe Islands | Port: SANDAVAGUR

SAN AOTEA II

Fishing | Flag: New Zealand | Port: AUCKLAND

SAN ARAWA II

Stern Trawler | Flag: Argentina | Port: USHUAIA

SKANDI ACERGY

Support Vessel | Flag: Isle of Man | Port: DOUGLAS

SKANDI ACHIEVER

Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel | Flag: Bahamas | Port: NASSAU

SKANDI AKER

Support Vessel | Flag: Cyprus | Port: LIMASSOL

SKANDI ARCTIC

Diving Support Vessel | Flag: Bahamas | Port: NASSAU

SKANDI BARRA

Supply Vessel | Flag: Norway | Port: BERGEN

SKANDI GAMMA

Supply Vessel | Flag: Norway | Port: BERGEN

SKANDI ICEMAN

Supply Vessel Anchor Hand.Fire Fight | Flag: Norway | Port: BERGEN

SKANDI SEVEN

Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel | Flag: Isle of Man | Port: DOUGLAS

SKANDI STOLMEN

Supply Vessel | Flag: Norway | Port: BERGEN

SNÆFELL

Stern Trawler | Flag: Iceland | Port: AKUREYRI

STAVANGERFJORD

Car Ferry | Flag: Norway | Port: FLORØ

STRIL ORION

Supply Vessel | Flag: Norway | Port: STAVANGER

STRIL POLAR

Supply Vessel | Flag: Norway | Port: STAVANGER

TAU

Seismographic Research Ship | Flag: Panama | Port: PANAMA

TOPAZ CAPTAIN

Supply Vessel | Flag: Marshall Islands | Port: MAJURO

TROMS SIRIUS

Supply Vessel Fire Fighting | Flag: Norway | Port: TROMSØ

VARDBERG

Stern Trawler | Flag: Belize | Port: BELIZE CITY

Maritime News

Container Shipping Rates Plunge in Step with U.S. Demand for China Goods

Container Shipping Rates Plunge in Step with U.S. Demand for China Goods

2 days ago
Rates for shipping cargo containers from China to the U.S. have dropped by more than half since earlier this month, as imports rebounded less than expected after the slump that followed President Donald Trump slapping 145% tariffs on China.Trump quickly reversed course by lowering the rate to 30%. That cost increase on goods from the nation's No. 1 ocean trading partner remains significant, especially at a time when U.S. economic data is signaling weakness.Rates on the closely watched Shanghai-to-U.S.
Fincantieri Delivers Cruise Ship Viking Vesta

Fincantieri Delivers Cruise Ship Viking Vesta

3 days ago
Viking Vesta, the second of a new series of cruise ships that Fincantieri is building for the shipowner Viking, was delivered today at the Ancona shipyard.The ceremony was attended by Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO of Viking, and Luigi Matarazzo, General Manager of the Merchant Ships Business Unit of Fincantieri.The vessel belongs to the segment of small cruise ships. With a gross tonnage of approximately 54,300 tons, Viking Vesta has 499 cabins and can accommodate 998 passengers on board. The vessel is the 14th ship delivered by Fincantieri to Viking, including the two expedition units built by the Norwegian subsidiary Vard.
Ships to the Scrapyard Could Double to 16,000 Vessels over Next Decade

Ships to the Scrapyard Could Double to 16,000 Vessels over Next Decade

3 days ago
“As the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (Hong Kong Convention) enters into force we have updated our estimate for the ship recycling potential over the next 10 years. We now estimate the potential to be 16,000 ships, or 700m deadweight tonnes (DWT), from previously 15,000. The new estimate equals twice the number of ships, and nearly triple the DWT, recycled over the last 10 years and highlights the need for investments in compliant recycling facilities,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO.
Trump Wants More Drones and Missiles, Fewer Ships

Trump Wants More Drones and Missiles, Fewer Ships

3 days ago
U.S. President Donald Trump wants a pay raise for troops, more high-tech missiles and drones in next year's defense budget, while cutting Navy jobs, and buying fewer ships and fighter jets to save money, according to budget materials posted Wednesday.At $892.6 billion, the defense and national security budget request is flat compared with this year.The budget, which also includes nuclear weapons-related activities carried out by the Department of Energy and increases funding for homeland security, puts Trump's mark on the military by pulling funds away from weaponry and services to fund his priorities.
First Russian-Built Ice-Class LNG Tanker to Enter Operations This Year

First Russian-Built Ice-Class LNG Tanker to Enter Operations This Year

4 days ago
The first Russian-built ice-class tanker for liquefied natural gas is expected to go into operation in the second half of this year at the Arctic LNG 2 plant, Interfax news agency quoted tanker group Sovcomflot as saying on Wednesday.International sanctions over Ukraine have led to a shortage of tankers in Russia that can cut through thick ice, preventing Arctic LNG 2 from exporting cargo since the first stage of the plant started operation at the end of 2023.The tanker, named Alexey Kosygin after a Soviet statesman, was built at the Zvezda shipyard and is due to join the fleet of vessels for the Arctic LNG 2 plant.The tanker, already under U.S.