2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (169+ words) Controversial French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that his country does not support the creation of so-called "return hubs" for illegal migrants in third countries, questioning their efficacy, though adding that he respected countries that want to set up…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (169+ words) Vard Shipyards Romania recently laid the keel of a new research vessel ordered by US-based research organisation Inkfish. The vessel's hull will be built in Romania while final outfitting and commissioning will take place at Vard S'viknes in Norway. Delivery…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (252+ words) The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Spanish Institute of Oceanography are launching the Platuxa 2026 research campaign to study demersal fishery resources on the Great Bank of Newfoundland. Operating in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation regulatory area,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (245+ words) Divers removing abandoned fishing nets from the central Mediterranean, between Italy and North Africa, have captured what they believe is the first-ever underwater footage of an adult great white shark in the region. The sighting occurred as a team led…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (439+ words) German builder L'rssen has handed over a new 114. 2- by 18-metre (374. 7- by 59-foot) custom yacht commissioned by Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa. The Lloyd's Register-classed, Bermuda-registered Nausica" has an ice class 1 D hull that ensures safe navigation in tropical waters and polar…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (196+ words) Spanish defence shipbuilder Navantia has been awarded a contract under which the company will provide lifecycle support for the first five Avante 2200 corvettes already in service with the Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF). The contract recently awarded by the Saudi…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (217+ words) Spain's Freire Shipyard has laid the keel of a new bleeding and transport vessel ordered by Norwegian salmon harvester Napier. Freire Shipyard said the Salt Ship-designed Tauriko will be the largest harvesting vessel of her kind within the aquaculture sector…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (277+ words) Harbor Breeze Cruises, a tour operator based in Long Beach, California, has taken delivery of a new purpose-built hybrid vessel that will provide harbour tours, whale watch cruises, and dinner events in and around the Los Angeles/Long Beach port…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (178+ words) China's COSCO Shipping Ports and joint bidder PTP Ib'rica have received approval to construct and operate a multipurpose cargo terminal in the Port of Tarragona, Spain. The Port Authority of Tarragona formally approved the award on May 28 which remains subject…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago  (216+ words) Fincantieri Group subsidiary Vard has secured a contract with US-based research group Inkfish to design and build a deep-sea research vessel valued at nearly "700 million ($815 million). This agreement represents the largest single-vessel contract ever awarded to the shipbuilder, as well…...