General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today that it received $1.4 billion in U.S. Navy contract modifications for construction of a sixth Expeditionary Sea Base ship (ESB 8) and two additional John Lewis-class fleet oilers.

Reports from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil confirm that the sister ship of the infamous aircraft carrier CLEMENCEAU, formerly known as French warship FOCH, and most recently named the SÃO PAULO, has now been placed under tow on an about 6000-mile journey to Aliaga, Turkey.

NYK Group company, Japan Marine United Corporation, MHI Group company Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Furuno Electric, Japan Radio, BEMAC Corporation, ClassNK, and NAPA Ltd., have come together to establish the “Maritime and Ocean Digital Engineering” cooperation program.

NYK is delighted to announce the order of its fourth liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel very large LPG / liquefied ammonia gas (NH3) carrier (VLGC) from Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (KHI). The ship will be built at the KHI Sakaide Works shipyard and is set for delivery in 2025.

Ocean Network Express (ONE) launches Marine Safety and Quality Campaign to raise safety awareness and mitigate marine accidents. The campaign will run from 8th August to 30th September 2022.

Police have reportedly seized about 700 kgs of cocaine with an estimated value of $280million but have appealed to the public to help smash the criminal syndicate that’s behind it.

A foreign-flagged vessel arrived on Saturday in Ukraine for the first time since the war began in February 2022. It will be loaded with grains, Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov mentioned.

Four more vessels loaded with about 170,000 tonnes of corn and other foodstuff departed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports under a deal to unblock the country’s exports on Sunday following Russia’s invasion, Turkish and Ukrainian officials reported.

The Defence Ministry announced that in a massive boost to ‘Aatmanirbharta in Defence’ and ‘Make in India’ initiatives, a US Navy Ship (USNS) dubbed the Charles Drew arrived at L&T’s Shipyard based in Chennai’s Kattupalli on 7 August to undergo repair activities and allied services.

Wan Hai Lines Ltd. held ship naming ceremonies for WAN HAI 351 、 WAN HAI 352 and WAN HAI 353 accompanied by a charity donation today (5TH . August). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a physical ceremony was replaced by an online one.