VietNam Shiprepair said it completed a full replacement of a rubber feeder conveyor belt on a wood chips bulk carrier at Dung Quat Port. The vessel is classed by NKK, and the work was carried out under the direct supervision of the shipowner using the hot bonding method.
VietNam Shiprepair said it completed steel work on a 7-hold ABS-classed cargo vessel at Van Phong Anchorage, replacing a damaged deck plate section and the on-deck fire-fighting pipeline. The yard said the job was carried out under ABS surveyor supervision and finished without affecting the vessel’s schedule.
Kurt Olsen, vice president of shipyard operations at Stevens Towing, has been selected for induction into the 2026 United States Merchant Marine Academy Athletics Hall of Fame. Olsen, a 2013 USMMA graduate, was a standout on the men’s soccer team and helped the program reach three consecutive NCAA tournaments.
Stevens Towing completed the salvage and reefing of the 120-ft former Navy torpedo retriever HAZAR between August and December 2025 under an artificial reef project with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The vessel had been in Bohicket Creek on Wadmalaw Island for four years and had expelled around 3,500 gallons of hazardous oil and contaminated water, the company said.
Ross Miller, vice president of sales and business development at Stevens Towing, has been named a 2026 IMX 40 Under 40 honoree by the Inland Marine Expo. The award recognises professionals under 40 in the inland marine sector, and Miller was cited in the executive leadership and strategy category.
H.E. Didier Vanderhasselt, Belgium’s ambassador to Sri Lanka, visited Ocean Voyager and Seatek in Southern Sri Lanka in June, during his final official trip to the country. The tour covered the companies’ facilities in the Koggala BOI Zone and at Kathaluwa-Ahangama, with Belgian officials and Sea Leisure Yachting Group’s group CEO also attending.
Austal USA launched the Navy’s Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Medium 15 on July 28, sending the 12,000-ton vessel into the Mobile River. The yard said it is the first AFDM built in more than 40 years and the largest vessel launched into the Mobile Channel to date.
Rauma Marine Constructions laid the keel for the fourth Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette for the Finnish Navy on 4 August. The vessel is the third in assembly, after steel production began in January 2026 and the first two ships were launched in 2025 and 2026.
Incat’s Hull 096, billed by the yard as the world’s largest battery-electric ship, left the River Derwent aboard heavy lift vessel Black Marlin on 5 August. The 130-metre ship for Buquebus is due to spend around 40 days in transit before commissioning in South America for service between Buenos Aires and Colonia.
Chantier Naval Hénaff has refitted the LIOU AN AMZER, a vessel built at the yard in 1981 and later owned by Léon Guichaoua and his son Stéphane. The boat changed hands again in 2022 and has now returned to sea after work that included a covered deck, new machinery and hydraulics, a new hold and a new galley.
Concordia Damen has launched TUI Luzia, the first purpose-built river cruise vessel for TUI River Cruises, at Kladovo Shipyard in Serbia. The 85-metre ship is due for final outfitting in Werkendam and delivery in June 2027.
Astilleros San Enrique has launched the floating solar platform PV-bos Catarroja for BlueNewables and Naturgy. The unit is the second built at the Vigo yard for the pre-commercial marine floating solar project, and it will be towed to Valencia after testing.