The M941 Tournai arrived in Zeebruges ahead of its official transfer to the Belgian state on 25 September 2026. The second City-class minehunter for the Belgian Navy is part of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme, which covers 12 ships in total.
Kishorn Port is recruiting for gatehouse and security staff. The post involves managing vehicle and personnel access, checking visitor authorisation, reporting security breaches and carrying out patrols.
Guohang Ocean Shipping has set out a RMB 2.49 billion newbuilding plan for six vessels, including three 62,000-dwt multipurpose heavy-lift ships and three 115,000-dwt LR2 tankers. The move takes the company into tanker shipping for the first time and follows a framework agreement with COSCO SHIPPING Energy signed ten days earlier.
Clients of Sea Pioneer Shipping Corporation have ordered six 115,000 DWT crude oil tankers at SK Oceanplant Shipyard in South Korea. The ships are due for delivery from the first quarter of 2029 through the second quarter of 2030, and TrustedDocks puts the deal at about USD 71.6 million per vessel.
Union Maritime has ordered nine newbuildings covering Newcastlemax and handysize bulk carriers, plus chemical and petroleum product tankers. The company did not disclose how the vessels are split across the four categories, or name the shipyards, prices, specifications or delivery dates.
Marseille-based liner Marfret has ordered two 480 teu feeder containerships from Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding in China. Pricing and delivery dates were not disclosed. The ships will be designed by SDARI, classed by Bureau Veritas and fitted with propulsion equipment from CSSC Power's Zhenjiang operation.
Brullo Shipping Group has ordered three 40,800 dwt oil and chemical tankers from Anhui Shipyard in China. Delivery of the vessels is scheduled for 2029, and the deal covers a design from SDARI adapted by Brullo’s technical team.
Jan De Nul has ordered a sister trenching support vessel to the Isambard K. Brunel, which is being built at China Merchants Heavy Industry in China. The new vessel is an exact copy of the Brunel and brings to five the number of vessels now under construction for Jan De Nul’s subsea cable installation and protection business.
Harland & Wolff Belfast has welcomed 66 new apprentices as Navantia UK steps up investment at the yard. The recruits will train across shipbuilding and support roles while Belfast prepares to assemble, commission and deliver all three Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fleet Solid Support ships.
Concordia Damen will return to Navegistic Intermodal in Asunción, Paraguay, from 6 to 8 October 2026. The Dutch yard is using the event to point to the Veronica V, a CDS4115 pusher built with Aguape Shipyard for the Paraguay-Paraná waterway, and to the CDS4318 as examples of local vessel solutions.
Navantia UK says maritime advantage is increasingly determined by persistence rather than platform count. In a piece by Simon Jones, the company argues that uncrewed vessels can help navies maintain presence across the North Atlantic and other contested waters at lower cost and with greater availability.
MSC Group is in discussions to acquire Meyer Werft, the Papenburg, Germany shipbuilder that builds vessels for MSC Cruises and other cruise lines. No valuation or timetable has been disclosed, and neither company has formally confirmed the negotiations. The possible deal would give MSC direct control of a yard central to its cruise newbuild programme.