Tanzania Builds Ro-Pax Vessel to Boost Regional Trade on Lake Victoria

Published Jan 30, 2026 8:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

After eight years of construction, Tanzania has finally launched an inland passenger and cargo freshwater vessel that is touted as...

China Launches Largest Car Carrier for HMM-Hyundai Glovis Partnership

Published Jan 27, 2026 7:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International last week floated out the largest car carrier in the world. The massive vessel surpasses...

Published Jan 27, 2026 6:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

The shipping industry is making several firsts as the order for a Norwegian cargo ship was confirmed as the first to use the new W...

Published Jan 26, 2026 8:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI), located in India, confirmed that it has received its first shipbuilding order as...

Published Jan 26, 2026 5:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

Reports from Russia indicate that an ambitious program to build a new generation of river-sea cargo ships has been reduced. The Mo...

Published Jan 25, 2026 8:05 PM by CIMSEC

[By CDR Chase E. Harding, USN] The balance of power in the Indo-Pacific is shifting rapidly as China's shipbuilding hegemony endur...

Published Jan 25, 2026 8:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Brazilian state oil company Petrobras is planning to reduce dependence on charters in gas transportation and has awarded contracts...

Published Jan 25, 2026 1:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

Nigeria has started to disburse the cabotage vessel financing fund (CVFF), a scheme created over two decades ago to boost domestic...

Published Jan 23, 2026 7:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

During a visit of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to the United Kingdom last week, a Letter of Intent was signed by the Indo...

Published Jan 22, 2026 10:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

A well-financed real estate development company in California has ambitions to build a new West Coast shipyard, comparable in size...