Daily Briefing 16 September 2025
FERRIES 2025: Update on America’s first zero-emission fast ferries
Marine Log’s 38th annual FERRIES Conference will return to Jersey City, N.J., on November 4–5, 2025, across from Lower Manhattan, bringing together ferry leaders, shipbuilders, and policymakers to discuss the future of
Australia commits AUD 12 billion to kick off Henderson shipbuilding plan
In a statement released yesterday, Australian defense ministers said that the Albanese administration will provide AUD 12 billion [about USD 8 billion] towards delivering a Defence Precinct at Henderson to deliver continuous
Port of Long Beach: Container spill clean-up makes progress
Salvage and recovery operations continue on the Mississippi, the 5,500 TEU Zim-chartered containership at the center of last week’s container spill incident that saw nearly 70 boxes d into the water at
WSF: Wenatchee commissioning continues
Washington State Ferries’ 202-vehicle capacity Wenatchee, which became the largest hybrid-electric ferry in the U.S. after a complex conversion at Vigor, returned to full-time service on the Seattle/Bainbridge route June 24 as
US deploys Typhon missile system to Japan, fuelling Asian arms race
China to host security forum as disputes with US, allies deepen
Opportunities for industry still available despite disruptions
TOP Ships has roving eye on different assets as it launches fundraiser
Weeks wins $38.8M USACE Morgan City dredging contract
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, La., has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for cutterhead dredging services. Work will be performed in Morgan City, La., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 24, 2025.
Busy Days in the Strait of Taiwan
- NATO Responds to Russian Fishing Vessel Adrift in Danish Straits
- Germany's Rheinmetall acquires warship builder NVL
- France awards contract for new version of submarine ballistic missile to ArianeGroup
- Nanjing Tanker expands fleet and returns to LR2 segment
- WSC launches Cargo Safety Program to battle misdeclaration
- Philippines Pushes Back on Chinese "Nature Reserve" in Philippine Waters
- U.S. Air Force Tests Out Anti-Ship Bomb on Russia's Doorstep
- TKMS enters into negotiations for construction of future Indian Navy submarines
- Spanish Navy's lead F110-class frigate floated out
- Cutting the Cost of Killing Drones at Sea

