Saab opens key test site for Australia’s Hobart class destroyers
Saab Australia has reached a major milestone in the delivery of the Australian Interface for the Hobart class destroyer combat system. Saab press release The Hobart Australian Interface Reference Site has been established at Saab’s Sovereign Combat Systems Collaboration Centre…
ST Engineering Secures ADSB Sub-Contract for Kuwait’s New Missile Gun Boat Fleet
ST Engineering’s Marine business has secured a six-year sub-contract valued at about S$600 million from Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) to design and supply the platform systems for a fleet of eight Missile Gun Boats that ADSB is constructing for the Kuwait Naval Force. ST…
Bahrain Circulates Revised UN Hormuz Draft
Bahrain has circulated a revised U.N. Security Council draft resolution on protecting commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, retaining language…
New Super-Battleship Under Construction In China
As the U.S. Navy debates the future of ‘Trump-class’ battleships, other navies are advancing their own visions of ultra-large surface combatants. New evidence reveals that China is constructing an even larger design, signalling a shift in naval priorities. Update: this article,…
Maritime in Minutes – March 2026 in review
Ships and ports targeted as Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz in Middle East war, Star Bulk joins Genco and Diana Shipping takeover battle, and can the IMO’s net zero framework survive?
Viking puts forward eight director nominees
All are current board members, including Chairman Torstein Hagen.
USS George H.W. Bush Departs for Deployment, USS Gerald Ford Could Be Extended to 11 Months
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) moored to Pier 14 at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on March 31, 2026. USNI News photo NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. — The sun peeked over the horizon tinting the haze gray hull of carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) orange while sailors on Pier 14…
French Suffren-class submarine launches and recovers U.S. Navy UUV
Between March 16 and 20, 2026, a French Navy (Marine Nationale) Suffren-class nuclear attack submarine (SSN) successfully launched and recovered a U.S. Navy Razorback underwater drone for the first time. These technical trials took place off the coast of Toulon, France’s main…
Taiwan President Inspects Anti-ship, Air Defense Missile Production
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te visited the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology to inspect missile production lines of supersonic missile Brave Wind IIIs and Sky Bow missile interceptors (shown) on March 27, 2026. Office of the Taiwan President photo Taiwanese…
Salalah disruptions send carriers on Indian trades back to adding Pakistan calls
With operations at Salalah suspended on Saturday due to a drone strike, Hapag-Lloyd has positioned its upcoming westbound sailing on the India-USEC “TPI” service to call at Port Qasim in Pakistan.