Shipbuilding

Argentina Navy submarine ARA SAN JUAN disappeared in waters of Puerto Madryn, northern Patagonia, Argentina, contact with submarine manned with 40 crew lost since Nov 15. It was said that submarine was already located and taken on tow, being disabled after fire, but according to most recent news, citing Navy officials, submarine wasn’t found, her fate, and fate of the crew, unknown.

The Turkish government is interested in buying the soon-to-be-decommissioned UK helicopter carrier HMS Ocean if it is not sold to Brazil.

In a reply to a parliamentary question, the UK defense ministry confirmed that Turkey sent an expression of interest to UK about the potential sale of HMS Ocean.

The body of one more crew member was recovered from a cargo vessel that sank off the coast of Istanbul on Nov. 1, as rescue efforts continued for a third day

The citizens of Piraeus had the opportunity to see three Chinese navy ships sail into their port in the framework of the Chinese initiative under the theme “Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum, May 2017. The three ships were the frigate Plans Jing Zhou (FFG-532), the Destroyer Plans Chun (DDG-150) and the Plans Chao Hu (AOR-890) replenishment ship.

Police are still uncertain on the cause of journalist Kim Wall’s death, despite the ongoing investigation revealing that she was stabbed several times.

Germany had deployed a number of submarines to guard the North Sea and the English Channel hundred years ago when the WWI was in full swing. The Germans used to call those submarines 'U-boats' (or U-boot, abbreviation of Unterseeboot or undersea boat in German language). The destruction of enemy shipping by German U-boats was a spectacular feature of both WWI and WWII.

Greek-owned shipping companies made a total of 58 new ship orders in the first half of the year, which is more than twice the number of orders made in the same period last year, according to VesselsValue.

The data of the ship valuations specialists show that in January-June 2016 Greek shipowners ordered just 28 vessels, a far cry from the 72 orders made in the first half of 2015.

Seabourn, the world’s finest ultra-luxury cruise line, launched Seabourn Encore during a festive pierside evening ceremony in Singapore on January 7.

Greek shipowners are among the net gainers in the global financial crisis, as they have managed to consolidate their domination of the global industry since 2009, while other national fleets have weakened.

Harmony of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, set off on Thursday for its first sea trial from Saint-Nazaire, western France. She will return to port in 3 days.
STX France indicated this first sea trial aims mainly to test her electric power plant and propulsion system, as well as maneuverability tests.