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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Christening and Launch Ceremony in Shimonoseki for Training Ship OSHIMA MARU Built for Oshima College

Fourth training ship for the school, and the second built at MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works, following the third-generation vessel currently in operation. Handover scheduled for March 2023, with the new vessel going into service …

Oct 13, 2022 / Vessels

LR signs contract with Birdon for new Royal Australian Navy Sail Training Ship

The project will see a new Sail Training Ship constructed for the Royal Australian Navy to replace STS Young Endeavour. Lloyd's Register (LR) has signed a new construction agreement with Australian shipbuilder Birdon to provide classification …

Oct 6, 2022 / Naval

Philly Shipyard Launches First Training Ship Empire State

The first in a series of new training ships being built for the United States' state maritime academies was launched at Philly Shipyard on Saturday (Sep24) The newbuild, Empire State VII, is the first of five new National Security Multi-Mission …

Sep 27, 2022 / Curious

Funding Secured for Cal Maritime’s New Training Ship

Cal Maritime is celebrating an important milestone in its journey to acquire a new and innovative purpose-built training ship. President Joe Biden has signed H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, a $1.5 billion omnibus …

Mar 21, 2022 / Vessels

Texas A&M Maritime Academy's New Training Ship Named

The Texas A&M Maritime Academy said it has been notified by the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) that the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) expected to arrive on its Galveston campus in 2025 will be …

May 10, 2021 / Vessels