Marine growth on a ship’s hull increases drag, fuel consumption, and structural damage, making periodic dry docking essential. This breaks down how ships are cleaned and the surprising stability ...

San Diego’s General Dynamics-NASSCO, the last major shipbuilder on the West Coast, has formally introduced its huge new floating dry dock by accepting the amphibious assault ship USS America for ...

Sailors and Marines assigned to vessels undergoing maintenance or upgrades now can refuse nonjudicial punishments meted out by their commanders, just as they can when serving ashore. Secretary of the ...

Construction on Orange’s newest cable ship is close to completion. The Mer et Marine reports Orange Marine’s new cable ship, the Sophie Germain, has left dry dock in its orange and white livery. The ...

Cruise lines sometimes find interesting ways to expand their fleets. During the Covid pandemic some growing cruise lines were able to buy ships that came to market when rivals were forced to sell them ...

A new Navy policy gives sailors and Marines assigned to ships in dry dock or maintenance the right to refuse nonjudicial punishments when they are accused of violations of the Uniform Code of Military ...

The Battleship New Jersey museum could be towed from the Camden waterfront to a dry dock on the Delaware River in February for maintenance that is expected to take at least two months to ensure the ...

Carnival Cruise Line's year-round Brisbane-based Carnival Encounter has sailed into dry dock in Singapore for a wave of ...

The Port of San Francisco looked for a buyer but got no takers. And then, in January, Port officials appeared at City Hall to say the rusting structure had turned into an emergency situation.

Dales Marine Services has launched its 2026 apprenticeship recruitment programme - with positions available in Greenock.