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The 'Queen' was boarded by five perpatrators about 1.18 nautical miles off the Helen Mar Reef, while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on June 18, 2023, at 10.33 p.m. in pos.1° 8.1' N 103° 45.5' E. No crew members were injured, and nothing was reported stolen.

The 'Sinar Sigli' was boarded by an unknown number perpatrators, about 2.1 nautical miles off Pulau Iyu Kecil, while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on June 16, 2025, at 2.18 a.m. in pos.1° 12.14' N 103° 23.14' E. No crew members were injured, but the robbers stole ship's stores.

Global trade enabler DP World has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Namibia’s Nara Namib Free Economic Industrial Zone today to develop a free economic zone for industry and logistics in Walvis Bay to support the growth of Namibia as a regional hub for Southern Africa. Development of the first 50 hectares phase of the zone has the potential to create 3,000 jobs and help attract investment to Namibia of N$ 3.5 billion (approx. US$237 million). Expansion to 1,500 hectares is expected to increase the potential investment to N$25 billion (around US$1.7 billion) with 20,000 job opportunities.

Shikoku Kyuko Ferry, also known as ‘Olive Line’, has announced that it will close the historic Uno-Takamatsu route on 16 December.

The 'Theresa' was boarded by four perpatrators, armed with knives, about 2.5 nautical miles off Pulau Cula, while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on June 23, 2023, at 3 a.m. in pos.1° 3.6' N 103° 41.0' E. No crew members were injured, but the robbers stole three paint drums.

The 'Aanya' was boarded by five perpatrators, armed with knives, about 8.6 nautical miles off Pulau Iyu Kecil, while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on June 14, 2023, at 2.55 a.m. in pos.1° 8.28' N 103° 29.19' E. No crew members were injured, but the robbers stole one portable SCBA compressor.

Costa Cruises’ second Chinese market-designed cruise ship, COSTA FIRENZE, was floated out at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard. COSTA FIRENZE follows the February delivered COSTA VENEZIA.

Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Germany's third-largest defence company and world market leader in conventional submarines, has recorded a pleasing development: by 2023, the company will be investing 250 million Euro in Kiel. Its objective is to develop the shipyard into an international competence centre for conventional submarine construction. Thanks to the currently good development with new orders, around 500 new employees will be hired throughout the company by the end of 2020, the majority of them in Kiel. The company is looking primarily for engineers and skilled workers, particularly in R&D, construction and manufacturing. https://www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com/en/press-releases/d/uid-26938af4-8f4e-e141-8c2d-54a1f4623b48.html https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/TKMS-will-250-Millionen-Euro-in-Kieler-Werft-investieren,thyssenkrupp126.html

The 'Lirica' was boarded by four perpatrators about 2.46 nautical miles off Pulau Cula, while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on June 17, 2023, at 11.54 p.m. in pos.1° 3.22' N 103° 40.38' E. No crew members were injured, and nothing was reported stolen.

After the 'Tysfjord', serving on the route Jektvik–Kilboghamn Route, suffered a main engine failure on June 21, there has been intensive work to find the cause of the problem and to resolve the problem at the quay in Sandnessjøen. If everything goes according to plan, the ferry will return on the A-route before the weekend of June 28/29. If there are changes to the plan, the operator Reis Nordland would provide updated information.

Damen Shipyards Group is to build a further four Island Class double-ender ferries for BC Ferries. All four vessels will be built at Damen’s yard in Romania and will enter service in 2022. Damen is already building two Island Class vessels for BC Ferries, both of which have completed sea trials and are due in Victoria, BC in early 2020.

A joint venture featuring CMA CGM and DP World has been granted the contract to expand box facilities at the port of Le Havre in northern France. Générale de Manutention Portuaire (GMP), a joint venture held 50:50 by DP World and Terminal Link, a subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, will build and operate the 1m teu container terminal for the Port 2000 berths 11 and 12 under a 34-year concession. The new terminal will include a 700 m long quay and 42 ha of land.