US Navy Seeks Alternative Ports After Losing Access to Bahrain
With its traditional base in Bahrain no longer available, the US Navy is weighing alternative port call options across the Indian Ocean region.
US Navy Takes Delivery of Its Final Expeditionary Sea Base
The US Navy has taken delivery of USS Hector A. Cafferata Jr., the last of the expeditionary sea bases built on a converted Alaska-class tanker hull form.
US Navy Waives Post-Shakedown Period for Submarine USS Massachusetts
The US Navy has completed shakedown trials on USS Massachusetts and waived the boat's post-shakedown availability, citing its material condition and combat readiness.
USS Abraham Lincoln Leaves the Middle East After Record Time at Sea
The USS Abraham Lincoln has left the Middle East after almost seven months, heading for a port visit in eastern Thailand following more than 270 days at sea without a declared call.
US Night Convoys Move 10 Million Barrels a Day Through the Strait of Hormuz
US forces are escorting 15 to 20 tankers a night through the Strait of Hormuz on a southern route hugging Oman, moving around 10 million barrels of oil daily.
BlackSea Revives the LASH Concept for Floating ISO Containers
Blacksea Technologies has scaled down the Cold War Lighter Aboard Ship concept into an autonomous 85-foot vessel that carries watertight, floating ISO containers instead of barges.
Foreign-Build Plan for U.S. Warships Meets Congressional Resistance
A White House memorandum would allow the first two ships of a U.S. Navy series to be built in South Korea or Japan, drawing objections from lawmakers in shipbuilding districts.
Antin Completes Acquisition of Vigor Marine Group From Lone Star
France's Antin Infrastructure Partners has completed its purchase of Vigor Marine Group, the Portland-based ship repair and fabrication group with six drydocks, 29 berths and about 2,700 employees.
White House Asks Navy to Move Ford-Class Carrier Island Amidships
The White House has asked the U.S. Navy to relocate the Ford-class island amidships, a change that could add several billion dollars per carrier and disrupt work already under way on USS Doris Miller.
US Carrier Calls At Da Nang In First Vietnam Visit Since 2023
The carrier USS George Washington has arrived at Da Nang with more than 5,000 personnel, the first American carrier visit to Vietnam since 2023.
US Navy Declines To Raise Sunken Fishing Vessel Lily Jean
The United States Navy has declined a request to salvage a fishing vessel that sank off Gloucester in January and to recover the remains of six crew believed still aboard.
US Navy Reclassifies Nineteen Virginia-Class Boats As Guided-Missile Submarines
The United States Navy is reclassifying nineteen Virginia-class submarines as guided-missile boats, days after awarding a 42.1 billion dollar contract for nine more.
US Navy Relieves Commander Of Ballistic Missile Submarine West Virginia
The commander of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia has been removed from his post after less than a year in the role, the United States Navy said.
USS Georgia decommissioned as first of four cruise missile submarines retires
The United States Navy has decommissioned USS Georgia after more than 42 years of service, retiring the first of four Ohio-class submarines converted from ballistic missile boats into guided missile and special operations platforms.
US Navy awards $76.6bn for fourteen submarines after three-year delay
The United States Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII $76.6bn in contracts for its next batch of attack and ballistic missile submarines, ending a delay of nearly three years.
US Navy eyes South Korean yards for warships and tankers
The US Navy has approached major South Korean shipbuilders about building destroyers and fleet tankers, a step that could reverse a century of domestic-only construction.
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