What Does the Ship Designation ‘SS’ Mean?
The initialism was originally a bit of shipbuilder marketing—and now there are many different kinds of ship designations.
CNN18d
Yemen’s Houthis free crew of Red Sea cargo ship after 14 months in captivity
Hans Grundberg, the United Nations special envoy for Yemen, welcomed the “heartwarming” reports that the Houthis had “put an end to the arbitrary detention” of the ship’s crew for 14 months.
Sky19d
Royal Navy attack submarine warned off Russian spy ship from UK waters
A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close to a Russian spy ship off the UK coast in an extraordinary warning to stop spying on British undersea cables, the defence secretary has revealed.
USNI19d
U.K. Ships Track Russian Surveillance Ship Loitering Near Underwater Cables
UK Royal Navy Photo U.K. Defence Secretary John Healy revealed to Parliament on Wednesday that he had ordered a Royal Navy submarine to surface close to Russian surveillance ship Yantar in ...
CBS News19d
Russian spy ship detected off U.K. as British official warns Putin: "We know what you're doing"
British Defense Secretary John Healey told Parliament on Wednesday the Royal Navy was tracking a "Russian spy ship" that passed through U.K. waters, warning Russia's President Vladimir Putin ...
TradeWinds19d
Evergreen eyes switch to LNG over methanol for next large container ships
Taiwanese liner company Evergreen Marine Corp is reconsidering its alternative fuel choice for an upcoming raft of 11 ultra-large container ship newbuildings. Consultants and brokers said ...
The New York Times19d
Britain Says Russian Spy Ship Returned to U.K. Waters in Sign of Kremlin Threat
The British defense secretary told Parliament that the Yantar, which he described as a Russian spy ship, had come near Britain’s coast for the second time in a few months. By Stephen Castle and ...
The New York Times19d
Houthis Free the Crew of a Cargo Ship They Hijacked 14 Months Ago
It was unclear what would happen to the ship. The capture of the vessel, which had been en route to India from Turkey, was one of the most audacious maritime operations by the Houthis and came at ...
The Financial Times19d
Ships carrying missile propellant ingredients set to sail from China to Iran, say officials
A missile is launched during an air defence drill in an undisclosed location in Iran. Intelligence officials say chemicals are being shipped to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the elite arm ...
UN News Centre19d
Release of ship’s crew, ‘a step in the right direction’: UN Yemen envoy
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen and the head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Wednesday welcomed the release of the crew of a commercial ship held by Houthi rebels for more than a ...
USA Today20d
Disney is betting on small: Here's why Disney Cruise Line is adding smaller ships
Disney Cruise Line is planning to build three new ships that are smaller than its recent vessels. The smaller ships will allow Disney to access a wider range of ports and destinations. The new ...
philstar.com20d
'One wrong move': China's 'monster' ship puts Zambales fishers on edge
While Beijing's CCG vessel 5901, dubbed the "monster ship" due to its massive size, moved away this weekend, it was immediately replaced by CCG vessel 3304 – a 111-meter ship that still dwarfs ...