The Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Fort George was built by Swan Hunter in Wallsend and launched in 1991, entering service in 1994. She was affiliated to South Shields for the duration of her career, ...

Brent Gaut, the commander of the USS George Washington -- an aircraft carrier undergoing major shipyard work at Newport News, Virginia -- got on the ship's intercom. Two sailors had died on April ...

YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Prefecture—The USS George Washington aircraft carrier arrived at the U.S. naval base here on Nov. 22 for its second deployment to the city. The ship is replacing the USS ...

Greek shipowner George Economou is splashing out around $1.4bn for a series of new neo-panamax container ships. Newbuilding ...