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Canada Eyes a Second Expedition to Antarctica

Published Dec 25, 2025 12:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Canada is preparing for a second expedition to Antarctica in 2026, with the country expanding its research interests in the region. Early this year, Canada celebrated its first-ever naval deployment to Antarctica aboard the vessel HMCS Margaret Brooke. The prospect of a second expedition hopes to build on the experience of the inaugural deployment. Speaking to the national broadcaster CBC news, Royal Canadian Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee confirmed that the navy is leading planning for the second expedition. The...

Odfjell Tankers Launches Green Corridor Between Brazil and Europe

Published Dec 25, 2025 12:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

Norwegian shipping major Odfjell reports it has initiated the first green corridor for service between Brazil and Europe. The company emphasizes that this is not a one-off demonstration, but instead, with supply contracts, it becomes a long-term commitment to demonstrating what is possible today. The company reports it has secured a supply of sustainable biofuel, which will be used as its chemical tankers make the 5,000-nautical-mile journey between Brazil and Europe. The corridor will operate 12 to 15 voyages per...

SS City of Milwaukee, 1990 (Bill Herd / public domain)

Volunteers Seek $1M to Preserve Historic Great Lakes Car Ferry

Published Dec 25, 2025 11:30 AM by The Maritime Executive

Efforts are underway to raise $1 million to help save a historic Great Lakes car ferry that is moored in Northern Michigan and whose preservation is under threat due to significant hull corrosion. The Society for the Preservation of the S.S. City of Milwaukee says it’s hoping to raise the funds that will be used for the long term preservation of S.S. City of Milwaukee, a 1930-built steam-powered railroad car ferry that was instrumental in Michigan’s industrial revolution. With a...

Greek Unions Protest Repair Period for Israeli Cruise Ship

Published Dec 24, 2025 10:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

Trade unions in Greece are protesting plans for a cruise ship with alleged links to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to be allocated space at a Greek yard for extensive repair and maintenance work. The Athens-based World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) wants Greek authorities to revoke the approval for the allocation of space for Crown Iris, a cruise ship that is allegedly due to arrive at the Public Power Corporation (PPC) pier in Keratsini, Piraeus, for the repair work....

Shipping

The Maritime Executive Set Records With its Most Popular Articles of 2025

It has been a challenging year for the maritime industry. Operators were forced to divert from Red Sea routes, adapted to a return of Somali piracy, and experienced the impact of shifting trade policies. Perennial issues such as illegal fishing and drug running continued to make headlines, along with geopolitical concerns ranging from Russia's shadow fleet to the subterfuge of Iran’s military. At the end of 2025, it's a good time to look back at the most popular Maritime Executive...

Tugs & Salvage

Australia Surveys Historic Shipwrecks to Inform Future Preservation

Authorities in Australia have gathered new data and imagery on the state of three shipwrecks in the country’s waters, a project that is expected to help in the long term preservation of the historic wrecks. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water (DCCEEW) announced that archaeologists have carried out surveys on the wrecks of HMAS Australia I, SS Wollongbar II and SS Tasman as part of efforts to ensure continuous protection. The surveys were undertaken during a transit...

Government

China Has Turned a Small Container Feeder Into an Arsenal Ship

The U.S. Navy wants to compete with China's PLA Navy for sea control in the Western Pacific, which would be essential to defending U.S. allies and protecting American economic interests in the region. But year on year, China's naval fleet continues to grow and modernize, adding more (and more credible) combatant vessels to the order of battle. On Thursday, new open-source imagery from downtown Shanghai showed that the contest could get harder: the photos show that the People's Liberation Army...

Corporate News

Rekind Accelerates Development of Biomass Pyrolysis Technology in Indonesia

[By: RINA] PT Rekayasa Industri (Rekind), Advanced Energy Solutions (AES), and RINA, the multinational engineering consultancy, inspection and certification group, have officially formed a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of biomass pyrolysis technology in Indonesia. This collaborative step was confirmed through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of The Carbon Digital Conference (CDC) 2025, which took place at the West Hall of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) on December 8–9, 2025. This collaboration...

Cruise Ships

Passenger Killed as Nile River Cruise Ships Collide

Egyptian authorities are confirming that one passenger, an Italian tourist, has died from injuries sustained during the collision of two Nile River cruise ships. The captain of one of the vessels has had his license suspended and is under investigation for violations of the maritime regulations. The General Authority for River Transport is accusing the captain of the cruise ship Royal Beau Rivage of making a sudden, sharp maneuver, which caused the two vessels to collide. The Royal Beau Rivage...

Ports

China to Develop New Port in Kuwait for Regional and Global Trade

Kuwait and China formalized a new agreement, building on their cooperation and which aims to complete the development of a new port in northern Kuwait. Known as the Mina Mubarak Al-Kabeer port, it is a key part of Kuwait’s Vision 2035 project and China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Plans have been discussed for the new port as part of Kuwait’s economic diversification project aimed at moving the country’s economy away from its total dependence on oil. In 2023, China signed...

Shipping

The Maritime Executive Set Records With its Most Popular Articles of 2025

Tugs & Salvage

Australia Surveys Historic Shipwrecks to Inform Future Preservation

Government

China Has Turned a Small Container Feeder Into an Arsenal Ship

Corporate News

Rekind Accelerates Development of Biomass Pyrolysis Technology in Indonesia

Cruise Ships

Passenger Killed as Nile River Cruise Ships Collide

Ports

China to Develop New Port in Kuwait for Regional and Global Trade

Offshore

U.S. Offshore Wind Developers Stop Work and Explore Next Steps

From New England to the Mid-Atlantic regions, offshore wind developers reported they were complying with the government order to suspend offshore installation work while also expressing frustration. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management followed up the public announcement with a written notification to the developers of the five projects ordering them to stop their offshore work on the Outer Continental Shelf while the government conducts a review. Several of the projects highlighted that they were just weeks away from beginning...

Shipbuilding

Poetry in Motion

Shipyards are key pieces of the global maritime infrastructure. From newbuilds to refits to scheduled maintenance, every single ship on the sea needs to return home periodically for a little rest and recovery – not to mention needed repairs, realignment, a fresh coat of paint and so on. Shipyards come in all sizes and shapes and can be found anywhere that the land meets the sea. But no matter the size, location or specialty, there's one constant you'll find at...

Environment

Odfjell Tankers Launches Green Corridor Between Brazil and Europe

Business

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Canada Eyes a Second Expedition to Antarctica

Odfjell Tankers Launches Green Corridor Between Brazil and Europe

Volunteers Seek $1M to Preserve Historic Great Lakes Car Ferry

Greek Unions Protest Repair Period for Israeli Cruise Ship

The Maritime Executive Set Records With its Most Popular Articles of 2025

Australia Surveys Historic Shipwrecks to Inform Future Preservation

China Has Turned a Small Container Feeder Into an Arsenal Ship

Rekind Accelerates Development of Biomass Pyrolysis Technology in Indonesia

Passenger Killed as Nile River Cruise Ships Collide

China to Develop New Port in Kuwait for Regional and Global Trade

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China Has Turned a Small Container Feeder Into an Arsenal Ship

Rekind Accelerates Development of Biomass Pyrolysis Technology in Indonesia

Passenger Killed as Nile River Cruise Ships Collide

China to Develop New Port in Kuwait for Regional and Global Trade

U.S. Offshore Wind Developers Stop Work and Explore Next Steps

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Odfjell Tankers Launches Green Corridor Between Brazil and Europe

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