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UK Accuses Russian Spy Ship of Aiming Laser at Surveillance Aircraft

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Fincantieri to Expand Ancona Shipyard for Naval Shipbuilding

Published Nov 19, 2025 5:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

Fincantieri has completed the last of a series of agreements with the Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority for the expansion of the shipbuilding yard in Ancona, Italy. The Italian shipbuilder reports that the agreements confirm the joint commitment to enhancing the strategic role of the port and the shipyard, strengthening their contribution to the economic development of the region and the Italian naval sector. One of the most historic sites within the group, shipbuilding at Ancona traces back...

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cruise ship off Hawaii coast

DOJ Sides with Cruise Industry Seeking to Block Hawaii’s “Green Fee”

Published Nov 19, 2025 3:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

  In an unusual move, the Department of Justice filed a motion in federal court seeking to intervene in the pending legal action by the cruise industry against the State of Hawaii. The action is in keeping with the Trump administration’s position that denies climate change and seeks to block individual state efforts, which it sees as damaging to federal policy and commerce. The motion was filed in the U.S. District Court in Hawaii, arguing that the federal Department of...

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Slow Progress for Salvage of Fire-Damaged Wan Hai 503 Containership

Published Nov 19, 2025 2:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

Salvage teams continue to make slow progress in their efforts to clear the fire-damaged containership Wan Hai 503. Two months after the hulk was permitted to dock in the port of Jebel Ali, UAE, the salvage operations continue to face challenges after having removed approximately two-thirds of the containers from the vessel. Vessel operator Wan Hai posted its latest update, reporting that 1,148 containers have been discharged from the vessel in a slow and challenging operation, with an...

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Krabi Class HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan (P552) off Koh Kut (Royal Thai Navy)

Ceasefire Threatened as Cambodia Lays Mines Across Thai Border

Published Nov 19, 2025 2:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A ceasefire agreed between Cambodia and Thailand in August is in jeopardy after Thai soldiers were wounded by mines in an area of Thai territory occupied by Cambodian squatters. The ceasefire agreed between the two countries called for a withdrawal of heavy weapons from the areas of dispute, but did not resolve discrepancies between the de facto and the de jure border in a number of areas. The 13-point agreement was signed under the umbrella of the ASEAN organization,...

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Nigeria Gets its First Locally-Owned FPSO

  Nigeria has welcomed its first locally owned floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The FPSO Emem is owned by the Nigerian oil company Oriental Energy Resources (OER). This reveals growing capacity by local producers to deliver complex offshore development in a market dominated by global oil majors. The FPSO has been undergoing conversion at the Drydocks World Dubai Shipyard, which was initially scheduled to be completed in February. After almost eight months of delay, Nigerian Minister for Petroleum...

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Shipbuilding

Russian officials meeting in India

Russia Proposes Cooperation with India to Develop Shipbuilding Industry

Russian officials launched talks in India ahead of a planned visit by President Vladimir Putin to India scheduled for next month. The delegation touched on many issues for potential cooperation, with reports saying Russia is proposing steps to build India’s shipbuilding industry. The Indian government has already mapped an aggressive plan of investments and policies designed to support the development of shipbuilding and the maritime industry. Preparing for the meeting between Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...

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Environment

derelict cargo ship used for drug smuggling

Video: Florida Reefs Abandoned Cargo Ship Used by Smugglers

Officials in Florida came up with a novel way to dispose of a small cargo ship that was seized more than a decade ago while smuggling cocaine. The vessel, which was last known as the Borocho, was added to the state’s artificial reef program. The saga of the vessel, which was built in 1977 in Japan, began in September 2014 when the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Bear was on patrol in the Caribbean. The USCG identified the vessel...

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Ancona Italy shipyard

Fincantieri to Expand Ancona Shipyard for Naval Shipbuilding

Fincantieri has completed the last of a series of agreements with the Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority for the expansion of the shipbuilding yard in Ancona, Italy. The Italian shipbuilder reports that the agreements confirm the joint commitment to enhancing the strategic role of the port and the shipyard, strengthening their contribution to the economic development of the region and the Italian naval sector. One of the most historic sites within the group, shipbuilding at Ancona traces back...

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