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Bulker Exchanges Shots with Skiffs off Yemen

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Norway and UK Cement Anti-Submarine Alliance

Published Dec 5, 2025 11:56 AM by The Maritime Executive

The British and Norwegian Prime Ministers flew to a miraculously rain-free RAF Lossiemouth in Northern Scotland on Thursday, December 4, to cement an alliance between the two countries, which has at its heart the curbing of the growing threat posed by Russian submarines. Norway and the UK's defense links, particularly in the maritime domain, have been much enhanced recently by the presence alongside HMS Prince of Wales (R09) of the Norwegian Nansen Class frigate HNoMS Roald Amundsen (F311) from start...

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Philippine Navy Launches Second Malvar Class Frigate

Published Dec 4, 2025 9:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Philippine Navy has officially commissioned its second Miguel Malvar Class frigate, BRP Diego Silang (FFG07), into active service, in a ceremony at Subic Bay with the commander of the Philippines Navy Vice Admiral Jose Ma Ambrosio Q Ezpeleta present.  It comes at a critical time as the Philippines looks to enhance its capabilities as it continues to confront Chinese aggression in the region. BRP Diego Silang is a multi-role warship capable of conducting anti-surface, anti-air, anti-submarine, and electronic...

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German offshore wind farm

Wind Farm to Power Amazon and Google Sends First Power to German Grid

Published Dec 4, 2025 9:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm started feeding its first power to the German grid on December 3. The wind farm marks another milestone both for Germany and the EU, becoming the largest offshore wind farm in Ørsted’s German portfolio and one that has contracted more than four-fifths of its power with long-term corporate power purchase agreements. Located about 45 miles off the German coast in the North Sea, the project is being developed in a partnership between...

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Kenya Investigates Allegations of Stealing After Largest Drug Bust

Published Dec 4, 2025 8:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Kenyan officials confirmed that they are investigating allegations that a portion of the drugs seized during one of its largest drug busts which involved seizing a dhow in the Indian Ocean might have gone missing. The seizure happened in late October, but recently allegations surfaced that some of the drugs might be missing with charges that the personnel offloading the drugs might have concealed and stole a portion of the seized narcotics. A multi-agency team intercepted a stateless dhow...

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German offshore wind farm

Wind Farm to Power Amazon and Google Sends First Power to German Grid

  The Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm started feeding its first power to the German grid on December 3. The wind farm marks another milestone both for Germany and the EU, becoming the largest offshore wind farm in Ørsted’s German portfolio and one that has contracted more than four-fifths of its power with long-term corporate power purchase agreements. Located about 45 miles off the German coast in the North Sea, the project is being developed in a partnership between...

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Saronic Invests $300M to Expand Louisiana Shipyard to Accelerate ASVs

  A U.S. defense tech startup specializing in autonomous ships is pushing to enhance its competitiveness in the fast-growing market with a $300 million investment to expand its production facility. Texas-based Saronic Technologies wants to deliver autonomous ships at speed and scale with the massive investment to expand its Franklin, Louisiana, shipyard. The firm, which began operations in April this year with the ambitions of redefining the building of unmanned surface vehicles, reports that the expanded facility will enable it...

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Study Finds Major Drop in Ship Sulfur Emissions Following IMO Regulations

  An academic team led by researchers at the UK’s National Centre for Atmospheric Science completed a first in-depth study looking at sulfur emissions at sea and found “fairly good compliance” with the IMO regulations introduced in 2020. The group looked at compliance both in the European Sulfur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) and ships in the open ocean. The team found that the average sulfur content in ship fuel dropped nearly tenfold in open ocean areas following the International Maritime...

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Renewed Speculation of Potential Bidders to Acquire HMM

  Korean media reports suggest that there continues to be exploration over the possible privatization of container carrier HMM, nearly two years after a prior attempt collapsed. According to Korea’s Maeil Business Newspaper group, the food and logistics giant Dongwon Group has decided to renew its exploration to formulate an offer for the company. Next year will mark a decade since the government stepped in to rescue Hyundai Merchant Marine. It took majority ownership through the Korea Development Bank and...

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