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Vineyard Wind Gets Fourth Preliminary Injunction Against Stop-Work Order

Published Jan 27, 2026 5:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

A U.S. District Court Judge in Massachusetts became the fourth to award a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s stop-work orders on the offshore wind energy industry. Vineyard Wind 1 had gone to court in mid-January following Dominion Energy, Ørsted, and Equinor, each of which also received preliminary injunctions in their cases, leaving only Sunrise Wind to still be heard by the courts. Vineyard Wind 1, which is located approximately 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, Massachusetts, is...

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TOTE Services Signs Up to Provide LNG Bunker-Barge Capacity in Galveston

Published Jan 27, 2026 5:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

TOTE Group is partnering up with a Texas-based bunkering company to launch LNG bunker barge services in the greater Houston / Galveston Bay area. LNG is an increasingly popular option for cruise ships, boxships and other vessel classes, and locally-produced Texan natural gas, liquefied and delivered, will give these visiting vessels the fuel they need. TOTE Services and Galveston LNG Bunker Port have signed a heads of agreement that outlines the construction and operation of a Jones Act-compliant bunker vessel...

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Australian offshore wind energy

Australia’s Victoria Sets Date for Country's First Wind Energy Auction

Published Jan 27, 2026 4:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

The southern Australian state of Victoria has rescheduled what will become the country’s first offshore wind industry auction as it works to finalize details with the federal government. The auction, which is planned for August, is good news for the beleaguered Australian efforts, which have struggled to make progress. Australia has been following a meticulous process, having finalized the regulatory framework for offshore wind in 2022, followed by the selection of zones for the projects. Companies are developing plans and...

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U.S. Navy Celebrates LCS Crew's New Ability to Repair Their Own Engines

Published Jan 27, 2026 4:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy is celebrating the crew of the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Wichita for a remarkable turnaround: fixing their own engines at sea. The Freedom-class was designed by aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin for a lean-crewed, contractor-centric service model, heavily reliant on civilian techs for maintenance during port calls; the crew's completion of repairs on the class' complex mechanical systems - on their own, under way - is a landmark achievement for the Navy's attempt to wean the LCS...

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Vineyard Wind Gets Fourth Preliminary Injunction Against Stop-Work Order

A U.S. District Court Judge in Massachusetts became the fourth to award a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s stop-work orders on the offshore wind energy industry. Vineyard Wind 1 had gone to court in mid-January following Dominion Energy, Ørsted, and Equinor, each of which also received preliminary injunctions in their cases, leaving only Sunrise Wind to still be heard by the courts. Vineyard Wind 1, which is located approximately 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, Massachusetts, is...

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China Launches Largest Car Carrier for HMM-Hyundai Glovis Partnership

China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International last week floated out the largest car carrier in the world. The massive vessel surpasses the 10,000 unit mark, becoming the largest built in China after the yards turned out 9,500 unit vessels last year as part of the coming surge in the sector. The new vessel is also the first vehicle carrier built for South Korea’s HMM as part of its diversification strategy. HMM entered into long-term agreements with Hyundai Glovis, which will operate the...

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Interferry Demands Pause for EU ETS Due to Inequities and Use of Funds

Interferry, the global trade association for the ferry industry, is calling for an immediate halt to the further phasing-in of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) for the maritime sector. The group is citing inequities and a severe competitive disadvantage as road transport remains exempt from the program. Further, it alleges that a lack of a funding scheme for e-fuels and investments such as electrification means the monies are instead being diverted to national member state budgets. The trade group...

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French commandos seize the shadow fleet tanker Grinch, January 2025 (French Joint Staff)

Geopolitics Has Moved From the Margins to the Engine Room of Shipping

For much of its modern history, the maritime industry treated geopolitics as background noise. Today, that is no longer possible. Political instability is now shaping day-to-day operational decisions, cost structures and risk exposure across global shipping. The most visible impact has been route disruption. Vessels diverted away from key corridors are burning more fuel and spending longer at sea, pushing operating costs sharply higher. Insurance premiums have followed the same trajectory. At the same time, investment in decarbonization is being...

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