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Designers and Technicians Go on Strike at Bath Iron Works

Published Mar 23, 2026 5:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

A small group of workers at the Bath Iron Works walked off the job on Monday, March 23, in the first strike in six years at the critical government contractor. The strike is being conducted by about a tenth of the total workforce, specifically among designers, clerks, and technicians. The Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association launched the strike for its 620-plus members out of a total yard workforce of more than 6,800 people. The union is a local within the UAW...

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Iran's Strike on Ras Laffan Could Raise LNG Prices for Years

Published Mar 23, 2026 5:26 PM by The Conversation

[By Dr. Adi Imsirovic] On March 19, Ras Laffan, the largest liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal in the world, supplying one-fifth of the world’s super-chilled fuel, was hit by Iranian missiles and drones. The Qatari terminal suffered substantial damage in the strikes – fires were raging across the gas-to-liquids facility within the complex, which covers 295 square kilometres – the size of a large city. Investments worth tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars disappeared into thin air. Damage...

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US to Repay TotalEneriges $1B for Wind Leases Redirected to LNG Investments

Published Mar 23, 2026 4:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

TotalEnergies confirmed it has entered into settlement agreements with the U.S. Department of the Interior, which will see the company redirect nearly $1 billion invested in leases for two offshore wind leases into investments in the LNG sector. The deal had first been reported last week as a new means by the Trump administration to stop future offshore wind development. Under the terms of the agreement, the company will recover the lease fees paid to the United States in 2022...

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Video: MSC Container Ship Hits New Pier at Mundra Port

Published Mar 23, 2026 3:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last week, the container ship MSC Alexandra broke away from her moorings and hit a newly-built pier at a port in India, according to local media and bystander videos. On Thursday, MSC Alexandra was moored at Mundra Port's CT3 terminal. During a sudden thunderstorm, winds picked up and the ship's mooring lines parted under the strain. The boxship drifted across the harbor and allided bow-first with a pier that was under construction. Workers ran from the waterfront ahead of the...

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Loading terminal at Ras Laffan (Matthew Smith / CC BY 2.0)

Iran's Strike on Ras Laffan Could Raise LNG Prices for Years

[By Dr. Adi Imsirovic] On March 19, Ras Laffan, the largest liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal in the world, supplying one-fifth of the world’s super-chilled fuel, was hit by Iranian missiles and drones. The Qatari terminal suffered substantial damage in the strikes – fires were raging across the gas-to-liquids facility within the complex, which covers 295 square kilometres – the size of a large city. Investments worth tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars disappeared into thin air. Damage...

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Shipbuilding

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HD Hyundai Moving Forward with Humanoid Welding Robot for Shipyards

HD Hyundai has been working on several projects to develop technology that would support the use of humanoid robots to undertake precision tasks at its shipyard. The company announced on March 23 that it had completed a positive evaluation and is now moving to the next phase of the project. The parent company said HD Kore Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the intermediary holding company for its shipyards, will be partnering with HD Hyundai Robotics and a U.S.-based industrial humanoid robotics...

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Mexico Seeks ID of Tanker Responsible for Oil Discharge as Cleanup Proceeds

Mexican authorities reported over the weekend that cleanup efforts have intensified for an oil spill that it has been battling along the Gulf coast since nearly the beginning of the month. At the same time, they have said they suspect an unnamed tanker for the release and that they will continue the efforts to identify the vessel and take action under the environmental legislation. The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, told reporters in her weekly press conference that they have...

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A gas station posts an out-of-gas sign on the last vehicle in the queue during the 1973 oil shock (Rawpixel / public domain)

IEA Chief: Gulf Energy Crisis is Worse Than 1970s Oil Shocks

Benchmark Brent and WTI oil futures eased on Monday in response to the White House's claims of new peace talks with Iran, but the near-term energy outlook remains challenging, according to some of the world's leading authorities. IEA chief Fatih Birol told a press conference in Australia on Monday that the Strait of Hormuz shutdown is the equivalent of both 1970s oil shocks and the Ukraine-Russia natural gas shock of 2022, all rolled into one. "This crisis, as things stand,...

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