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Ukraine Expands Caspian Sea Strikes Hitting Russian Vessels Carrying Arms

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PortMiami Starts Winter Cruise Season with New Daily Record

Published Dec 12, 2025 5:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

The 2025-2026 cruise season started with a bang for PortMiami, with the port, which likes to call itself the cruise capital of the world, setting its third record this year for the number of passengers handled in a single day. It is the start of what promises to be a very busy season as the cruise industry continues its dramatic growth. The port highlights that on November 30, it set a new daily passenger record with 75,201 passengers...

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Austal shipbuilding

Hanwha Gets Nods from Australia to Increase Investment in Austal

Published Dec 12, 2025 4:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers said that the government has decided to let South Korea’s Hanwha Group increase its investment to become the largest investor in shipbuilder Austal. The reports said the government will place restrictions on the operations to ensure the confidentiality of sensitive information pertaining to national security matters. Austal’s CEO, Paddy Gregg, said the company had not yet been officially notified by the government about the approval and the terms of the restrictions. He, however, said...

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Turkish-Owned RoPax on Fire After Russian Attack on Odesa Region

Published Dec 12, 2025 2:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Turkish-owned RoPax transporting cargo to Ukraine was set on fire during a midday Russian attack on the Great Odesa region. Reports indicate that one person, possibly a dockworker, was injured, but there are no fatalities. The Ukrainian Air Force had issued the alert at around 1500 local time, reporting high-speed targets coming from the south. It is believed that at least two ballistic missiles had been fired, as well as a launch of drones. It followed an overnight...

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Stranded Shadow Tanker to be Towed to Secure Location

Published Dec 12, 2025 1:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Bulgarian officials expect the standard shadow tanker Kairos will be towed on Sunday, December 14, from its position off the coast to a more secure location, while a long-term determination of the vessel’s fate remains unclear. The government had said it expected to sign a contract on Friday for the removal of the tanker, but the situation may be complicated by the collapse of the government and the resignation of the Prime Minister. The Ministry of Transport reported that...

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Maryland Calls for Offshore Wind Proposals Days After Court Victory

The State of Maryland celebrated the victory in the courts against the Trump administration's order halting licensing for wind energy projects by launching a new call for Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) from the licensed developers. The state reiterated its commitment to wind energy despite the ongoing struggles with federal regulators. Maryland published the details of the call open to leaseholders. The state will be conducting an information conference this upcoming week. Proposals are due by January 16. At...

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Shipbuilding

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CBO: Better Planning Could Cut Down U.S. Navy's Drydock Delays

  The U.S. Navy surface fleet's maintenance-delay woes continue to worsen, according to a new review by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Challenges during yard periods have been building for years, and are a key impediment to generating readiness and deterrence. Known difficulties in planning and parts procurement are exacerbated by an aging fleet, CBO found in a review of maintenance data for destroyers and amphibs - and some vessels have experienced man-hour labor overruns in the range of 40 percent,...

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Public-Private Partnership Develops First Methanol-Powered Cement Carrier

  A new project supported by the Norwegian government, along with German shipping company Hartmann Group, will demonstrate new opportunities in sustainable shipping, distributing cement in Norway’s domestic market. The vessel, which is due to enter service in the first quarter of 2028, will primarily use green methanol as its fuel, reducing CO2 emissions and demonstrating the emerging potential for sustainable shipping in smaller segments of shipping. In early 2025, Heidelberg Materials Norway, part of one of the world's largest...

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Austal shipbuilding

Hanwha Gets Nods from Australia to Increase Investment in Austal

Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers said that the government has decided to let South Korea’s Hanwha Group increase its investment to become the largest investor in shipbuilder Austal. The reports said the government will place restrictions on the operations to ensure the confidentiality of sensitive information pertaining to national security matters. Austal’s CEO, Paddy Gregg, said the company had not yet been officially notified by the government about the approval and the terms of the restrictions. He, however, said...

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