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abandoned ship drifting on fire in Persian Gulf

Danger in the Gulf from Abandoned Ships as One Grounds in Iran

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Chinese Navy and Philippine Navy

Video: Philippines Calls “Close Encounter” With Chinese Navy an Escalation

Published Mar 27, 2026 4:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Armed Forces of the Philippines released a new video reporting its second “close encounter” this month with a Chinese vessel in the ongoing disputes over the shoals in the South China Sea/West Philippine Sea. Noting that this was the first time in a while that the incident involved the Chinese Navy, the Philippines' military is calling it an “escalation” of the tensions. The report indicates the Chinese warship, 532 Missile Frigate, came within five to eight meters (16 to...

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ships turned around at Strait of Hormuz

Iran Turns Back Chinese Ships from Hormuz as IGRC Blames Trump

Published Mar 27, 2026 3:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Tracking data detected two Chinese containerships that appeared to be making a U-turn after attempting to exit the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz. Hours later, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard issued a statement saying that it had denied the ships transit to punish Donald Trump. Chinese media had highlighted the transit of the vessels, both ultra-large vessels operated by state-owned Cosco Shipping, as possibly the first transits by a major carrier since the start of the war. According to the...

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Greenpeace protests FPSO

Greenpeace Activists Confront FPSO Heading to Scotland's Rosebank Oil Field

Published Mar 27, 2026 2:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

Greenpeace activists are intensifying their protests against a major oil and gas project in the United Kingdom as it also came up for debate in parliament. The activists caught up to a floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) that is en route to the project and defaced the ship by painting a slogan on the hull. The UK’s Labor government is debating the previous government’s decision to greenlight the Rosebank oil and gas field located off the coast of...

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eco-sail cruise ship

Oceanwide Expeditions Plans Two Eco-Sail Expedition Cruise Ships

Published Mar 27, 2026 10:13 AM by The Maritime Executive

The Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions, a veteran polar and expedition cruise operator, has signed a Letter of Intent for the construction and delivery of two eco-sail expedition cruise ships. The unique-looking vessels, which are shown with three giant masts in renderings, join a trend in the expedition segment of the cruise industry, which is at the forefront of adopting wind-assisted propulsion. Few details were provided on the intended order, other than that the two ships would feature a hybrid sail...

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Chevron Plans to Buy Oil From Sable's Controversial Santa Ynez Unit

Houston-based Sable Offshore, owner of the Santa Ynez platform complex and pipeline in Santa Barbara County, has a buyer for its production. Chevron says that it will begin buying 20,000 barrels per day from Sable now that the Trump administration has approved a restart of the former Santa Ynez pipeline, the oil major announced Tuesday. "We’re going to run Sable’s crude at El Segundo in April," Chevron president of downstream Andy Walz told Bloomberg. "We’re taking American crude oil, putting...

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Shipbuilding

USCG Light Icebreaker

USCG Requests Proposals to Replace Outdated Light Icebreakers

The U.S. Coast Guard is looking to urgently move forward with its planned replacement program for its badly outdated Light Icebreaker class that dates to the 1960s. It posted a Request for Information providing just two and a half weeks for responses while saying it contemplates streamlined approaches related to contract design, reduced government oversight, source selection, and contract requirements. Icebreakers proved even more vital in 2026 in a winter that saw a deep freeze overtake much of the eastern...

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Environment

Teeside industrial region UK

Carbon Storage Developers Complete Applications in UK’s Second CCS Round

The UK’s North Sea Transition Authority received bids for more than two million acres of seabed in its second carbon storage licensing round. Bidding closed on March 24 after having opened in December 2025 and follows the first four licenses, which were awarded in 2023, which have already begun efforts testing the injection process. A total of 21 licenses were awarded in the first round. The authority had reported strong initial interest before beginning the solicitation, and it now says...

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Business

Norwegian Aqua cruise ship at NCL terminal Miami

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and Activist Investor Agree to Board Change

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, the public parent company of the cruise lines, has reached a “cooperation agreement” with activist shareholder Elliott Investment Management that will see the company reconstitute its board of directors. Elliott had been calling for a change in the board and a new strategy to improve shareholder value at the cruise corporation. Under the agreement, four long-time board members will step down as of March 31, and they will be replaced by five new independent directors mutually...

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