New Zealand Forces Coordinate with Tanker for Challenging Nighttime Rescue

Strikes Grow as Wage Talks Drag on for Korean Shipbuilders

Published Jul 18, 2025 1:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

Strikes Grow as Wage Takes Drag on for Korean Shipbuilders The Korean Metal Workers’ Union reports it is expanding its strike actions against the shipbuilding sector during this year’s round of wage talks. The union says that HD Hyundai management had promised to quickly conclude the negotiations and advance the company to the next level with a future-oriented labor-management culture, but after 12 rounds, the time left is now running out. Partial strikes began this week at HD...

In the Know 71: Joseph Morris, CEO and Port Director of Port Everglades

Published Jul 18, 2025 1:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

Port Everglades is one of the biggest cargo and cruise ports in Florida, and it is growing by leaps and bounds. Supported by large-scale infrastructure investments in boxship capacity, as well as continuous improvements in harbor traffic flow, the port's team secured double-digit volume growth in the last year alone. This year it's on track to secure another 15 percent gain, and it's experiencing rapid growth in cruise passenger traffic too. To find out more, Maritime Executive's founder and editor-in-chief...

EU Adopts New Sanctions That Lower Oil Price Cap and Hit Shadow Tankers

Published Jul 18, 2025 12:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

The European Union approved its 18th package of sanctions against Russia related to the war in Ukraine, expanding its targeting of the energy, banking, and military sectors. The package, which is being called one of the strongest sanction packages against Russia, was approved after Slovakia dropped its opposition, but without the U.S. joining in on key elements. The European Commission adopted steps to further reduce Russia’s energy income, which it highlights continues to provide a third of the...

Spanish Police Stop Ship as Drug Cartel Attempts to Steal Cocaine Shipment

Published Jul 18, 2025 11:28 AM by The Maritime Executive

Spain’s Guardia Civil is working to sort out the details of one of its more unusual cocaine busts. They moved to stop and inspect a suspect inbound containership only to find it had already been boarded by nine individuals who appear to have been attempting to steal the cocaine from a rival gang. The police reported they were tracking the unnamed vessel as it was traveling from Vigo to Malaga and had a suspicion that there could be...

Shipping

Matson Suspends Shipping EVs Citing Hazards of Lithium-ion Batteries

Matson surprised customers this week with an announcement that, effective immediately, it would suspend transporting battery-powered electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles due to the hazardous material classification of their lithium-ion batteries. The ability to ship cars between the mainland of the United States, Hawaii, Guam, and Alaska was an important service both for individuals and car dealers. In a letter sent to customers, the company writes, “Due to increasing concern for the safety of transporting vehicles powered by...

Tugs & Salvage

Akizuki, sister ship of Teruzuki (public domain file image)

Crew of Research Vessel Nautilus Find a Wrecked Japanese WWII Destroyer

The privately-held research vessel Nautilus has discovered the wreck of the WWII Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki, which was torpedoed and sunk by a PT boat off Guadalcanal. Teruzuki was a 2,700-tonne destroyer, the second of a class designed and built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the opening years of the war. She was delivered on August 31, 1942, and survived for two and a half months. Teruzuki first saw action during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands that...

Government

EU Adopts New Sanctions That Lower Oil Price Cap and Hit Shadow Tankers

Corporate News

Peter Brennan Ports & Waterways New Department Manager at Urban Engineers

[By: Urban Engineers] As a vital part of our communities, Urban Engineers, Inc.’s (Urban) skilled Ports and Waterways team effectively meets maritime infrastructure needs and conducts assessments and inspections of waterfront structures. As the department’s growth continues, Urban is pleased to announce the promotion of Peter Brennan, PE, LEED AP, to the position of Ports and Waterways Department Manager. In this role, Mr. Brennan will oversee marine engineering initiatives, guiding strategy, overseeing project execution, and enhancing client service to...

Cruise Ships

Court Suspends French Riviera’s Attempt to Ban Large Cruise Ships

The ongoing showdown over large cruise ships visiting the French Riviera took a further turn as the administrative court in Nice suspended the efforts of the local mayor to block large cruise ships. The court issued the temporary injunction after the government of the prefect petitioned the court to stop the actions of the mayor of Nice, who is also the regional president, and who had staged a confrontation with a large cruise ship anchored in the bay....

Ports

Port of Barcelona Reduces Cruise Terminals to Limit Overtourism

The city of Barcelona is taking action to address the growing complaints of overcrowding and overtourism that critics say is linked to the cruise ships. The city, which claims to be the largest cruise port in Europe unveiling plans to redevelop its seaport, a move intended to increase the sustainability of the port while also reducing the number of tourists arriving at the popular destination. After recording a 20 percent increase in the number of cruise ship passengers between...

Shipping

Matson Suspends Shipping EVs Citing Hazards of Lithium-ion Batteries

Tugs & Salvage

Crew of Research Vessel Nautilus Find a Wrecked Japanese WWII Destroyer

Government

EU Adopts New Sanctions That Lower Oil Price Cap and Hit Shadow Tankers

Corporate News

Peter Brennan Ports & Waterways New Department Manager at Urban Engineers

Cruise Ships

Court Suspends French Riviera’s Attempt to Ban Large Cruise Ships

Ports

Port of Barcelona Reduces Cruise Terminals to Limit Overtourism

Offshore

China Pushes the Envelope, Rolling Out 17MW Floating Wind Turbine

China’s offshore wind industry continues to push the limits for offshore wind turbines, looking to increase the capacity and durability of its units. In the latest development, it reports completing the development of a prototype, which is the world’s largest direct-drive floating offshore wind turbine. Developed by China Huaneng Group in partnership with Dongfang Electric, the unit is rated for 17 MW and is being reported as having the highest single-unit capacity and largest rotor diameter. The first...

Shipbuilding

Strikes Grow as Wage Talks Drag on for Korean Shipbuilders

Environment

Test of Onboard Carbon Capture on HMM Feeder Proves System Feasibility

A year of testing has proven the effectiveness and commercialization potential of onboard carbon capture and storage systems (OCCS), reports Samsung Heavy Industries. In partnership with HMM, Panasia, and the Korean Register of Shipping, they have been conducting tests aboard an HMM feeder vessel operating in Asia. Samsung Heavy Industries installed an amine absorption-based capture system aboard the HMM Mongla. The vessel, which was built in 2014 and acquired by HMM in 2023, is a 25,000-dwt feeder with a...

Business

Putting More Women on Boards Is Not Enough Without Rethinking Leadership

For the past decade, the maritime industry has made increasing efforts to improve diversity at the top, most visibly through a focus on gender balance in boardrooms. But while headlines around the number of women appointed to shipping boards suggest progress, the reality is more complex. True transformation does not come from merely increasing representation. It comes from challenging and redefining the deeply embedded assumptions about what leadership looks like. The majority of shipping companies still recruit board members...

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New Zealand Forces Coordinate with Tanker for Challenging Nighttime Rescue

Strikes Grow as Wage Talks Drag on for Korean Shipbuilders

In the Know 71: Joseph Morris, CEO and Port Director of Port Everglades

EU Adopts New Sanctions That Lower Oil Price Cap and Hit Shadow Tankers

Spanish Police Stop Ship as Drug Cartel Attempts to Steal Cocaine Shipment

Matson Suspends Shipping EVs Citing Hazards of Lithium-ion Batteries

Crew of Research Vessel Nautilus Find a Wrecked Japanese WWII Destroyer

EU Adopts New Sanctions That Lower Oil Price Cap and Hit Shadow Tankers

Peter Brennan Ports & Waterways New Department Manager at Urban Engineers

Court Suspends French Riviera’s Attempt to Ban Large Cruise Ships

Port of Barcelona Reduces Cruise Terminals to Limit Overtourism

Transforming Post-Fixture Operations for Shipbrokers

Harnessing Data to Shape a Fleetwide Decarbonization Path

Maersk Selects Wärtsilä Intellisafe® Bearing and Monitoring System

Matson Suspends Shipping EVs Citing Hazards of Lithium-ion Batteries

Crew of Research Vessel Nautilus Find a Wrecked Japanese WWII Destroyer

EU Adopts New Sanctions That Lower Oil Price Cap and Hit Shadow Tankers

Peter Brennan Ports & Waterways New Department Manager at Urban Engineers

Court Suspends French Riviera’s Attempt to Ban Large Cruise Ships

Port of Barcelona Reduces Cruise Terminals to Limit Overtourism

China Pushes the Envelope, Rolling Out 17MW Floating Wind Turbine

Strikes Grow as Wage Talks Drag on for Korean Shipbuilders

Test of Onboard Carbon Capture on HMM Feeder Proves System Feasibility

Putting More Women on Boards Is Not Enough Without Rethinking Leadership

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