Seatrium Considers Legal Action After Maersk Terminates Order for WTIV

Migrant Rescue NGO Wins a Legal Battle Over Italian Port Calls

Published Oct 10, 2025 5:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A court in Trapani, Italy has handed the migrant rescue NGO community a symbolic but potentially consequential win. In a ruling this week, the presiding judge lifted a detention order on a rescue ship that had refused to divert to a distant port for disembarkation. The judge censured Italy's interior ministry for imposing an excessive penalty and praised the “humanitarian and solidarity objectives” pursued by the vessel's operators.  Starting in February 2023, Italy enacted new regulations controlling the operations...

Oman Pioneers Green Hydrogen Maritime Corridor to Europe

Published Oct 10, 2025 4:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Oman is promoting the adoption of a green hydrogen maritime corridor from a loading terminal in Duqm through to the port of Amsterdam as an initiative to support the International Maritime Organisation achieve its Net Zero greenhouse gas targets by 2050. Green hydrogen is to be produced on a net-zero basis using energy from solar and wind farms in the hinterland of Duqm, and processed in the port area. Development of a pioneering transmission corridor to take the fuel through...

USCG medium-duty Arctic Security Cutter icebreaker

Shipyards Line Up for New USCG Arctic Security Cutter Construction

Published Oct 10, 2025 4:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

Shipyards representing the partnership between Finland, Canada, and the United States quickly lined up to announce their roles in the new Arctic Security Cutter program. Two multinational partnerships based on the 2024 trilateral ICE Pact launched by the Biden administration are positioned to benefit from the newly announced Trump program. One of the partnerships was developed by Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards, which has already developed one of the designs with Finland’s Aker Arctic Technology, and which will...

Calling USTR Port Fees Protectionist, China Launches Reciprocal Port Fees

Published Oct 10, 2025 11:29 AM by The Maritime Executive

  Days before the U.S. is scheduled to start collecting port fees for Chinese-owned, operated, or built ships, China’s Ministry of Transportation announced its own program of “special port fees” for U.S. vessels.  An official said China will “resolutely take countermeasures… against these erroneous U.S. practices.” The fees are largely symbolic based on the small size of the U.S. merchant marine, but they are another tit-for-tat in the battles between China and the United States. The port fees for ships...

Shipping

Australia Reports on Bulker’s Engine Shut Down in Busy Port Hedland

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its interim report on the incident involving bulk carrier FMG Nicola (260,840 dwt) while departing Port Hedland in Western Australia in February this year. It details how an iron ore carrier nearly caused a major blockade of a busy shipping channel that provides access to the world’s largest bulk export port, and the quick response. The 327-meter (1,073-foot) Singapore-flagged vessel lost propulsion after her engine shut down due to what...

Tugs & Salvage

Troubled Ferry Glen Sannox Pulled From Service Over Repeated Cracking

  CalMac's ill-starred ferry Glen Sannox is suffering repeated hull cracking issues just eight months after delivery, and the problem is related to an unresolved and severe vibration issue in her propulsion system, according to Scottish paper The Herald.  It has been a long road for the Glen Sannox project, and an illustration of the difficulties of starting a national shipbuilding program. Shipyard Ferguson Marine started work on the CalMac ferry in 2015, went bankrupt after serious design flaws emerged,...

Government

USTR Proposes Further Changes to Port Fees for Car Carriers and Equipment

Four days before the USTR Section 301 fee program is due to launch for Chinese-owned, operated, or built ships, they are proposing further changes while also seeking to provide answers to some of the definition questions. The latest proposed modifications are in response to comments on the program, with the largest impact likely on the car carrier segment of the market, as well as port equipment.   The latest proposed modifications launch a new comment period for the...

Corporate News

Molgas Completes Full Acquisition of Titan Clean Fuels

[By: Titan Clean Fuels] Molgas Energy Group (“Molgas”), backed by infrastructure investor InfraVia, has finalized the full acquisition of Titan Energy Holding, parent company of Titan Clean Fuels (“Titan”). The transaction, which follows Molgas’ initial 45% minority stake, marks a major step forward in the Group’s strategic growth in the clean marine fuels sector. Titan is a leading independent supplier of liquefied biomethane (LBM/bio-LNG) and LNG, serving both maritime and industrial customers. Its fleet of small-scale bunkering vessels...

Cruise Ships

TUI Revised UK Strategy Transferring Newbuild Orders Away from Marella

TUI Group, which markets Mein Schiff in Germany and Marella Cruises in the UK, is revising its strategy for the UK. The group is transferring the first-ever newbuild order planned for Marella to TU Cruises, its joint venture with Royal Caribbean Group. The move is part of a “strategic realignment of its cruise operations,” the parent company TUI AG said in a financial community press release. It said the goal is to strengthen TUI Cruises' long-term growth platform...

Ports

Rotterdam Container Ops Remain at Standstill as Lashers Extend Strike

The union representing the lashers that handle containers at the Port of Rotterdam announced on Friday, October 10, that its members had unanimously decided to extend their strike indefinitely. Container operations in the Port of Rotterdam have mostly been halted since Wednesday afternoon when the strike began, with reports that vessels are backing up. The lashers, who secure and release containers while vessels are docked, are striking two stevedoring companies, International Lashing Services and Matrans Marine Services, which have outsourced...

Shipping

Australia Reports on Bulker’s Engine Shut Down in Busy Port Hedland

Tugs & Salvage

Troubled Ferry Glen Sannox Pulled From Service Over Repeated Cracking

Government

USTR Proposes Further Changes to Port Fees for Car Carriers and Equipment

Corporate News

Molgas Completes Full Acquisition of Titan Clean Fuels

Cruise Ships

TUI Revised UK Strategy Transferring Newbuild Orders Away from Marella

Ports

Rotterdam Container Ops Remain at Standstill as Lashers Extend Strike

Offshore

Seatrium Considers Legal Action After Maersk Terminates Order for WTIV

Singapore shipyard group Seatrium has been hit with a surprising contract termination notice for Maersk Offshore Wind's nearly completed wind turbine installation vessel. The companies had been hailing the vessel, which uses an innovative design, reporting that it is nearly 99 percent complete. Seatrium announced that it had received a notice of termination on October 9 from Maersk Offshore Wind, nearly three and a half years after the vessel was contracted. It said the contract is valued at...

Shipbuilding

Shipyards Line Up for New USCG Arctic Security Cutter Construction

Environment

Maersk Tests Adding Ethanol to Methanol to Enlarge Fuel Availability

Maersk reports it is continuing to test new steps that it can use to address issues within the supply of alternative fuels. The latest trial is using a blend called E10 (10 percent ethanol mixed into the methanol supplied to its dual-fuel vessel) as a possible means of enlarging the availability and sourcing pool of methanol for its dual-fuel fleet. The company reports the test has recently begun on the Laura Maersk, its smaller (2,100 TEU) methanol dual-fuel...

Business

hull of river cruise ship arriving for outfitting

Chinese River Cruise Line Enters European Market with Concordia Damen Ship

China’s Century Cruises, which calls itself China’s largest local tour operator for inbound travel, will enter the European market. It has ordered a ship from Concordia Damen for delivery in June 2026. The new cruise ship, which will be named Century Star, is being customized from one of the standard hulls Concordia Damen built on speculation based on its strong belief in the market opportunities. The Dutch shipbuilder, which has a long heritage in inland shipping, entered the...

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Seatrium Considers Legal Action After Maersk Terminates Order for WTIV

Migrant Rescue NGO Wins a Legal Battle Over Italian Port Calls

Oman Pioneers Green Hydrogen Maritime Corridor to Europe

Shipyards Line Up for New USCG Arctic Security Cutter Construction

Calling USTR Port Fees Protectionist, China Launches Reciprocal Port Fees

Australia Reports on Bulker’s Engine Shut Down in Busy Port Hedland

Troubled Ferry Glen Sannox Pulled From Service Over Repeated Cracking

USTR Proposes Further Changes to Port Fees for Car Carriers and Equipment

Molgas Completes Full Acquisition of Titan Clean Fuels

TUI Revised UK Strategy Transferring Newbuild Orders Away from Marella

Rotterdam Container Ops Remain at Standstill as Lashers Extend Strike

Firefighting Boats Equipped with Hunger Special Hydraulic Cylinders

New Webinar Series Explores Polymers in Ship and Offshore Piping Systems

Retailers Turn to AI for Precision Forecasting Amid Supply Chain Challenges

Australia Reports on Bulker’s Engine Shut Down in Busy Port Hedland

Troubled Ferry Glen Sannox Pulled From Service Over Repeated Cracking

USTR Proposes Further Changes to Port Fees for Car Carriers and Equipment

Molgas Completes Full Acquisition of Titan Clean Fuels

TUI Revised UK Strategy Transferring Newbuild Orders Away from Marella

Rotterdam Container Ops Remain at Standstill as Lashers Extend Strike

Seatrium Considers Legal Action After Maersk Terminates Order for WTIV

Shipyards Line Up for New USCG Arctic Security Cutter Construction

Maersk Tests Adding Ethanol to Methanol to Enlarge Fuel Availability

Chinese River Cruise Line Enters European Market with Concordia Damen Ship

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