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Five Brazilian Ports Lead in Decarbonization Drive

Published Oct 12, 2025 5:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

  With Brazil working on guidelines to decarbonize its maritime transport, the National Waterway Transport Agency (ANTAQ) has announced progress at five ports in reducing GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions. The ports were selected for an ongoing decarbonization study, implemented under Brazilian-German cooperation through the German development agency GIZ. Antaq and GIZ in 2023 signed a technical cooperation agreement to help in translating the study’s recommendations into port policy. So far, three phases of the study have been completed. The first...

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Canada’s Underutilized Advantage in the Arctic: Surface Wave Radar

Published Oct 12, 2025 4:41 PM by Pierre LeBlanc

  Canada is entering a period of accelerated defense investment. The new federal government has committed to NATO spending benchmarks, and operational commanders must deliver tangible capabilities quickly. Nowhere is the gap more visible than in the Arctic, where maritime awareness remains fragile despite its centrality to sovereignty, security, and alliance credibility. The threat posed by Russia, China and the weakening of the rules-based order highlight the urgency of deploying sensing capabilities in the region — capabilities that can offer...

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Royal Marines Shoot Out the Engine of Smuggling Boat in Gulf of Oman

Published Oct 12, 2025 3:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Royal Marines have adopted a U.S. Coast Guard tactic for the task of stopping smuggling boats in the Gulf of Oman. The location may be different, but the method remains the same: shooting out the outboard engines. In a recent interdiction, frigate HMS Lancaster's Wildcat helicopter spotted three high-speed skiffs at dawn in the Gulf of Oman. The aircrew shadowed them from a distance, and Lancaster launched a mini-drone helicopter to take over the pursuit to monitor the...

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Iranian Oil Exports to China Come Under Renewed Pressure

Published Oct 12, 2025 1:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Iranian oil exports to China, which over the previous three months averaged 1.52m bpd, fell to 1.4m bpd in September. From January to August, the average monthly figure was 1.45m bpd, so the figure for September shows a fall below this average, and Vortexa estimate that the figure for October is already set to fall further. Despite the pressure Iran is under, and the setbacks it has suffered politically this year, Iranian exports of oil in 2025 have until...

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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...

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Shipyards Line Up for New USCG Arctic Security Cutter Construction

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...

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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...

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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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