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Port of Duqm, Oman

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...

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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...

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Port of Rotterdam

Rotterdam Container Ops Remains at Standstill as Lashers Extend Strike

Published Oct 10, 2025 2:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

  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...

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Shanghai port

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...

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Offshore

Wind turbine installation vessel

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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Shipbuilding

USCG medium-duty Arctic Security Cutter icebreaker

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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Environment

Maersk methanol containership

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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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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