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Russian tanker sinking

Ukraine to Prosecute Russian Captain for Causing Kerch Oil Spill

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HMS Prince of Wales carrier in Suez Canal

HMS Prince of Wales Enters Indian Ocean After Red Sea Transit

Published Jun 4, 2025 3:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

  HMS Prince of Wales (R09) and its carrier support group (CSG) have transited the Bab el Mandeb and are now in the Indian Ocean, according to a press statement released by the UK’s Royal Navy. Having transited the Suez Canal on May 25, the CSG looks to have spent up to ten days operating in the Red Sea. Operational security appears to have been maintained as the CSG slipped through the southern Red Sea, passing the...

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fire on RoRo ferry in Genoa Italy

Generator Fire Forces Crew to Evacuate Ferry Docked in Italy

Published Jun 4, 2025 3:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Italian firefighters were able to control a quick fire aboard the RoRo ferry Splendid operated by GNV (Grandi Navi Veloci ) on Tuesday, June 3, while the vessel was docked in Genoa. While it was reported to be a small fire, the crew was evacuated as a safety precaution. The fire department reports it received the call before 2100 on June 3 from the 39,000 gross ton RoRo ferry docked in the port of Genoa. An operator had spotted...

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activist sailboat

Activist Thunberg and Others Sailing to Gaza Briefly Panic Spotting a Drone

Published Jun 4, 2025 2:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The activist group calling itself the Freedom Flotilla Coalition continues to make its way across the Mediterranean heading towards Gaza although it had a brief scare on Tuesday night. The group put out an urgent appeal for help after it detected a drone only to later retract it after it was confirmed to have been a surveillance drone from Greece. The group of a dozen people aboard the sailboat Barcarole, which they are calling Madleen, includes Swedish activist Greta...

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USCG Storis icebreaker

USCG’s Newest Icebreaker Storis Departs on Maiden Voyage

Published Jun 4, 2025 1:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard announced the newly acquired icebreaker renamed Storis has departed on its maiden voyage from Pascagoula, Mississippi, presumably heading to the West Coast where she is due to be officially commissioned in August. The vessel was acquired from an Edison Chouest Offshore subsidiary, with the USCG reporting it was undergoing modifications to “enhance communications and self-defense capabilities.” The icebreaker was acquired after a long lobbying effort with the USCG taking possession on December 20, 2024....

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Japan Passes Law Allowing Offshore Wind Development in the EEZ

  Japanese parliament has passed an amendment bill that will allow offshore wind projects in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The government initially introduced this legal reform in January 2024, with hopes of unlocking over 4 million square kilometers of Japanese EEZ for renewable energy development. Currently, Japan’s wind farms are installed in territorial and internal waters. According to the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA), the country’s EEZ has the potential to support up to 552 GW of offshore...

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Shipbuilding

Spanish shipbuilding

Spain Extends Financial Incentive Program to Support Shipbuilding Industry

The government of Spain has voted to extend an existing financial support program designed to encourage the country’s shipbuilding and repair industry. The Ministry of Industry reports it is a well-received program and helped the Spanish shipbuilding industry to build an order book that is the highest it has been in more than a decade. The government provides a subsidy program to compensate the shipyards and others in the industry for the interest rate paid on loads during...

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Environment

LCO2 carrier

First CO2 as Commissioning Begins for First Vessel for Commercial CCS

  Norway’s Northern Lights project highlighted today that the commissioning process has begun for its first LCO2 carrier vessel after the company confirmed that it has all the necessary permits to start injecting and storing CO2. Operations are scheduled to start this summer, with the first CO2 transport and storage from Heidelberg Materials’ cement factory in Brevik, Norway. The operation which is a joint venture between Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies reported in a social media posting that the first CO2...

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South Africa to Establish Steering Committee for National Shipping Line

South Africa’s Department of Transport has announced what is being called the first definitive steps toward executing the plan for establishing a national shipping line. The concept has been discussed for nearly a decade but the newly named in 2024 director of the department, Barbara Creecy, has now spelled out the steps to making the South African National Shipping Company (SASCO) a reality. Like many countries, South Africa cites its near total dependence on foreign shipping companies for...

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