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Seatrium Considers Legal Action After Maersk Terminates Order for WTIV

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ExxonMobil Charters Two Vessels to Launch LNG Bunker Business

Published Oct 9, 2025 9:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

  ExxonMobil announced it is entering the LNG marine bunkering market as part of its broader strategy to pursue up to $30 billion in lower-emission investments by 2031. It said that supportive policies and a rising demand for LNG in marine transportation are creating opportunities in the market and driving its decision to enter the business by initially chartering two vessels. “Both LNG and bio-LNG can help reduce lifecycle GHG emissions compared with conventional marine fuels,” said Amy Wood, ExxonMobil...

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Glen Sannox (CalMac / Ferguson Marine)

Troubled Ferry Glen Sannox Pulled From Service Over Repeated Cracking

Published Oct 9, 2025 8:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

  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,...

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Finnish authorities retrieve Eagle S' lost anchor from the bottom of the Gulf of Finland

Finnish Prosecutors Appeal Court Ruling on Eagle S Cable-Damage Case

Published Oct 9, 2025 8:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Prosecutors in Finland are appealing a lower court ruling that found that the nation does not have any legal jurisdiction over subsea infrastructure sabotage within its exclusive economic zone. The ruling brought a halt to the trial of three officers from the shadow fleet tanker Eagle S, which severed multiple Finnish-owned subsea cables in the Baltic last December.  The court found that proper jurisdiction over incidents in international waters belongs to the seafarers' state of citizenship or to the...

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arms seziure

Another Arms Shipment for the Houthis Intercepted by Opposition Faction

Published Oct 9, 2025 6:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Factions opposing the Houthis have made yet another significant interception of Iranian-sourced arms destined for the Houthi militants. This time it happened off the southern coast of Yemen and further pressures the militants and their efforts. The latest seizure follows two major interceptions of arms made by National Resistance Forces off the western coast in the Red Sea in May, and an interception of a mixed 750-ton cargo of arms, ammunition, missiles, and components made by the NRF in...

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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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Rear Adm. Thomas Anderson, left, during his time as PEO Ships (USN file image)

Hanwha Hires Former Top U.S. Navy Shipbuilding Officer

  Hanwha Ocean's U.S. defense division has hired a former leader of the U.S. Navy's shipbuilding enterprise to oversee its American operations. The decision is a strategic boost for Hanwha's bid to become a significant player in U.S. defense shipbuilding, which is dominated by two prime contractors.  Rear Adm. Tom Anderson (USN, ret'd) served in the U.S. Navy for 34 years, including time at the helm of Program Executive Office Ships and as acting commander for all of Naval Sea Systems...

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Norwegian coastal voyage

First Climate-Neutral Sailings Using Biofuels Set for the Norwegian Coast

Historic firsts are scheduled for the iconic voyages along the Norwegian coast as competitors Hurtigruten and Havila Voyages have now confirmed the details of demonstration voyages that will be climate-neutral. Both companies are taking great strides to develop the trips, and they report that they can contribute to Norway’s planning and ambitions to lead in the race to climate neutrality. Norway has been moving aggressively to push shipping to reduce its emissions and aim for climate neutrality. Regulations...

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LNG bunker vessel

ExxonMobil Charters Two Vessels to Launch LNG Bunker Business

  ExxonMobil announced it is entering the LNG marine bunkering market as part of its broader strategy to pursue up to $30 billion in lower-emission investments by 2031. It said that supportive policies and a rising demand for LNG in marine transportation are creating opportunities in the market and driving its decision to enter the business by initially chartering two vessels. “Both LNG and bio-LNG can help reduce lifecycle GHG emissions compared with conventional marine fuels,” said Amy Wood, ExxonMobil...

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