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Mike LaFleur

In the Know 74: Mike LaFleur, COO of the Port of San Diego

Published Oct 3, 2025 2:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

  In this episode of The Maritime Executive's podcast series, editor-in-chief Tony Munoz caught up with Mike LaFleur, a licensed mariner who serves as the Chief Operating Officer for the Port of San Diego.  Just eight miles north of the border with Mexico, San Diego is a popular cruise port and a strategic hub for specialty cargo, handing breakbulk, ro/ro, dry bulk and reefer shipments. To modernizes it operations, it is making big investments in infrastructure and electrification. At the National...

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Belgian police end protest

Belgium Police End Greenpeace Blockage of LNG Terminal After 29 Hours

Published Oct 3, 2025 2:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Belgian police ended the blockade by Greenpeace protestors of the Zeebrugge LNG terminal. The group confirmed its activists have been removed and arrested after 29 hours while its sailboat was moved to a dock in the port, and the flow of LNG carriers has resumed. As many as 70 Greenpeace activists took to the harbor on Wednesday, October 1, in a flotilla of small boats, kayaks, and inflatables surrounding the Greenpeace sailing vessel Witness (74...

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Tanker detained in Finland

Helsinki Court Dismisses Charges in Case of Cable Damage by Tanker Eagle S

Published Oct 3, 2025 12:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Helsinki District Court issued a surprise judgment on Friday, October 3, in the case of the master and two officers from the tanker Eagle S who had been charged with aggravated vandalism related to the damage to subsea cables. While saying the damage had occurred due to the failure of the anchor mechanism, the court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction and that it was not possible to apply Finnish criminal law to the case. The master of...

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The site for Arctic LNG 2 in the Gulf of Ob, early in construction (Novatek)

Despite Sanctions, Russia's Arctic LNG 2 Plant is Up and Running

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

  With extensive help from Chinese interests, Russian gas producer Novatek is making headway in its efforts to circumvent Western sanctions on its Arctic LNG 2 plant in the Siberian Arctic.  The remote Arctic LNG 2 facility was designed to be assembled at a large shipyard in three sections, each built on floating concrete pontoons. One by one, the pontoons would be towed into place at a terminal on the Gulf of Ob, then permanently sunk to rest on the...

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The site for Arctic LNG 2 in the Gulf of Ob, early in construction (Novatek)

Despite Sanctions, Russia's Arctic LNG 2 Plant is Up and Running

  With extensive help from Chinese interests, Russian gas producer Novatek is making headway in its efforts to circumvent Western sanctions on its Arctic LNG 2 plant in the Siberian Arctic.  The remote Arctic LNG 2 facility was designed to be assembled at a large shipyard in three sections, each built on floating concrete pontoons. One by one, the pontoons would be towed into place at a terminal on the Gulf of Ob, then permanently sunk to rest on the...

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Lincoln

U.S. Navy Scales Up Additive Manufacturing for Critical Sub Parts

  Welding equipment manufacturer Lincoln Electric has been a big player in U.S. Navy shipbuilding since at least the Second World War, when a massive construction effort drove demand for its arc welding technology. Today, it has also become a leading player in 3D metal printing, not by selling equipment, but by manufacturing printed parts from start to finish - and once again the Navy is tapping Lincoln's technology to accelerate shipbuilding needs. Additive manufacturing (3D printing) is usually picked...

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Environment

WISTA International President Elpi Petraki

Op-Ed: A Shared Obligation to Protect Our Oceans

  This year’s World Maritime Day theme – Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity – reminds us of our responsibility to safeguard the ocean and highlights the importance of inclusion in supporting a sustainable maritime future, says WISTA International. Our Oceans Generating half of the planet’s oxygen, absorbing around 30% of carbon dioxide emissions, holding nearly 97% of Earth’s water and home to some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, the oceans are critical to our survival. Some...

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UK Red Funnel ferry

Historic UK Red Funnel Ferries Sold to Private Equity Firm

  One of the most historic names in ferry operations, the UK’s Red Funnel, which traces its origins to 1820, reported that as of the end of September, the firm was sold to the UK-based investment firm Njord Partners. While the firm has been owned by a consortium of British and Canadian pension funds since the early 1990s, there are still concerns over maintaining the service, which is called a “lifeline” for the Isle of Wight. In announcing the acquisition,...

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