Ukraine Damages Russian LPG Export Terminal on Sea of Azov

DP World to Consolidate ID Ending P&O and Unifeeder Brands

Published Dec 9, 2025 7:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

DP World reports it will unify its global operations in an effort to elevate its image as an integrated global logistics provider. In the process, the company’s legacy brand, including the storied names of P&O and Unifeeder, will be phased out. The company highlights the changes in the global marketplace, saying customers increasingly expect seamless, end-to-end service delivery. It says the unification of the brands is designed to strengthen its positioning, but behind the scenes, the operations will...

Icelandic Coast Guard Investigates Russian Ships on its Maritime Border

Published Dec 9, 2025 7:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Icelandic Coast Guard highlights that it regularly monitors vessels inside and outside its economic zone, and yesterday, December 8, five vessels sitting just off the country’s maritime border attracted the monitoring station’s attention. As the day began, a total of 295 ships were on the control station’s system, but the five, which turned out to be Russian, attracted special attention. The five boats were just outside Iceland’s jurisdiction. On closer inspection, the Coast Guard says it does...

New Zealand Upholds Cabotage Rules Rejecting Foreign-Flag Replacement

Published Dec 9, 2025 6:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Maritime Union of New Zealand and the International Transport Workers’ Federation are celebrating the decision of New Zealand’s Associate Minister of Transport to uphold the country’s cabotage rules. It comes at a time when many flags are under pressure due to rising costs and the option to switch to less costly foreign flag operations. The debate was triggered after Holcim New Zealand, a supplier of cement, aggregates, and ready-mix concrete, announced plans to end its shipping operations. The...

Brazilian Court Agrees to Bar Maersk and Others in Santos Terminal Auction

Published Dec 9, 2025 5:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A Brazilian court handed down a recommendation that sides with the country’s port administrator concerning the structure of the auction for the next port terminal concession in Santos. The court agreed with the authority that has proposed a structure that would bar the current operators of terminals in the port from bidding in the first round of the auction. The Federal Court of Accounts in Brazil decided not to overrule Antaq (National Agency for Waterway Transport) in its proposal...

Shipping

Besiktas-operated tanker Mersin trimmed heavily by the stern off Senegal, Nov. 2025 (Senegalese social media)

Tanker Operator Quits Russian Trade After Suspected Ukrainian Strike

  After one of its vessels was hit and damaged in a suspected Ukrainian attack, Turkish tanker owner Besiktas Shipping has decided to quit all trade with Russia. The business decision suggests that Ukraine's covert and overt strikes have created a strong perception of ongoing risk to Russia-linked energy shipping, and not just in the Black Sea.  On the night of November 27-28, the Besiktas-owned tanker Mersin was at anchor off the coast of Senegal when flooding occurred in the...

Tugs & Salvage

Turkey Pledges Investigation into Movements of Damaged Shadow Tanker

  Turkish and Bulgarian officials have met to discuss the case of the fire-damaged tanker Kairos, which drifted off the Bulgarian coast at the end of last week and required a rescue operation. Bulgaria wants to know what the intentions were for the tanker that had been damaged during an attack by Ukraine, while reports from Turkey say the Turkish authorities had also not been informed about the movements of the tanker. Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport...

Government

U.S. Navy Salvors Recover Two Wrecked Aircraft From USS Nimitz

  U.S. Navy salvors have recovered the wreck of a fighter and a helicopter that crashed after takeoff from the carrier USS Nimitz during a Western Pacific deployment in October. The salvage effort keeps any sensitive technology aboard the aircraft out of the hands of foreign competitors - an important consideration in waters near China. On October 26, the carrier USS Nimitz was conducting routine flight operations on a patrol in the South China Sea. At about 1445 hours local...

Corporate News

ESG Completes Conversion & Delivers SOV to Hornbeck Offshore Services

[By: Eastern Shipbuilding Group] Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) today announced the successful completion and redelivery of the HOS Rocinante, a first-of-its-kind U.S.-flagged Service Operation Vessel (SOV) converted for Hornbeck Offshore Services. The vessel marks a major milestone in the evolution of the U.S. offshore service fleet to be future-ready for both the offshore wind and petro-energy sector demands for broadly capable marine support vessels. Originally built by ESG as an offshore supply vessel, the HOS Rocinante has undergone an extensive conversion at...

Cruise Ships

French Senate Adopts Environmental Tax on Cruise Passengers

Lawmakers in France were successful in adding a new tax on cruise passengers to the proposed 2026 French state budget. They contend the tax is to counter the environmental impact of cruises on coastal France. The senators presenting the measure assert it is a “polluter pays” tax, singling out the emissions of cruise ships while in ports. They argue that it would not harm the attractiveness of the sector but would provide additional finances to protect and enhance...

Ports

Ukraine Damages Russian LPG Export Terminal on Sea of Azov

Ukraine's armed forces have hit a fuel terminal at the Russian port of Temryuk, a small harbor on the Sea of Azov. The port is home to a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) export terminal, which is designed to move 400,000 tonnes of gas per year.  The Maktren-Nafta LPG terminal has a total of 30 storage tanks for up to 6,000 tonnes of LPG storage. It was built by Ukrainian contractor Ukrgazproekt in the years before the war, and was the...

Shipping

Tanker Operator Quits Russian Trade After Suspected Ukrainian Strike

Tugs & Salvage

Turkey Pledges Investigation into Movements of Damaged Shadow Tanker

Government

U.S. Navy Salvors Recover Two Wrecked Aircraft From USS Nimitz

Corporate News

ESG Completes Conversion & Delivers SOV to Hornbeck Offshore Services

Cruise Ships

French Senate Adopts Environmental Tax on Cruise Passengers

Ports

Ukraine Damages Russian LPG Export Terminal on Sea of Azov

Offshore

Judge Vacates Trump’s Order Stopping Review and Approval of Wind Farms

A U.S. federal judge found for the states in a complaint filed against the Trump administration regarding Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order placing the wind energy industry under review. While the decision is being hailed as a key victory by advocates, it may in reality do little to end the administration's assault on wind energy and other elements of renewable energy. A coalition of 17 states and Washington, D.C., had sued earlier this year seeking...

Shipbuilding

Babcock's Rosyth Dockyard, where the assemblies for HII will be produced (Guinnog / CC BY SA 3.0)

British Shipbuilder Babcock to Make Assemblies for U.S. Navy Attack Subs

  Amidst reports of troubles and delays inside Britain's nuclear-submarine program, UK shipbuilder Babcock has announced plans to construct more submarine components for American defense prime contractor Huntington Ingalls Industries. Babcock already constructs missile tube assemblies for American subs, and will now begin building additional complex assemblies for incorporation into HII's Virginia-class attack submarines. As described, the deal could help de-bottleneck nuclear submarine production in the United States, a key priority for the Trump administration.  "Leveraging Babcock’s reach and expertise...

Environment

EPS Tanker Studied to Determine Results of Wind-Assisted Propulsion

A new study seeks to quantify the beneficial impact of adding wind-assisted propulsion to vessels while also establishing a framework for assessing the technology’s benefits in reducing fuel consumption and emissions. The study, which took place on the Eastern Pacific Shipping product tanker Pacific Sentinel (50,322 dwt), was conducted in association with the Global Center for Maritime Decarbonisation in Singapore.   The authors of the study highlight that one of the key barriers to the adoption of wind-assisted...

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Ukraine Damages Russian LPG Export Terminal on Sea of Azov

DP World to Consolidate ID Ending P&O and Unifeeder Brands

Icelandic Coast Guard Investigates Russian Ships on its Maritime Border

New Zealand Upholds Cabotage Rules Rejecting Foreign-Flag Replacement

Brazilian Court Agrees to Bar Maersk and Others in Santos Terminal Auction

Tanker Operator Quits Russian Trade After Suspected Ukrainian Strike

Turkey Pledges Investigation into Movements of Damaged Shadow Tanker

U.S. Navy Salvors Recover Two Wrecked Aircraft From USS Nimitz

ESG Completes Conversion & Delivers SOV to Hornbeck Offshore Services

French Senate Adopts Environmental Tax on Cruise Passengers

Ukraine Damages Russian LPG Export Terminal on Sea of Azov

Understanding Hazardous Area Classification on Ships and Offshore

Why Financial Wellbeing Is Central to Seafarer Welfare

Estonia's Digital-First Ship Registry: A Modern Maritime Flag

Tanker Operator Quits Russian Trade After Suspected Ukrainian Strike

Turkey Pledges Investigation into Movements of Damaged Shadow Tanker

U.S. Navy Salvors Recover Two Wrecked Aircraft From USS Nimitz

ESG Completes Conversion & Delivers SOV to Hornbeck Offshore Services

French Senate Adopts Environmental Tax on Cruise Passengers

Ukraine Damages Russian LPG Export Terminal on Sea of Azov

Judge Vacates Trump’s Order Stopping Review and Approval of Wind Farms

British Shipbuilder Babcock to Make Assemblies for U.S. Navy Attack Subs

EPS Tanker Studied to Determine Results of Wind-Assisted Propulsion

DP World to Consolidate ID Ending P&O and Unifeeder Brands

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