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BAE Systems' Sale of Dormant Australian Naval Shipyard Raises Concerns

Published Nov 2, 2026 7:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

The likelihood of a new political debate over Chinese ownership and the sale of key elements of Australian infrastructure is growing as opponents cite the proposed sale of a former shipyard site to a real estate management company in part owned by a Hong Kong-based company. The issue of Chinese control has come to the forefront over the past few years as the political debate grew over the Port of Darwin, which was leased to a Chinese company. News broke...

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Dominion Energy Reports Offshore Wind Farm Is 85% Complete

Published Nov 2, 2026 6:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

Dominion Energy gave investors a positive update on its offshore wind farm, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, during its most recent earnings call. While there has not been a lot of positive news in the U.S. sector, the company stresses they remain on schedule after having delayed the completion target and says the estimated power cost continues to fall significantly. As of the end of October, Dominion Energy reports the project overall is 85 percent complete, with the focus continuing to...

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Shipbreakers at work, pre-HKC, at a Chittagong yard in 2009 (Naquib Hossain / CC BY SA 2.0)

HKC and Basel: Two Conventions, One Ship, And a Shared Way Forward

Published Nov 2, 2026 5:15 PM by Prof. Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed

A ship can arrive at a recycling yard with its certificates in order. That does not establish where its asbestos will end up, whether workers will breathe toxic dust, or whether contaminated water will reach neighbouring communities. For ship recycling, the distance between legal paperwork and actual protection is where the international debate must finally land. The Hong Kong Convention (HKC), adopted in 2009, entered into force on 26 June 2025. Its relationship with the 1989 Basel Convention remains unsettled....

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Hapag and ONE Warn Cargo on Espirito Santo Express Is Severely Fire Damaged

Published Nov 2, 2026 4:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

Two weeks after the fire began in the South Atlantic aboard the containership Espirito Santos Express, carriers are now advising customers that they expect “the vast majority of the cargo to be either severely damaged by the fire or a total loss.” This news comes as salvage teams are reported to be making progress with the fire as well as with another containership, HMM Platinum, which reported a fire around the same time. Built in 2018 and owned by Seaspan...

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Dominion Energy Reports Offshore Wind Farm Is 85% Complete

Dominion Energy gave investors a positive update on its offshore wind farm, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, during its most recent earnings call. While there has not been a lot of positive news in the U.S. sector, the company stresses they remain on schedule after having delayed the completion target and says the estimated power cost continues to fall significantly. As of the end of October, Dominion Energy reports the project overall is 85 percent complete, with the focus continuing to...

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BAE Systems' Sale of Dormant Australian Naval Shipyard Raises Concerns

The likelihood of a new political debate over Chinese ownership and the sale of key elements of Australian infrastructure is growing as opponents cite the proposed sale of a former shipyard site to a real estate management company in part owned by a Hong Kong-based company. The issue of Chinese control has come to the forefront over the past few years as the political debate grew over the Port of Darwin, which was leased to a Chinese company. News broke...

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China to Build Self-Propelled Floating Marine Research Island

The construction order was signed this week in China for what is being called the world’s first floating deep-sea island. Designed for ocean research, it will be a self-propelled vessel, a catamaran designed for long-term residence at sea with the ability to change positions. The ship will be built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao, which highlights that it will leverage its experience building the world’s largest sixth-generation 3,000-meter-deep-water semi-submersible drilling platform. The yard also highlights that China is the first shipbuilding nation...

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The ice-bound loading terminal at Russia's Yamal LNG port on the Gulf of Ob (Novatek file image)

Russia Advances New LNG Supply Pivot to Africa

As part of a wider scheme to diversify its LNG market, Russia is targeting Africa for gas exports, projecting rising demand for energy on the continent. Energy partnership was one of the major topics at the third Russia-Africa summit held in Moscow last week. The event hosted by President Vladimir Putin brought together leaders and delegates from 48 African countries including 22 heads of state. During the summit, Russian energy giant Novatek confirmed a new focus on the African market....

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