Japan, Korea, and Russia Coordinate to Rescue Three North Korean Seafarers

Germany Receives Next FSRU as It Adds LNG Import Capacity

Published Sep 17, 2026 7:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

The state-owned Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH (DET) highlighted the return of its fourth FSRU (Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) as it gears up for increased LNG import capacity. Germany launched the FSRU program in 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine to replace supplies of Russian gas, and now as the EU moves to a total ban on the importation of Russian gas. The Energos Force (94,361 dwt) docked at the end LNG terminal in the Stade-Bützfleth industrial port, near...

Report: Some Foreign Ships Aren't Reporting Jones Act Waiver Voyages

Published Sep 17, 2026 7:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a new review of federal records and port call data, Bloomberg discovered that at least a dozen foreign-flag tankers have engaged in U.S. coastwise trade without registering their activity with the Maritime Administration, as required for using the Trump administration's ongoing Jones Act waiver. Under the national-defense waiver, energy cargoes can be moved between U.S. points by foreign-flag ships. The waiver is renewable and has been extended out until November 15. It is among the longest and broadest exemptions...

Finland, Sweden, and EU Work Together to Improve Baltic Security

Published Sep 17, 2026 6:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

Commanders from the Finnish and Swedish navies met on Thursday, September 17, reaching key agreements about efforts to enhance security measures in the Baltic. It came as the Finnish Border Guard completed a three-day Marsec exercise co-funded by the European Union as part of the EU Maritime Security Strategy. The commander of the Finnish Navy, Tuomas Tiilikanen, described to reporters the scope of the agreements reached with his Swedish counterparts, reports the Finnish news outlet Yle. The two countries agreed...

Scotland Plans Stopgap Work to Save Troubled Ferguson Shipyard

Published Sep 17, 2026 5:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Scottish government announced in Parliament that it has a new stopgap plan to keep the financially troubled Ferguson Marine shipyard in Glasgow operational and to save a workforce that was facing layoffs in the coming months. The yard, which went into receivership in 2019 and is owned by the government, is finishing its last commercial assignment and said a month ago that it would start voluntary layoffs as it begins a period of transition and seeks future work. The...

Shipping

Germany Receives Next FSRU as It Adds LNG Import Capacity

Tugs & Salvage

The newly-opened Sever Bay terminal at the head of the Yenisei River, with the shuttle tanker Akademik Gubnik alongside, September 4 (Sentinel-2)

Russian Dark Fleet Tactics on the Northern Sea Route

With the opening up of the Russian Northern Sea Route, exploiting the reduction in ice in the sea corridor running across Russia’s northern coastline, the way is now open for the movement of oil and LNG along a route firmly under Russian control, with reduced exposure to dark fleet interdictions by others, and with less risk of oil terminal attacks by the long-range Ukrainian sanctions program. This is in keeping with President Putin’s plan to develop the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor...

Government

Giuseppe Garibaldi arrives in Indonesian waters (TNI AL)

Indonesia Takes Delivery of a "Free" Aircraft Carrier

The Indonesian Navy is giving new life to Italy's first aircraft carrier, the 1985-built ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, which arrived in Jakarta on Friday to begin a career as KRI Gajah Mada. The vessel served Italy in multiple conflicts over the span of 40 years, but has been out of commission since 2024; she has been gifted to the Indonesian government and will be revived as a helicopter carrier. Garibaldi was envisioned as a cruiser-carrier, capable of combat in her own...

Corporate News

K Shipbuilding, Sejin and ClassNK Signed MOU for Joint Development of New Generation Eco LPG Carrier Applying the Amended IGC Code

K Shipbuilding, Sejin and ClassNK Signed MOU for LPG Carrier Design

[By ClassNK] K Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Sejin Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. and ClassNK have signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) regarding the joint development of a new generation Eco LPG carrier that complies with the IGC Code amendment. The signing ceremony was held at Gastech 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. An amendment to the IGC Code, an international code for the construction and equipment of ships carrying liquefied gases in bulk, is scheduled to be adopted at MSC 112 (to be...

Cruise Ships

Conflict Without Exit: When Work Is Home for Thousands

Extended U.S. Navy deployments have periodically drawn public attention to what accumulated months at sea can do to a crew. Reporting on one recent deployment — an aircraft carrier at sea for more than eight months with no announced return date — described sailors reaching a breaking point under the sustained strain of the assignment, and a family member who received a single call from the ship's family-support liaison after a serious incident, then heard nothing further from the Navy...

Ports

French Fishermen Block Med Ports in Fuel Protest, Disrupting Ferry Service

FFrance’s fishermen have taken to the waters in a protest over fuel prices that was reported to be growing and disrupting Mediterranean ferry service. Ports from Sète to Nice have been blocked while the fishermen demanded action on fuel and other financial promises from the government. One fisherman told the French AFP news agency the price of diesel fuel was the “last straw.” Another fisherman also cited the increased European regulations and the lack of government action. As a result,...

Shipping

Germany Receives Next FSRU as It Adds LNG Import Capacity

Tugs & Salvage

Russian Dark Fleet Tactics on the Northern Sea Route

Government

Indonesia Takes Delivery of a "Free" Aircraft Carrier

Corporate News

K Shipbuilding, Sejin and ClassNK Signed MOU for LPG Carrier Design

Cruise Ships

Conflict Without Exit: When Work Is Home for Thousands

Ports

French Fishermen Block Med Ports in Fuel Protest, Disrupting Ferry Service

Offshore

California Sues DOI Calling Offshore Wind Cancellation “Blatantly Unlawful"

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Energy Commission moved forward with their earlier challenges and filed a lawsuit on August 28 against the Trump administration and Golden State Wind over what it is calling “the unlawful buyout” of the offshore wind energy lease. The state is contending the deal to buy back the offshore wind lease is illegal and would jeopardize its investments to support the project, the state’s energy policy, and the commitments from the developer for...

Shipbuilding

Scotland Plans Stopgap Work to Save Troubled Ferguson Shipyard

Environment

Executive Interview: Carleen Lyden Walker, Co-Founder & CEO, NAMEPA

Carleen Lyden Walker is one of the best-known figures in maritime – founder of her own marketing business, co-founder of NAMEPA, former IMO Maritime Ambassador, Chief Evolution Officer of SHIPPINGInsight and a fierce advocate for all things maritime. She's a frequent speaker and participant at maritime conferences around the world, advocating for seafarers' rights, environmental stewardship and the role of women in maritime while raising the profile of an industry that touches every aspect of human life. Welcome, Carleen, we're...

Business

Interview: John Rowley, CEO, Wallem Group

Welcome, John, great to have you! Let's start with your background and education. Tell us about yourself. Yes, thank you, I'm British. I was educated at the University of Reading in the U.K. and then the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and eventually the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in the U.S. I'm married, have two daughters and live in Hong Kong, where Wallem is headquartered. I previously lived in Singapore, Shanghai and Sydney, so have spent most of...

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Japan, Korea, and Russia Coordinate to Rescue Three North Korean Seafarers

Germany Receives Next FSRU as It Adds LNG Import Capacity

Report: Some Foreign Ships Aren't Reporting Jones Act Waiver Voyages

Finland, Sweden, and EU Work Together to Improve Baltic Security

Scotland Plans Stopgap Work to Save Troubled Ferguson Shipyard

Germany Receives Next FSRU as It Adds LNG Import Capacity

Russian Dark Fleet Tactics on the Northern Sea Route

Indonesia Takes Delivery of a "Free" Aircraft Carrier

K Shipbuilding, Sejin and ClassNK Signed MOU for LPG Carrier Design

Conflict Without Exit: When Work Is Home for Thousands

French Fishermen Block Med Ports in Fuel Protest, Disrupting Ferry Service

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Germany Receives Next FSRU as It Adds LNG Import Capacity

Russian Dark Fleet Tactics on the Northern Sea Route

Indonesia Takes Delivery of a "Free" Aircraft Carrier

K Shipbuilding, Sejin and ClassNK Signed MOU for LPG Carrier Design

Conflict Without Exit: When Work Is Home for Thousands

French Fishermen Block Med Ports in Fuel Protest, Disrupting Ferry Service

California Sues DOI Calling Offshore Wind Cancellation “Blatantly Unlawful"

Scotland Plans Stopgap Work to Save Troubled Ferguson Shipyard

Executive Interview: Carleen Lyden Walker, Co-Founder & CEO, NAMEPA

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