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US Forces Board Sanctioned Stateless Tanker Carrying Iranian Oil

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USS Ford's Sewage System Failures Affected Large Sections of the Ship

Published Jun 4, 2026 8:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

The carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has had a challenging year, including a 334-day deployment and a significant shipboard fire. The vessel was also dogged by persistent media leaks from crewmembers about sewage system breakdowns, which reportedly had an effect on morale. NPR has recently obtained email correspondence detailing the problem, which was more widespread and complicated than initially reported. Ford was the first vessel in her class, and was designed with the latest high-end tech throughout - some of...

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Seaspan owned containership

China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Completes Strategic Investment in Seaspan

Published Jun 4, 2026 8:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding reported it completed its planned investment in Seaspan, a leading maritime asset-owner and operator focused on long-term, fixed-rate leases to the world’s most prominent shipping lines. The move, which was initially announced in March 2026, is presented as a strategy to put the shipbuilder closer to a key customer and to gain closer access to the end-market dynamics, which it says will enable better market intelligence. The board of Yangzijiang approved the investment, saying they expected to...

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European short sea car carrier

K Line’s Car Carrier Orders Focus on Expanding European Short Sea Shipping

Published Jun 4, 2026 7:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

After a rush by many of the large, inter-ocean car and vehicle transport companies to order massive vessels, Japan’s “K” Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha) is focusing on European short sea shipping for vehicles. The company placed an order for four 1,380-vehicle capable vessels fueled by LNG for its European subsidiary. “K” Line reports that the newly ordered vessels are designed for the frequent transport of small lots in European short sea shipping. They are also designed to comply with size...

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Video Shows Extensive Blast Damage Aboard Russian Corvette

Published Jun 4, 2026 6:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

New video footage of this week's Ukrainian strike on a Russian corvette has emerged, and it suggests a more extensive level of damage than previously expected. On Wednesday morning, Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) drones attacked the Kronstadt naval base near St. Petersburg and hit the corvette Boikiy - a workhorse of the Baltic Fleet and a regular presence on Russian Navy escort runs in the North Sea and English Channel. Thge ship has often been spotted providing cover for...

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FLNG to be built for Louisiana

FID Go-Ahead for First US Floating LNG Plant and World’s Largest FLNG

Delfin Midstream and its investor group have reached a financial investment decision to proceed with Delfin FLNG 1, which will become the first floating LNG project in the United States and the largest FLNG project globally. To be positioned off the coast of Louisiana, the project is expected to have an initial export capacity of 4.4 million tonnes of LNG per year. It is the first stage of a proposed project that would have a total capacity of 13.2 MTPA...

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Shipbuilding

large LNG-fueled containership

Uncertainty and Diverse Approach Slow Orders for Alternative Fuel Vessels

The pace of orders for alternative fuel vessels has slowed in 2026, reports DNV in its latest analysis of the orderbook from the DNV Alternative Fuels Insights platform. It reports that by the end of May 2026, the share of alternative-fueled vessels in total tonnage was “notably lower” than over the same period in 2025. “While the pace of alternative-fueled contracting has varied compared to 2025,” says Jason Stefanatos, Global Decarbonization Director at DNV Maritime, “what is also becoming clear...

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Environment

LCO2 carbon capture and transport

Northern Lights Proceeds with Fleet Expansion with MISC and K Line

The first commercial cross-border carbon transport and storage program, Norway’s Northern Lights, is moving forward with its announced fleet expansion as it completed a second charter agreement with MISC Group and K Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha). This follows the January 2026 announcement that the company would add four more vessels and the recent delivery of its newest ship to Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement. Northern Lights was started in 2021 as a joint venture between Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies in support of...

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Business

Kpler

Kpler Secures $1 Billion Investment From Sixth Street

Kpler, a top shipping data and analysis vendor, has secured an equity investment of $1 billion from San Francisco investment house Sixth Street. The deal values Kpler at nearly $4 billion - a stunning amount for a maritime-centric tech firm, and a reflection of the value that traders and shipping stakeholders place on data-driven insights. The deal allows current Kpler management to maintain majority ownership of the business. A previous investor, Five Arrows, will be exiting its investment as part...

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