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Trump Administration Invests in Removing Ocean Research Instruments

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Labor Problems Grow at Royal Fleet Auxiliary as Officers Set 24-Hour Strike

Published Jun 1, 2026 7:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary, which is responsible for the operations of the Navy’s support ships, is facing mounting labor problems as its officers are planning to stage a 24-hour strike next week. The union Nautilus announced the strike plan, saying its members overwhelmingly supported an escalation of the ongoing pay dispute. Nautilus, which represents the RFA’s officers, complained at the end of April that the concerns of the officers working on the ships were not being addressed. It cites...

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Hormuz

Iran Demands an Israeli Ceasefire in Order to Continue Hormuz Peace Talks

Published Jun 1, 2026 6:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed on Monday, and the messaging from Iranian and American negotiators suggested a limited chance of an agreement in the immediate term. In the morning, Iran suggested it might stop reading messages from the Trump administration due to ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and President Donald Trump indicated that the U.S. might be just fine going "silent" for a while on talks. While the two sides contemplate a hiatus, the global...

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containership after conversion to methanol fueled operations

First Seaspan-Hapag Boxship Completes Dual-Fuel Methanol Conversion

Published Jun 1, 2026 5:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

The first of five planned conversions of conventionally powered containerships owned by Seaspan to dual-fuel methanol capabilities has been completed in China. The Seaspan Yangtze, which operates under a long-term charter to Hapag-Lloyd, was officially handed back to her owners on June 1 after a conversion lasting nearly three months. COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry’s yard in Shanghai completed the conversion of the vessel, which was built in 2014 in China and had previously operated for Hanjin. The ship is 337...

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Russ Vought (second from left) and Ted Cruz (third from left) break ground at Gulf Copper (Gov. Greg Abbott)

Davie Defense Kicks Off $1 Billion Shipyard Revamp at Gulf Copper

Published Jun 1, 2026 5:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined executives from Davie Defense to inaugurate the shipbuilder's modernization drive at Gulf Copper's twin yards in Port Arthur and Galveston. Davie acquired the company and its assets last year in order to compete for government shipbuilding projects, and it is planning to use the new spaces for its contract to construct new Arctic Security Cutters for the U.S. Coast Guard. Other dignitaries present included White House budget chief Russ Vought, Sen. Ted Cruz,...

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Australia's Ichthys LNG Project Dodges Labor Strike

The labor union for Australia's offshore oil and gas workers has called off plans for a strike at the giant Ichthys LNG terminal in Western Australia. The Offshore Alliance said that negotiations with management were proceeding, and the labor action that its members approved earlier in the month will be deferred. The news will be welcome for Asian utilities, which have been paying elevated prices for LNG since the start of the U.S./Israeli conflict with Iran; any interference with Ichthys'...

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Shipbuilding

Russ Vought (second from left) and Ted Cruz (third from left) break ground at Gulf Copper (Gov. Greg Abbott)

Davie Defense Kicks Off $1 Billion Shipyard Revamp at Gulf Copper

On Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined executives from Davie Defense to inaugurate the shipbuilder's modernization drive at Gulf Copper's twin yards in Port Arthur and Galveston. Davie acquired the company and its assets last year in order to compete for government shipbuilding projects, and it is planning to use the new spaces for its contract to construct new Arctic Security Cutters for the U.S. Coast Guard. Other dignitaries present included White House budget chief Russ Vought, Sen. Ted Cruz,...

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Environment

Francesca Verones, NTNU

Microplastics Could Affect the Ocean's Ability to Absorb Carbon

[By Ingebjørg Hestvik] “We study how plastic affects what we call ecosystem services, that is, the services we receive from ecosystems. When the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, we consider it as a service the ocean performs for us,” says researcher Francesca Verones. Photo: Francesca Verones, NTNU You have probably heard this before: more than 70 per cent of our planet is covered by oceans. Nearly half of all photosynthesis on Earth takes place in the ocean, and...

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Business

Estonia

Six Estonian Maritime Companies Solving Retrofit and Port Challenges

As the maritime industry faces growing pressure to modernize fleets, improve energy performance, and prepare for tighter sustainability requirements, the search for capable partners is becoming more practical and more urgent. The challenge is no longer only setting long-term goals, but addressing the bottlenecks that need attention now, from retrofit pressure and port electrification to energy efficiency, engineering capacity, and infrastructure readiness. In practice, that means looking at companies that solve specific operational problems, from fuel storage and onboard efficiency...

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