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Ukraine Pitches its Own Solution to the Strait of Hormuz Shutdown

Published Mar 30, 2026 7:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Ukrainian government is offering to lend Gulf states its experience in reopening contested sea lanes, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Monday. Ukraine has a battle-tested system that protects its own Black Sea shipping corridor from Russian-spec surface warfare threats, comparable to the lower end of the threat spectrum currently found in the Strait of Hormuz, and it is willing to export its knowledge to clients in the GCC. "There is an energy crisis. They know they can rely...

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Japan Demonstrates Hydrogen-Fueled Engine for Large Commercial Vessels

Published Mar 30, 2026 7:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

Japan reports a breakthrough with the demonstration of a large hydrogen-fueled engine being developed by Japan Engine Corporation, working with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, for a demonstration project for an ocean-going vessel. It points out that most work so far with hydrogen is on smaller engines for coastal vessels, making this a major technological milestone toward the practical use of hydrogen-fueled vessels. While interest has developed in hydrogen, to date, the Japanese project points out that most of the initiatives are...

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MOL and Hitachi to Study Converting Old Ships to Floating Data Centers

Published Mar 30, 2026 6:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Hitachi plan to explore the use of old ships as a means of meeting the strong demand and technical concerns of developing data centers. The companies have signed an agreement that will see them pursue a feasibility study of their concept of floating data centers, as well as verify the demand and technical specifications required for the concept. The companies point to the strong demand for data centers, in part due to the rapid proliferation...

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French Court Sentences Shadow Fleet Tanker's Captain to One Year in Prison

Published Mar 30, 2026 5:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

A court in France has sentenced the Chinese captain of a shadow fleet tanker to a year-long prison sentence for disobeying instructions from a military boarding team. Capt. Chen Zhangjie, a 39-year-old Chinese national, was captain of the Russia-linked tanker Boracay during a voyage from the Baltic in September 2025. Boracay is suspected of serving as a launching pad for aerial drones, which interfered with traffic at Copenhagen Airport and at nearby military installations at about the same time that...

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First Offshore Post-Combustion CO2 Capture System Starts on FPSO

What is being billed as the world’s first offshore post-combustion CO2 capture system is now fully operational on an advanced FPSO positioned off Angola. Developed by Carbon Circle for the Yinson Production FPSO Agogo, which is being operated by Azule Energy, the FPSO and this new system are considered to be a pioneer in the emerging field of offshore carbon capture. The massive FPSO was built in China and delivered in March 2025 by COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Shipyard. Measuring...

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Strike Ends at Bath Iron Works After One Week

The members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association ratified a new contract on Saturday, March 28, ending a strike at Bath Iron Works that had begun on the prior Monday. It was the first strike in six years at the critical government contractor and impacted about a tenth of the total workforce, specifically among designers, clerks, and technicians. The union reported that it had been negotiating for about three weeks and was unable to come to terms with one of...

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Environment

hydrogen-fueled multi-purpose vessel

Japan Demonstrates Hydrogen-Fueled Engine for Large Commercial Vessels

Japan reports a breakthrough with the demonstration of a large hydrogen-fueled engine being developed by Japan Engine Corporation, working with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, for a demonstration project for an ocean-going vessel. It points out that most work so far with hydrogen is on smaller engines for coastal vessels, making this a major technological milestone toward the practical use of hydrogen-fueled vessels. While interest has developed in hydrogen, to date, the Japanese project points out that most of the initiatives are...

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Business

floating data center repurposing old ship

MOL and Hitachi to Study Converting Old Ships to Floating Data Centers

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Hitachi plan to explore the use of old ships as a means of meeting the strong demand and technical concerns of developing data centers. The companies have signed an agreement that will see them pursue a feasibility study of their concept of floating data centers, as well as verify the demand and technical specifications required for the concept. The companies point to the strong demand for data centers, in part due to the rapid proliferation...

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