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Salvage of the MSC Baltic III Wreck Prepares to Remove Final Stern Sections

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China Delivers Its Second Large Domestically Built Cruise Ship

Published Nov 6, 2026 4:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

China celebrated the official delivery of its second domestically built large cruise ship, the Adora Flower City. It is being highlighted as a milestone achievement as China builds a domestic industry and seeks to enter the international market for cruise ship construction. Officials highlighted that it is 13 years since President Xi Jinping called for the development of the cruise industry in April 2013. China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) signed a partnership in 2018 with Carnival Corporation and agreed to...

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Sanctioned Russian Merchant Vessels Are Underway

Published Nov 6, 2026 1:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

The military cargo convoy of sanctioned Russian-flagged vessels which had been observed forming up in the Russian port of Baltiysk in the Kaliningrad has set sail. It formed into two separate packets, likely one headed for the Mediterranean and the other for West Africa. Two ships, the Ascalon (IMO 9198226) and Anastasiia (IMO 9349291) set off together on October 31. Sailing in company, the ships passed through the Langeland Belt, escorted first by the German Coastguard vessel Bamburg (IMO 9830020)...

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Turkish Coast Guard Evacuates Crew to Shore from Grounded Ship

Published Nov 6, 2026 12:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Turkish Coast Guard reports it was required to use a breeches buoy system to evacuate the crew of a small cargo ship that grounded near the northern entrance to the Bosphorus. Weather conditions were too severe for it to attempt a sea-based evacuation, instead forcing it to evacuate the crew to land. The Turkish-owned cargo ship BYB Othello called for assistance around 0240 local time on November 6. The Directorate General of Coastal Safety reports the 5,000-dwt ship suffered...

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Belgium Transfers Minehunter to Bulgaria to Increase Black Sea Security

Published Nov 6, 2026 11:53 AM by The Maritime Executive

Belgium completed the official handover of one of its older minehunters to Bulgaria as part of a pact between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Bulgaria designed to increase security capabilities in the Black Sea. While the agreement dates to July 2026, the recent Russian attacks on commercial shipping have further raised awareness of the need to increase NATO capabilities in the Black Sea. The three countries announced the Tripartite Agreement on July 8, 2026, calling for the transfer of a total...

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Ørsted Starts Commercial Operations on Its Second US Offshore Wind Farm

Revolution Wind, an offshore wind farm providing power to Connecticut and Rhode Island, has entered commercial operations, despite repeated challenges from the Trump administration. Developer Ørsted confirmed today that the wind farm entered commercial operations in October, while it is also making progress on another location for New York State. Group President and CEO Rasmus Errboe reported the development during the company’s quarterly investor call on November 5, saying Revolution Wind began commercial operations under the PPAs, delivering power to...

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Shipbuilding

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First Flight II LPD Heads Out on Builder's Trials

Ingalls Shipbuilding has completed builder's trials for the future USS Harrisburg (LPD 30), the first of the Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships. It is far from the last: the HII division and its subcontractors are in various phases of work for LPD 31 through 35, all already on contract. The Navy decided to build a second flight of 13 San Antonio-class amphibs in 2018, and the award for LPD 30 went out the next year. LPD 30...

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Environment

Norwegian cargo ship to be fitted with swappable batteries

Norway Awards $44M in Grants to Advance Battery-Powered Ships

The Norwegian government is continuing its efforts to support the transition of shipping to green technology, reporting on November 5 that it will award an additional $44.4 million to projects for battery-powered ships and charging projects. The awards are being made through the Ministry of Climate and the Environment’s Enova fund, which highlights the strong progress that has been made in the transition to battery-powered shipping over the past decade. Between 2015 and today, Enova reports that the number of...

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Business

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez

IMO Council Discusses Key Issues and Backs Second Term for Dominguez

The International Maritime Organization conducted its annual business meeting in London this week at a time when the industry faces key challenges ranging from the security of seafarers to the discord over plans to advance maritime decarbonization. It concluded the session, reporting that it is backing extending the mandate of the current Secretary-General of the IMO, Arsenio Dominguez, for a second four-year term. Dominguez is the tenth Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, having been elected in July 2023 and...

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