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Attack on the bulker Tutor in the Red Sea, 2024 (Houthi Military Media)

Houthis Reboot Red Sea Crisis With "Blockade" on Port of Haifa

Published May 19, 2025 8:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Resolving any ambiguity about whether Yemen's Houthi rebels may have agreed to a shipping ceasefire, the group announced Monday that it will begin targeting shipowners who serve the port of Haifa, effective immediately. The group said that its decision to re-escalate was motivated by Israeli military operations in Gaza.  The Houthi communications center for Red Sea traffic said that going forward, the group will impose a long-distance naval blockade on Haifa. All vessels are "prohibited" from loading or unloading at Israel's...

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U.S. Interior Department Lifts Empire Wind Stop-Work Order

Published May 19, 2025 7:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a surprising reversal, the Trump administration has lifted the stop-work order on New York’s Empire Wind offshore energy project. Norway’s Equinor issued a brief statement reporting that it has been informed by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that the order was lifted allowing construction activities to resume. Equinor had threatened to walk away from the project while a concerted effort was underway to permit the project to proceed. Reports are indicating...

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Coast Guard investigators arrive to board Scot Stuttgart (USCG)

Coast Guard Investigates Two Separate Engine Room Fires in Puerto RIco

Published May 19, 2025 6:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The U.S. Coast Guard has launched investigations into a pair of separate vessel fires that occurred in Puerto Rico over the weekend, according to agency representatives. The more recent incident unfolded early Saturday at Puerto Nuevo Channel's N Wharf, where the Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker Scot Stuttgart suffered an engine room fire while berthed alongside. The tanker first reported an auxiliary engine fire to the Coast Guard at about 0345 hours.  Crewmembers deployed the vessel's built-in fire suppression system, and...

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Ports: USTR Fees on Chinese Cranes Will Not "Magically" Revitalize Industry

Published May 19, 2025 6:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The American Association of Port Authorities continued to fiercely advocate for ports during its testimony and response to the U.S. Trade Representative’s proposal to add fees on Chinese-built ships, car carriers, and Chinese-manufactured port cranes. AAPA, which has been fighting against the fees on cranes, said today, May 19, during the USTR testimony, “raising tariffs on Chinese cranes another 100 percent will not magically revitalize an American crane manufacturing industry that has been nonexistent for decades.” Advocating on behalf...

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U.S. Interior Department Lifts Empire Wind Stop-Work Order

In a surprising reversal, the Trump administration has lifted the stop-work order on New York’s Empire Wind offshore energy project. Norway’s Equinor issued a brief statement reporting that it has been informed by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that the order was lifted allowing construction activities to resume. Equinor had threatened to walk away from the project while a concerted effort was underway to permit the project to proceed. Reports are indicating...

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Shipbuilding

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Hyundai Mipo and Trafigura Finalize Details for Ammonia Carriers

The details for some of the first large ammonia carriers that will also be fueled by ammonia have been finalized setting the groundwork for the emerging sector. The four medium-sized liquified gas carriers will be among the first to be launched in a forward-looking effort by commodities trader Trafigura. The order for the four vessels was announced in April 2024 as Trafigura proceeds to develop the opportunities with alternative fuels. The company highlighted its testing of LNG, methanol....

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Environment

A corroded pipe was leaking oil between piers 2 and 3 (Courtesy USCG)

Port of San Juan's Mystery Spill Returns

  The long-running mystery spill at the Port of San Juan is back, but this time, the Coast Guard has found the culprit and implemented a solution.  On April 11, Station San Juan conducted a patrol in San Juan Harbor and discovered oil pollution in the water between piers 2 and 3. The Coast Guard discovered an aging, badly corroded steel pipe that was slowly leaking heavy black oil into the harbor. It is far from the first such occurrence...

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Business

Female members of the UNIFIL naval peacekeeping force off Lebanon, 2025 (UNIFIL)

Women in Maritime Day: Survey Highlights Progress, But Barriers Remain

  For this year's International Women in Maritime Day, the IMO released the results of a new global survey conducted together with WISTA International. The survey found that women account for an estimated 19 percent of all employees in the maritime sector worldwide, with high variability among subsectors. Women dominate the field in public relations, marketing, advertising, crewing and recruitment roles, but still account for just one percent of the world's active seafaring workforce - reflecting both the opportunities and...

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