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Podcast: Healthcare Management With a "Human Touch" at New Frontier Group

Published Jun 22, 2026 12:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

In this episode of the Maritime Executive's podcast series, TME interviewed the top executives at New Frontier Group, the healthcare cost management company for mariners and shipping companies. Founder and CEO Gitte Bach and Director of Maritime Althea Wright have been in the health insurance business for decades, and with their team at New Frontier, they operate independently to negotiate the best outcomes for seafarers, shipowners and P&I clubs. Seafarers often face barriers to healthcare that shoreside employees never encounter,...

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Four Seasons Plans Changes for Its Second Yacht Cruise Ship

Published Jun 22, 2026 9:30 AM by The Maritime Executive

Four Seasons Yachts entered service in March, and as the company moves forward with its expansion, it has announced changes that will be incorporated into its second yacht. The launch of the ultra-luxury hotel brands, Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Orient Express, and soon Aman, is being closely followed by the industry as it holds the potential to reshape the ultra-luxury segment of cruising. Four Seasons I (35,000 gross tons) entered service on March 20 in the Mediterranean with the company promising...

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Upsizing Continues with Cruise Ship Deliveries for Contemporary Segment

Published Jun 22, 2026 9:29 AM by The Maritime Executive

The contemporary segment of the cruise industry, which targets the broadest market, continues to focus on ultra-large ships as seen in the recent deliveries. Royal Caribbean International and TUI’s Mein Schiff each took delivery of large ships this month as the ultra-large segment dominates the cruise ship construction orderbook. Driven by economies of scale and market expansion, the industry grew the size of cruise ships but largely plateaued for more than a decade in the range of 150,000 to 180,000...

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Cruise Lines Expand Winter Deployments in Northern Europe

Published Jun 22, 2026 9:29 AM by The Maritime Executive

While Europe has long been a popular destination for cruises, it traditionally has been a three-season destination with few cruise ships willing to brave the cold winter climates. This was especially true for Northern Europe, but in part due to passenger interest and economic pressures, more cruise lines are positioning their ships year-round in Europe. Many cruise ships, and even those operating from Northern European homeports, sail to warmer climates such as the Azores and Canary Islands. Others traditionally shift...

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Trump Administration to Buy Back Four More Offshore Wind Leases

Continuing its strategy of canceling offshore wind projects by buying back the leases in exchange for other energy investments, the Department of the Interior announced its third agreement. The administration has committed nearly $2.6 billion to canceling offshore wind leases even as the strategy is being challenged in court and by regulators. Invenergy will voluntarily terminate four offshore wind leases it purchased in the past from the government and will redirect the investments toward other domestic energy sources, said the...

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JERA Signs Charters with MOL and NYK to Import US Ammonia to Japan

Japan's largest power generation company, JERA, has finalized charter agreements with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and NYK for the charter of four new gas carriers that will be dedicated to importing ammonia produced in Louisiana as a fuel component at Japan’s largest power generation station. Expected to be in service by 2029, this project would likely mark the first shipment of low-carbon ammonia as a fuel for power generation in Japan. The companies launched projects beginning in late 2022 to...

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Norway Accelerates Hydrogen-Power Bulker Project for Shortsea Shipping

Norway’s LH2 Shipping reports it is accelerating the development of hydrogen-powered shortsea shipping bulkers for the Baltic with an additional grant from the Norwegian government program to accelerate the green energy transition. The company will add a fifth and sixth bulker to its plan, saying that increased support reflects the growing momentum for liquid hydrogen as a viable alternative fuel for shortsea shipping. The company was awarded an additional grant of approximately $35.82 million from Enova, which it says will...

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DHL Partners with Under-Development Vela Wind-Powered Cargo Ship

The freight forwarding arm of global shipping giant DHL is partnering to offer customers the option of transporting goods transatlantic on a wind-powered cargo ship. Vela announced its partnership today, June 22, saying it will combine environmental performance and logistical excellence. DHL Global Forwarding France, the freight forwarding business for DHL, will become a partner committing to space on the new ship. It joins the group of what the company calls pioneer cohorts, which will be among the founding members...

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