Bahri VLCC Struck as Houthis Continue Attacks Against Saudi Interests

The Next Generation of Marine Propulsion

Published Aug 24, 2026 12:40 PM by ZF Marine

The maritime industry's transition toward lower-emission operations is no longer a future consideration—it's happening now. Driven by stricter environmental regulations, rising fuel costs, sustainability initiatives, and the need for greater operational flexibility, commercial vessel owners are increasingly investing in hybrid and electric propulsion systems. While some vessels are well-suited for fully electric propulsion, others require hybrid solutions that balance emissions reductions with the range, reliability, and power of conventional diesel engines. The challenge for operators isn't simply choosing electric over...

For the Iranian leadership, the number one war objective is regime survival – otherwise the ruling elite will be stripped of their privileges and unseated by the Iranian public (file image courtesy Tasnim / Hossein Zohrevand)

What Happens Next After the Expiration of the Hormuz MoU?

Published Aug 24, 2026 12:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

The maritime community, as it has had to for much of the last six months, is having to work out for itself what is happening in the Strait of Hormuz now that the Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the United States has expired. Contradictory signals abound: messaging from the US administration tends to flip-flop, and the Iranian regime is still split between the pragmatists (led by President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi) and the Paydari-IRGC hardliners (led...

Disney Provides a Peek at the Next Phase of Its Aggressive Growth Strategy

Published Aug 24, 2026 8:47 AM by The Maritime Executive

Disney Cruise Line is midway through an aggressive growth strategy that will see the brand reach 13 cruise ships by late 2030 and increase capacity by nearly four times. It has already doubled its passenger capacity and added Singapore to its homeports with ambitions to take the cruise line far more global in the next few years. During the recent “Horizons: D23 Disney Experiences Showcase,” where the corporation highlights its plans for everything Disney, it included a peek at the...

Raising the Bar on Ultra-Luxury Cruising

Published Aug 24, 2026 8:46 AM by The Maritime Executive

Ultra-luxury cruising – the butler service, concierge, all-suite segment – has already become one of the fastest-growing elements of cruising, but a further element of competition is driving the standards (and fares) even higher. Both some of the new entrants and the established ultra-luxury lines report they are taking steps to enhance and refine their offerings. While ultra-luxury has been part of cruising for many years, lines such as Royal Viking that led the space in the 1980s and 1990s...

Shipping

Two of Maersk’s Largest Containerships Transit Suez Canal

Two of Maersk’s largest containerships made the transit together on Saturday, August 22, through the Suez Canal. It is part of the carrier’s continuing efforts to restore vessels to the Suez Canal – Red Sea corridor and increase the efficiency of operations. The Suez Canal Authority highlighted the transits as it continues efforts to rebuild operations. It honored the Bangkon Maersk, one of the carrier’s newest large ships, with a special plaque ceremony marking the first transit through the Suez...

Tugs & Salvage

Croatian Army Works to Free Grounded Roman Ship Replica

An unprecedented drop in water levels across much of Europe’s inland waterways, driven by a prolonged heat wave and severe drought, is continuing to have damaging effects — the latest being the stranding of a replica Roman ship in Croatia. Authorities in Croatia said the vessel, a Roman ship replica belonging to Germany’s University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), was left stranded on a sandbank in the Drava River near Osijek, where water levels have fallen to their lowest point in nearly...

Government

What Happens Next After the Expiration of the Hormuz MoU?

Corporate News

ClassNK Joins Project to Verify GHG Emission Reduction Through AI-Based Voyage Optimization Technology Using an Actual Vessel

ClassNK Joins Project to Verify GHG Emission Reduction With AI

[By ClassNK] ClassNK has joined a joint project to objectively verify reductions in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions achieved in actual vessel operations through the use of an AI-based autonomous navigation system. The project aims to verify the effectiveness of AI-based voyage optimization in reducing fuel consumption and GHG emissions under real operating conditions and to establish an objective verification methodology. Using an actual commercial vessel operated by Evergreen Marine Corporation (Evergreen), the project will utilize the autonomous...

Cruise Ships

Disney Provides a Peek at the Next Phase of Its Aggressive Growth Strategy

Ports

Three Studies Confirm Viability of Year-Round Shipping in the Hudson Bay

Canada is pushing forward with plans to diversify its trade and double exports to non-US markets, and three new studies have confirmed that extended navigation periods in the Hudson Bay are now possible. This gives hope to the ambition of year-round shipping through the Port of Churchill in the near future. Last week, the federal government and the Province of Manitoba - alongside Churchill Port’s owner and operator, the Arctic Gateway Group - welcomed the findings of potential extended navigable...

Shipping

Two of Maersk’s Largest Containerships Transit Suez Canal

Tugs & Salvage

Croatian Army Works to Free Grounded Roman Ship Replica

Government

What Happens Next After the Expiration of the Hormuz MoU?

Corporate News

ClassNK Joins Project to Verify GHG Emission Reduction With AI

Cruise Ships

Disney Provides a Peek at the Next Phase of Its Aggressive Growth Strategy

Ports

Three Studies Confirm Viability of Year-Round Shipping in the Hudson Bay

Offshore

The South African lease area covered part of the Orange Basin, a geological region where Shell has had success on the Namibian side of the boundary line, above (Press handout courtesy Odfjell)

Top Court Ends Shell's South African Wild Coast Offshore Lease

Last Friday, oil major Shell lost a long-running court battle over its offshore oil and gas exploration plans for a frontier region off South Africa's "Wild Coast," an unspoiled stretch of coastline that provides habitat for migrating humpback whales. Environmental groups (including Greenpeace) began suing Shell back in 2021 in an attempt to stop seismic surveying off the Wild Coast, asserting that it would be harmful to whales and to commercial fishermen. Shell countered that its plans were compliant with...

Shipbuilding

Canada Awards Quebec’s Largest Shipbuilding Project for Arctic Icebreakers

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the awarding of a contract valued at C$11 billion (US$7.9 billion), which will be the largest single shipbuilding contract ever awarded in Quebec’s history. Chantier Davie will build six large new Arctic icebreakers, which will be replacements for aging vessels in the Canadian Coast Guard fleet. The order comes as Canada is locked in a trade battle with the United States and is facing growing activity in the Arctic region. The vessels will provide...

Environment

Laura DiBella, Chairman Federal Maritime Commission

Op-Ed: FMC Chairman DiBella Calls for Rethinking IMO’s Net-Zero Framework

The Net-Zero Framework (NZF), currently under consideration at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), is an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships, aiming for net-zero emissions in the maritime sector by the year 2050. In its current state, this initiative raises more questions than it answers and must be rethought before international acceptance and implementation. Specifically, any viable proposal must allow for the maximum range of alternate fuel sources, including LNG and bio-LNG. The primary flaw in the NZF...

Business

AI Companies Look to the Ocean as a Place to Put Data Centers

[By Nir Kshetri] The artificial intelligence boom is driving unprecedented demand for data centers, raising concerns about their growing energy consumption, water use and carbon footprint. These challenges are making companies look beyond traditional land-based data centers. Some developers are now exploring the ocean as a new location for AI infrastructure in the hopes that underwater data centers could improve energy use and cooling efficiency while using less fresh water and land area than onshore buildings. My research focuses on...

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Bahri VLCC Struck as Houthis Continue Attacks Against Saudi Interests

The Next Generation of Marine Propulsion

What Happens Next After the Expiration of the Hormuz MoU?

Disney Provides a Peek at the Next Phase of Its Aggressive Growth Strategy

Raising the Bar on Ultra-Luxury Cruising

Two of Maersk’s Largest Containerships Transit Suez Canal

Croatian Army Works to Free Grounded Roman Ship Replica

What Happens Next After the Expiration of the Hormuz MoU?

ClassNK Joins Project to Verify GHG Emission Reduction With AI

Disney Provides a Peek at the Next Phase of Its Aggressive Growth Strategy

Three Studies Confirm Viability of Year-Round Shipping in the Hudson Bay

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The Next Generation of Marine Propulsion

The Future of Fleet Efficiency is Stacked Optimization

Two of Maersk’s Largest Containerships Transit Suez Canal

Croatian Army Works to Free Grounded Roman Ship Replica

What Happens Next After the Expiration of the Hormuz MoU?

ClassNK Joins Project to Verify GHG Emission Reduction With AI

Disney Provides a Peek at the Next Phase of Its Aggressive Growth Strategy

Three Studies Confirm Viability of Year-Round Shipping in the Hudson Bay

Top Court Ends Shell's South African Wild Coast Offshore Lease

Canada Awards Quebec’s Largest Shipbuilding Project for Arctic Icebreakers

Op-Ed: FMC Chairman DiBella Calls for Rethinking IMO’s Net-Zero Framework

AI Companies Look to the Ocean as a Place to Put Data Centers

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