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Terminal Expansion Project Kicks Off at Port of Long Beach

Published Jul 14, 2025 4:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

International Transportation Services (ITS), which operates one of the six container terminals at the Port of Long Beach in California, started a major expansion program that will create 19 acres of new space for stacking containers. When the project is completed in 2028, it will increase capacity by 50 percent for ITS to support the long-term growth of the port. The port and ITS hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on July 11 for the $365 million project. A long-term...

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Pioneering Ammonia Bunker Vessel Ordered by Itochu for Singapore Launch

Published Jul 14, 2025 3:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The early efforts to develop the infrastructure for ammonia-fueled ships are taking another key step forward with the order of what is likely the first dedicated ammonia bunker ship. The vessel is being built in Japan for use in Singapore, which is at the leading edge in the development of bunkering and distribution of ammonia as an alternative marine fuel. Japanese conglomerate Itochu Corporation is leading the effort, reporting it has established a Singapore-based company, Clean Ammonia Bunkering Shipping....

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Imabari

Seven Injured in Accident at Imabari Shipbuilding

Published Jul 14, 2025 3:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

  More than half a dozen workers were injured in a crane accident at Imabari Shipbuilding last weekend, according to local police.  Just before 1200 hours on Saturday, the police and fire departments in Imabari City received an emergency call about an accident at the shipyard. The caller reported that a heavy object had fallen from a crane during an assembly operation, injuring seven people.  All seven were conscious and responsive when fire department responders arrived on the scene, and...

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Court Suspends French Riviera’s Attempt to Ban Large Cruise Ships

Published Jul 14, 2025 2:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

The ongoing showdown over large cruise ships visiting the French Riviera took a further turn as the administrative court in Nice suspended the efforts of the local mayor to block large cruise ships. The court issued the temporary injunction after the government of the prefect petitioned the court to stop the actions of the mayor of Nice, who is also the regional president, and who had staged a confrontation with a large cruise ship anchored in the bay....

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Canada Grants Investigational Permit for West Coast Offshore Wind Farm

Canada granted an investigative Use Permit to Oceanic Wind Energy for what could become the country’s first offshore wind farm. The company, which is in partnership with a First Nation company, Coast Tsimshian Enterprises, is calling the permit a milestone in its effort to advance offshore energy to power the growing industrial areas of Northwest British Columbia. The plan calls for developing a 600 to 700 MW offshore wind farm that would be just west of Stephens Island...

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Shipbuilding

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Challenging China's Shipbulding Dominance

  China has become the most dominant player in the shipbuilding industry since World War II, when American builders like Henry Kaiser cranked out thousands of ships for the war effort. U.S. tonnage ruled the waves in the 1940s, but times have changed. Chinese yards took home three-quarters of the world's newbuild orders by gross tonnage in 2024, according to the latest numbers. But competitors are pushing back to rebuild sovereign capacity and regain market share. In the E.U., a...

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Environment

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HGK Launches First Inland Cargo Vessel Capable of Sailing With Solar Power

A newly built inland dry goods vessel, Blue Marlin, was named last week in Hamburg, Germany, and became the world’s first hybrid solar-power inland shipping vessel, as well as receiving a designation for remote-controlled operations. The solar system aboard the ship advances on prior low-voltage systems that are supplying power for onboard systems and provides the first capability to contribute solar power to propulsion. The vessel has several unique capabilities, starting with its 192 solar panels, which are...

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Business

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Former STX Shipyard For Sale as Investors Seek to Cash Out After Turnaround

  Once one of the leading shipbuilders in South Korea, the former STX Yard, which was relaunched as K Shipbuilding, is celebrating a remarkable turnaround. According to a report in The Korean Economic Daily, after having posted its first profit in 14 years, the investment group with revived the shipbuilder is now looking to cash out. KHI Investment and United Asset Management Company (UAMCO), South Korea's biggest bad debt investor, took control of the troubled shipbuilder in 2021, paying more...

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