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Climate Resistance

Climate Group Uses Superyacht as a Billboard for Tax Messages

Published Nov 24, 2025 5:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

  In a direct action on London's Canary Wharf last week, activist group Climate Resistance lit up the side of a luxurious superyacht with messages promoting taxation and climate action.  The laser-light text snippets were projected onto the starboard side of the superyacht Lady Christine, a 2010-built vessel that was custom-made by Feadship for Scottish businessman Lord Irvine Laidlaw. While the light messages did no damage to the vessel, they were unflattering to the superyacht community at large, including slogans...

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Livestock Carrier Accused of MARPOL Violations as it Tries to Unload Cattle

Published Nov 24, 2025 4:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

Animal advocacy groups are again sounding the alarm about a livestock carrier that appears to be roaming the Mediterranean seeking ports to unload its cargo after it was turned away from Turkey. The Animal Welfare Foundation is calling attention to the situation aboard the Togo-flagged vessel Spiridon II as it continues to advocate for a ban on live animal transport on the high seas. The vessel has been at sea since September 20 with an initial load of...

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Sanctioned Tanker Reaches Venezuela After Being Tracked by US Destroyer

Published Nov 24, 2025 3:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

A sanctioned tanker reached the anchorage in Venezuela on Sunday, November 23, after having turned away several times when a U.S. destroyer appeared on its route. Maritime AI data analytics firm Windward reports it is part of a continuing growth in Russian imports supporting Venezuela’s oil operations. The Seahorse, a 70,246-dwt tanker which was built in 2004, has been in the Caribbean since October, and last week Bloomberg reported it had three times turned away as...

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IMO Council Elections Heat Up

Published Nov 24, 2025 2:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

  This week will be a tense one at the International Maritime Organization (IMO)'s London headquarters overlooking the River Thames in London. At the IMO's 35th General Session, delegates will vote on November 28 to elect 20 Category C members of the IMO's Council. Category A and B members of the Council are selected on the basis of calculation, for having the largest interests in shipping services and in international seaborne trade. But Category C members are elected, with delegates...

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Offshore

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Denmark Adds Subsidies as it Takes New Try at Offshore Wind Farm Tender

The Danish Energy Agency returned to the market for offshore wind farms, announcing the opening of a new round of tenders for three projects, which will run through 2028. It comes after the country failed to receive bids in a 2024 round and incorporates revisions based on the input from the market. While it was not unexpected based on changes in the market, the agency still said it was disappointed in December 2024 when it failed...

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Shipbuilding

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HD Hyundai Confirms HMM Order, Pushes to Highest Boxship Orders in 18 Years

HD Korea Shipbuilding, the holding company for the Hyundai shipbuilding yards, reports it has now booked the highest number of containership orders in 18 years. It said the recently announced order from HMM has driven the company to a new peak last seen in the supercycle in 2007. HMM had announced in October that it was ordering large containerships and tankers as part of its modernization and expansion efforts. The shipping company said the deals, valued...

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Environment

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Op-Ed: Arctic States Have Less Than Two Weeks to Act on Polar Fuels

  The Arctic is warming four times faster than anywhere else on Earth, and this is a warning sign for elsewhere on the planet. The shipping sector has been gifted an opportunity to cut black carbon emissions from shipping in the region, which would have a near-immediate positive impact. But time is tight. December 5th is the deadline for countries to submit a crucial proposal for polar fuels, ahead of next February’s meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Pollution Prevention and...

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Business

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Diana Shipping to Continue Dry Bulk Consolidation with Offer for Genco

  Dania Shipping, which bills itself as a leader in the dry bulk sector, is seeking to continue the market consolidation as it finally made a move to acquire US-based Genco Shipping & Trading. Genco bills itself as the largest U.S.-headquartered dry bulk shipowner, and combined, they would have a fleet of approximately 80 vessels with approximately 9 million dwt. Diana’s Chief Executive Officer, Semiramis Paliou, highlighted that the offer, which came in the form of a non-binding indicative proposal,...

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