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Iranian Navy Sends Out Two Flotillas – Destinations Uncertain

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Cargo Ship and Ports Damaged During Massive Russian Attack on Ukraine

Published Dec 23, 2025 2:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukrainian officials are reporting what they called a “massive Russian strike” directed overnight and into this morning broadly at the country’s infrastructure, including ports as well as power and other elements across at least 13 regions of the country. A smaller cargo ship was caught loading in the Odesa region and was reportedly damaged during the attacks. According to the reports, Ukraine asserts that Russia launched at least 650 drones and more than three dozen rockets, with air raid sirens...

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CMA CGM Sends ULCV Through Suez Canal as 2026 Traffic Return is Predicted

Published Dec 23, 2025 12:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Suez Canal Authority is highlighting what it is calling a “new phase in the return of containerships” as it marked the first transits in two years by ultra-large vessels. Today, December 23, was a milestone for the Suez Canal as two of CMA’s large vessels passed in the Canal while Maersk’s first ship completed its transit, the first time the majors have sent their large vessels back since the start of the Houthis’ campaign in late 2023. Admiral Ossama...

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Drug boat strike

One Killed in U.S. Attack on Suspected Drug Smuggling Boat

Published Dec 22, 2025 10:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday, U.S. Southern Command announced the destruction of another suspected smuggling boat in the waters of the Eastern Pacific, the 29th such strike since the new campaign of lethal-force interdictions began on September 2. This instance marked a new turn: video released by the military appears to show the use of cannonfire and machine gun fire to destroy the target vessel, indicating the possible involvement of an AC-130J gunship previously seen in the region. The first 28 interdictions appeared...

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China Protests U.S. Seizures of Venezuela-Linked Tankers

Published Dec 22, 2025 9:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

China's government is voicing its opposition to the Trump administration's campaign of tanker seizures off the coast of Venezuela. The U.S. Coast Guard has captured two China-bound tankers full of Venezuelan oil this month, and on Monday, President Donald Trump said that the U.S. government will be keeping both vessels and their cargoes. The first tanker seized, Skipper, was a stateless and sanctioned vessel. It was carrying about 1.85 million barrels of oil, according to TankerTrackers.com, and was headed to...

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U.S. Offshore Wind Developers Stop Work and Explore Next Steps

From New England to the Mid-Atlantic regions, offshore wind developers reported they were complying with the government order to suspend offshore installation work while also expressing frustration. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management followed up the public announcement with a written notification to the developers of the five projects ordering them to stop their offshore work on the Outer Continental Shelf while the government conducts a review. Several of the projects highlighted that they were just weeks away from beginning...

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Shipbuilding

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Trump: Trump-Class Battleship Will be Flagship for Navy's New Golden Fleet

President Donald Trump has announced plans to order a future "Trump-class" battleship in large quantities, and says that he will press defense contractors to deliver it quickly. "They'll be the fastest, the biggest, and by far 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built," the president said at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday afternoon. In a statement, the White House confirmed that the class would be "the most lethal surface combatant ever constructed." Illustrations show...

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Environment

The Kassø e-methanol project in Denmark is the largest of its kind in Europe (European Energy)

Low E-Fuel Production Slows Europe's Decarbonization

Europe’s ambitions to decarbonize the shipping industry face obstacles due to the fragile state of the alternative fuel supply chain, an analysis by the activist NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) shows. Though Europe is setting the pace in efforts to cut down on shipping emissions, the review shows that production of green hydrogen and other e-fuels remains significantly low, with the largest e-fuel plant serving the maritime sector only becoming operational this year. For many other projects, a lack of...

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Business

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Product Tanker Giant Hafnia Launches Plan for Mega-Merger with Torm

World-leading product tanker company Hafnia has purchased a large block of shares in competitor Torm, and has signaled plans to pursue a mega-merger bringing together two leading fleets in the segment. In dual statements, the companies said that Hafnia has acquired about 14 percent of Torm's issued share capital from Oaktree Capital Management, drawing on its own working capital and its lines of credit to make the purchase. The share purchase is large enough to give Hafnia consultation rights on...

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