Residential Cruise Line Crescent Seas Relinquishes Charters on NCLH Ships

Seafarers’ Access to Shore Leave Has Consistently Declined Since Pandemic

Published Nov 5, 2025 5:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A new study among the providers of shore services for seafarers confirmed the concerns over the decline in access to shore leave and the time spent ashore by seafarers. Shore leave has been repeatedly identified as one of the concerns for seafarers, as experts cite the importance of shore time to crew welfare. A survey of seafarers in May 2024 published by the World Maritime University highlighted the concern, one that has been repeated in the recent editions of...

Portuguese Navy Carries Out Long Range Drug Bust in Mid-Atlantic

Published Nov 5, 2025 5:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Portugal's navy has seized a drug trafficking semi-submersible in the mid-Atlantic, far off the coast of Lisbon.  The Portuguese Navy (Marinha) detected the suspect vessel using its surveillance assets and worked in conjunction with the Judicial Police to plan an intercept. In an example of the significant scale required to mount such an operation, it dispatched a patrol vessel with more than 70 military personnel and sailed a total distance of about 1,500 nautical miles.  Early in the morning...

Five Moby Ferries to Hit Auction Block Next Week to Repay MSC Debt

Published Nov 5, 2025 4:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

Italian officials are moving quickly to complete the settlement agreement that separates Moby Lines from MSC and its ferry company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV). Antitrust officials accepted a proposed settlement after their finding that the consolidation of the brands by an MSC subsidiary threatened competition.  One of the key elements of the plan calls for Moby to sell five of its current vessels and to use the proceeds to repay loans provided by MSC in 2023...

Suspect Charged With Assaulting Coast Guard Officers at Alameda Protest

Published Nov 5, 2025 3:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Federal prosecutors have charged the driver of a truck who disobeyed orders to stop at the entrance to San Francisco's Coast Guard Island with assaulting USCG officers with a deadly weapon.   The incident occurred in the context of a protest against the Trump administration's plans to send about 100 extra federal law enforcement officers to Coast Guard Island in Alameda, intended as reinforcements for the White House's effort to enforce immigration laws. Early in the morning on October...

Shipping

Seafarers’ Access to Shore Leave Has Consistently Declined Since Pandemic

Tugs & Salvage

Bulker Damaged in Grounding Refloated and Moved Ahead of Typhoon

Vietnamese officials report efforts are underway to secure a larger dry bulk carrier that was damaged in a grounding a week ago. The goal is to secure the vessel ahead of an approach strong typhoon. The Star Bueno (178,978 dwt) was arriving from South Africa, carrying a load of iron ore and waiting for its berth on October 25. The area was overtaken by a strong monsoon with winds and waves which washed through the anchorage. The vessel...

Government

Divers Identify Wreck of WWI Merchant Cruiser HMS Bayano

  Amateur divers have identified the wreck of the British armed merchant cruiser HMS Bayano, which was torpedoed and sunk off Scotland by a German sub in World War I.  HMS Bayano was a merchant steamer pressed into service as a warship, one of dozens of armed merchant cruisers (AMCs) that the Royal Navy refitted in order to fill a shortage of midsize surface combatants. These improvised gunships conducted enforcement of the allied naval blockade on Germany, served as escorts,...

Corporate News

Stena Bulk Vessels Use Inmarsat Nexuswave As Part of Crew Welfare Strategy

[By: Inmarsat Maritime] Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) company, is installing NexusWave on board selected Northern Marine Management Ltd (NMM) vessels operated by Stena Bulk and Proman Stena Bulk. This is part of their ongoing strategy to continually improve crew welfare through enhanced communications. Building on existing onboard connectivity provisions, NMM recognises the growing importance of high-speed internet access in attracting and retaining talent and supporting operational performance. The implementation of NexusWave reflects NMM’s commitment to deliver even better, more homelike...

Cruise Ships

Cruise Lines Bring Aid for Hurricane-Battered Jamaica

  Foreign relief efforts are beginning to flood into Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, bringing aid for thousands of people affected by the category five storm. The powerful storm has shut down the nation's tourism industry, and the cost of the physical damage alone is believed to equal about one-third of Jamaica's annual domestic product.   The Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Trent arrived off Falmouth, Jamaica on November 4 to deliver a company of disaster-response specialists from 24...

Ports

Poland Will Invest $2.3B for Container Terminal in the West Near Germany

The Polish government mapped out a new plan for what it is calling the most ambitious project in the 75-year history of the Szczecin Swinoujscie Seaports Authority. It calls for an investment of approximately $2.3 billion to create a large container terminal on the Baltic near Germany that will be a regional center for distribution inland and to neighboring countries. "We have developed a new development concept for the port of ?winouj?cie from scratch, because the previous one...

Shipping

Seafarers’ Access to Shore Leave Has Consistently Declined Since Pandemic

Tugs & Salvage

Bulker Damaged in Grounding Refloated and Moved Ahead of Typhoon

Government

Divers Identify Wreck of WWI Merchant Cruiser HMS Bayano

Corporate News

Stena Bulk Vessels Use Inmarsat Nexuswave As Part of Crew Welfare Strategy

Cruise Ships

Cruise Lines Bring Aid for Hurricane-Battered Jamaica

Ports

Poland Will Invest $2.3B for Container Terminal in the West Near Germany

Offshore

Orsted Still Sees a Strong Future for Offshore Wind in Europe

  Western offshore wind leader Orsted sees signs of hope in the European market, despite near-term headwinds in the global market, executives said in a third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday.  "We remain very bullish about the prospects for offshore wind in Europe, in particular. We see the rebasing happening in the market," said Rasmus Errboe, Group President and CEO. "We will be patient, and we will prioritize value over volume." Errboe highlighted three potential business areas for growth in Europe:...

Shipbuilding

CMA CGM Highlights French Ties with New Class of Ultra-Large Boxships

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CMA CGM Group Rodolphe Saadé used a prestigious forum in France today to highlight the company’s next class of ultra-large containerships and its ties to France. Speaking before French President Emmanuel Macron, Saadé said it was a step to emphasize the company’s long-term commitments to France and deflect from some of the criticisms of the company. Speaking at the Assises de l’Économie de la Mer event, CMA CGM highlighted its investment, reportedly...

Environment

Harbor and iron or pier at Saldanha Bay, South Africa (Hp.Baumeler / CC BY SA 4.0)

Study: South Africa-Europe Shipping Route Could Run on Ammonia by 2029

  Despite the existing uncertainty in global regulations for clean shipping, some decarbonization initiatives are setting ambitious targets for transitioning to alternative fuels. One such example is the South Africa-Europe iron ore shipping route, which could feasibly deploy ammonia-fueled bulk carriers as soon as 2029 and scale toward full decarbonization by 2035. These findings are contained in a feasibility study by the Global Maritime Forum, produced in partnership with a consortium formed in 2023 to develop a green shipping corridor...

Business

Five Moby Ferries to Hit Auction Block Next Week to Repay MSC Debt

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Residential Cruise Line Crescent Seas Relinquishes Charters on NCLH Ships

Seafarers’ Access to Shore Leave Has Consistently Declined Since Pandemic

Portuguese Navy Carries Out Long Range Drug Bust in Mid-Atlantic

Five Moby Ferries to Hit Auction Block Next Week to Repay MSC Debt

Suspect Charged With Assaulting Coast Guard Officers at Alameda Protest

Seafarers’ Access to Shore Leave Has Consistently Declined Since Pandemic

Bulker Damaged in Grounding Refloated and Moved Ahead of Typhoon

Divers Identify Wreck of WWI Merchant Cruiser HMS Bayano

Stena Bulk Vessels Use Inmarsat Nexuswave As Part of Crew Welfare Strategy

Cruise Lines Bring Aid for Hurricane-Battered Jamaica

Poland Will Invest $2.3B for Container Terminal in the West Near Germany

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Seafarers’ Access to Shore Leave Has Consistently Declined Since Pandemic

Bulker Damaged in Grounding Refloated and Moved Ahead of Typhoon

Divers Identify Wreck of WWI Merchant Cruiser HMS Bayano

Stena Bulk Vessels Use Inmarsat Nexuswave As Part of Crew Welfare Strategy

Cruise Lines Bring Aid for Hurricane-Battered Jamaica

Poland Will Invest $2.3B for Container Terminal in the West Near Germany

Orsted Still Sees a Strong Future for Offshore Wind in Europe

CMA CGM Highlights French Ties with New Class of Ultra-Large Boxships

Study: South Africa-Europe Shipping Route Could Run on Ammonia by 2029

Five Moby Ferries to Hit Auction Block Next Week to Repay MSC Debt

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