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ONE Containership Returned to Port of LA Dock to Discharge Cargo

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Op-Ed: Electric Containerships Won’t Work

Published Nov 27, 2025 3:31 PM by The Conversation

  [By Anthony Wiskich] Shipping moves 90% of global trade and produces nearly 3% of global emissions. The sector has proved challenging to clean up, as cargo ships can travel for weeks between ports and typically rely on cheap, energy-dense and extremely polluting heavy fuel oil. Earlier this year, international efforts to move shipping towards net zero by using cleaner fuels fell apart under pressure from the United States. But as battery prices fall year on year, there might be another...

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Brazilian Prosecutors Sue Demanding Removal of Sunken Livestock Carrier

Published Nov 27, 2025 2:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

A decade after a livestock carrier sank at the dock in the Brazilian Amazon region, public prosecutors are suing, demanding the immediate removal of the hulk, remediation efforts, and further compensation for the damages. The sinking of the vessel named Haidar in October 2015 is considered one of the worst environmental disasters in Brazil’s history, and prosecutors are contending that the remediation and recovery have been bungled. The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office in the Para region of Brazil...

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Ex-Ferry Set to Launch Day Cruise Concept Off Singapore and Malaysia

Published Nov 27, 2025 10:17 AM by The Maritime Executive

A Singapore-based venture capital firm is launching a new day cruise operation, which it is billing as a retreat by day and a party celebration at night. The concept harkens back to the casino boats, which were old cruise ships anchored near Hong Kong and other Asian cities where gamblers and other travelers were moved by ferries out to the ships. Calling itself World Cruises, the new company is launching in December in Singapore using an ex-ferry built in 1982...

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Iranian Watchdog NGO UANI Adds 23 Tankers to “Ghost Armada”

Published Nov 27, 2025 10:16 AM by The Maritime Executive

  Marking the fifth anniversary of the publication of its listing of the “Ghost Armada,” the NGO United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is adding additional tankers to its listing of vessels supporting Iran’s oil exports. The NGO highlights that despite the sanction efforts, Iran continues to raise large sums from the sale of oil. The group first released its listing in November 2020 and currently has a total of 560 vessels identified as supporting the Iranian oil trade. An additional...

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First Power From Germany’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Using 15 MW Turbines

  Germany’s largest offshore wind farm to date, EnBW’s He Dreith project, achieved key milestones as it proceeds with construction and provides encouragement for a somewhat beleaguered industry. The project generated and delivered its first kilowatt-hour of electricity on November 25 as it started the commissioning process for its turbines. Peter Heydecker, EnBW Board Member for Sustainable Generation Infrastructure, called it a significant milestone for the company. He noted that the company has been planning, building, and operating offshore wind...

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Shipbuilding

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GAO Repeats Criticism of the USCG Program to Build Offshore Patrol Cutters

The Government Accountability Office has issued a new report on the U.S. Coast Guard’s program to build the Offshore Patrol Cutters and once again has criticized the approach and ballooning costs of the program. It is the third report developed by the GAO on the program and reiterates many of the same concerns that were raised in 2023, while also pointing out that no ships have yet been delivered and the uncertainties in the program. The new audit...

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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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Disruptions and Delays at Maritime Chokepoints Could Cost $14B Per Year

  The challenges of the past few years have increased the awareness of the vulnerability of the shipping industry to delays as congestion builds in key ports and routes faced disruptions ranging from geopolitical issues to piracy, terrorism, or natural hazards driven by extreme weather. A new study estimates that disruptions at these critical points affect around $192 billion worth of maritime trade each year. These disruptions result in estimated economic losses of about $14 billion annually, through delays, rerouting,...

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