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Cargo Ship Engine Room Fire Hospitalizes Three Crew in Manila

Published Dec 4, 2025 11:50 AM by The Maritime Executive

  [Brief]  A smoky engine room fire aboard a small cargo ship docked in Manila injured three crewmembers. After a large response from the local fire departments, the blaze was quickly controlled. The Philippine Ports Authority and the local fire departments reported the fire began around 1850 local time, with the first alarm shortly after 1900, and a second alarm sounded around 20 minutes later. Smoke was billowing from the general cargo ship Meridian Dos (4,222 dwt). The ship, which...

Davie Defense Expands in U.S. Market with Acquisition of Gulf Copper

Published Dec 3, 2025 9:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The newly minted Davie Defense, a division of Inocea Group and aligned with Canadian shipbuilder Davie, completed its acquisition of Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation's shipbuilding assets in Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas. The deal was first announced in June, with the launch of Davie Defense announced in September, as the group looks to leverage its expertise to gain a foothold in U.S. defense shipbuilding and specifically the Polar Icebreaker programs. Gulf Cooper has been operating for...

Norsepower Extends Wind Rotor Installations to Japanese Newbuild VLCCs

Published Dec 3, 2025 8:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Wind-assisted propulsion continues to make advancements into more segments of the shipping industry, with Norsepower reporting it has signed its first contract for newbuild VLCCs and its first newbuilds in Japan. The company offers a modernized, data-driven evolution of the century-old Fletter rotor, a spinning cylinder that uses the Magnus Effect to create a propulsive force that lowers engine power and fuel consumption. Idemitsu Tanker Co., Ltd., the shipping arm of Idemitsu Kosan, which reports it has one of...

Gambia Joins Comoros and Others in False Flag Crackdown

Published Dec 3, 2025 7:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

Gambia’s maritime administration has begun removing tankers flagged through its privately run ship registry, reports Maritime AI data analytics firm Windward. It says the effort is part of a broader crackdown on weak governance and follows similar efforts by other governments against false flag and shadow fleet tankers. Windward’s analysis says that there are 20 tankers now listed in the IMO’s database as falsely flagged with Gambia in the International Maritime Organization’s database. Gambia it notes...

Shipping

Seafarers from Eternity C Return Home After Months in Houthi Captivity

Government officials in Oman and the Philippines confirmed the release of the seafarers who had been rescued from the sinking bulker Eternity C in July after sustained attacks by the Houthis over two successive days. A salvage team sent by the vessel’s operator had been able to rescue some of the seafarers, while the Houthis reported retrieving the others and taking them to Yemen. The Sultanate of Oman’s official statement said the release was part of its sustained...

Tugs & Salvage

Cargo Ship Engine Room Fire Hospitalizes Three Crew in Manila

Government

USS Dewey and the Yemini Coast Guard boat Sana’a

UK Redoubles Support for Yemeni Coastguard

The British minister responsible for the Middle East, Hamish Falconer, has redoubled the United Kingdom's support for the Yemeni Coastguard, demonstrated in a visit made in November to the Yemeni Coastguard's facility in Aden. In the first visit by a British minister to Yemen since 2019, Falconer was welcomed by the Yemeni Coastguard commander Maj Gen Khalid Al Qamali. After visiting the Coastgaurd's maritime situation center, he went aboard the 200GT patrol vessel Aden (IMO 4698611), built in 2011. This...

Corporate News

35/44DF CD GenSet Off to Strong Start

[By: Everllence] Everllence has announced that its new 35/44DF CD GenSet has landed 138 orders since successfully passing its Type Approval Test (TAT) in April 2025 at STX headquarters in Changwon. The many interested parties to place orders to date include a number of shipping majors. Everllence reports that the first 35/44DF is set for delivery in May 2026. Sephardim Koblenz – Vice President and Head of Licensing, Four-Stroke Marine & License –  Everllence, said: “These 138 orders have...

Cruise Ships

New Cruise Company Signs with China Merchant for Eight B-to-B Ships

  Ship manager United Waterways announced its plans to expand its unique B-to-B approach into ocean cruising, focusing on the popular expedition and coastal cruising segments. The company, which has been a provider of ship management services, announced earlier this year plans to expand into the ownership of river cruise ships and now says it has booked construction slots with China Merchant for the expedition and coastal ships. The B-to-B concept calls for the company to build the vessels, but...

Ports

China’s Container Trade Surges as Two Ports Set New Record Totaling 90M TEU

Despite a year of turbulent trade policies and interruptions, China’s container volumes are continuing to surge. Two of the country’s largest port complexes have set new records after just 11 months, combined handling over 90 million TEU so far in 2025. The Port of Shanghai, which highlights that it has maintained the top global ranking for 16 years, has once again surpassed the 50 million TEU threshold. It is the second consecutive year the port complex reached these...

Shipping

Seafarers from Eternity C Return Home After Months in Houthi Captivity

Tugs & Salvage

Cargo Ship Engine Room Fire Hospitalizes Three Crew in Manila

Government

UK Redoubles Support for Yemeni Coastguard

Corporate News

35/44DF CD GenSet Off to Strong Start

Cruise Ships

New Cruise Company Signs with China Merchant for Eight B-to-B Ships

Ports

China’s Container Trade Surges as Two Ports Set New Record Totaling 90M TEU

Offshore

Trump Administration Targets Another Offshore Wind Farm Project

Using a now familiar technique, the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday, December 2, made a filing in U.S. District Court targeting yet another offshore wind farm project. Speaking on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Department of Justice confirmed that the Bureau is reviewing the approval for the New England Wind project, which is to be developed by Iberdrola’s subsidiary Avangrid. The filing asks the court for a voluntary remand of a case filed...

Shipbuilding

Samsung Sets Agreements with NASSCO and Conrad to Enter U.S. Shipbuilding

  South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries announced two key partnerships with leading U.S. shipbuilders, as it follows competitors HD Hyundai and Hanwha Ocean into the U.S. shipbuilding market. The South Koreans look to the emerging opportunities in the U.S. under the anticipated efforts to revitalize the segment and the Make American Shipbuilding Great Again program. Samsung Heavy Industries is one of South Korea’s largest shipbuilders, known for its work in developing the liquified natural gas carrier segment, ranging from LNG...

Environment

Study Finds Major Drop in Ship Sulfur Emissions Following IMO Regulations

  An academic team led by researchers at the UK’s National Centre for Atmospheric Science completed a first in-depth study looking at sulfur emissions at sea and found “fairly good compliance” with the IMO regulations introduced in 2020. The group looked at compliance both in the European Sulfur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) and ships in the open ocean. The team found that the average sulfur content in ship fuel dropped nearly tenfold in open ocean areas following the International Maritime...

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