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Report: USS Ford's Pilots are Studying Up on Venezuelan Air Defenses

Published Nov 14, 2025 11:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

As the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford nears the Caribbean, her air wing's pilots are studying up on the capabilities of Venezuela's air defense network, according to the Washington Post. Talks in the White House continued Friday on whether or not to strike land targets in Venezuela, and President Donald Trump told reporters that afternoon that he had made a decision. "I've already made up my mind. I can't tell you what it will be," Trump told EFE.  Staffers...

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USCGC Argus at her launch ceremony (ESG file image)

Eastern Shipbuilding Suspends Work on Offshore Patrol Cutter Program

Published Nov 14, 2025 11:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has finally made the tough decision of suspending work on the troubled Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) program, a development that comes six months after the Trump administration announced partial termination of the contract owing to delays and cost overruns. ESG CEO Joey D’Isernia announced that owing to the significant financial strains caused by the program’s structure and conditions, the company has opted to suspend work on its in-construction Heritage-class OPCs, resulting in layoffs. The OPC...

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Spiridon II

Stranded Livestock Carrier Gets Under Way at Last

Published Nov 14, 2025 11:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Animal advocacy groups have been raising the alarm over the situation aboard livestock carrier Spiridon II, which was stranded off the Turkish coast for weeks due to irregularities in paperwork. 58 cows have already died, with another 140 pregnant cows suffering miscarriages. Shortly after publication of a report on the situation by Sky News, the vessel weighed anchor and got under way. Spiridon II was stranded in the Turkish waters for 24 days, and the authorities refused permission to unload the animals due to...

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Fishermen, Residents Concerned About Weather Damage to MSC Baltic III

Published Nov 14, 2025 10:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Residents and fishermen in Newfoundland are growing concerned about the deteriorating state of the boxship MSC Baltic III, which ran aground on a rocky shelf in Lark Harbour on February 15. The North Atlantic's winter weather has arrived in earnest, and heavy wave action is smashing the ship upon the rocks, causing more damage by the day. The concern, local stakeholders say, is that the ship will break up and release debris and pollutants into coastal waters.   "This...

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Nigeria Gets its First Locally-Owned FPSO

  Nigeria has welcomed its first locally owned floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The FPSO Emem is owned by the Nigerian oil company Oriental Energy Resources (OER). This reveals growing capacity by local producers to deliver complex offshore development in a market dominated by global oil majors. The FPSO has been undergoing conversion at the Drydocks World Dubai Shipyard, which was initially scheduled to be completed in February. After almost eight months of delay, Nigerian Minister for Petroleum...

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USCGC Argus at her launch ceremony (ESG file image)

Eastern Shipbuilding Suspends Work on Offshore Patrol Cutter Program

  Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has finally made the tough decision of suspending work on the troubled Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) program, a development that comes six months after the Trump administration announced partial termination of the contract owing to delays and cost overruns. ESG CEO Joey D’Isernia announced that owing to the significant financial strains caused by the program’s structure and conditions, the company has opted to suspend work on its in-construction Heritage-class OPCs, resulting in layoffs. The OPC...

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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...

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Cyber Proofing

  With the Coast Guard's final cybersecurity rule in effect as of July 16, 2025 and the training mandate due January 12, 2026, the marine transportation system is being pushed to treat cyber risk as an operational reality. Two voices, one from a maritime technology company and one from a safety-and-risk leader, point to the same answer: If the industry wants resilience, it must move beyond checklists toward engineered controls, measurable hygiene and contracts that create accountability. SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTERS...

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