China Sets Out a New Posture on Environmental Protection in Antarctica

Published Nov 8, 2026 2:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

China is adopting new environmental measures for its rising activities in Antarctica. Last week, the country’s top legislature, th...

Norway Awards $44M in Grants to Advance Battery-Powered Ships

Published Nov 6, 2026 5:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Norwegian government is continuing its efforts to support the transition of shipping to green technology, reporting on Novembe...

Published Nov 4, 2026 6:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Design Basis Agreement (DBA) was secured by Incat Crowther in partnership with SWITCH Maritime from the United States Coast Guar...

Published Oct 23, 2026 2:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

The construction order was signed this week in China for what is being called the world’s first floating deep-sea island. Designed...

Published Oct 9, 2026 2:09 PM by The Outlaw Ocean Project

For nearly a decade, the Outlaw Ocean Project, the non-profit journalistic organization that I founded, has produced high-impact i...

Published Oct 6, 2026 1:10 AM by The Maritime Executive

Any deep-ocean seabed operation is an expensive proposition, as research vessel operators and offshore drilling companies are well...

Published Oct 4, 2026 9:39 PM by Sean M. Holt

Methanol has moved faster than almost anyone predicted. It overtook LNG as the alternative fuel of choice for newbuilds in 2023, a...

Published Oct 1, 2026 8:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Japan completed what it is calling a world’s first as it successfully demonstrated a coastal tanker using a hydrogen-fired 4-strok...

Published Sep 28, 2026 9:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

Maersk reports it recently completed the first ship-to-ship commercial ethanol bunkering of a container vessel in the United State...

Published Sep 28, 2026 7:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

Greenpeace activists in New Zealand are intensifying their opposition to deep-sea mining. They boarded a state-owned research vess...