CPC Shuts Down Export Loadings After Attack on SPM Buoy

EU Offshore Study: Average Wind Turbine Hits Only One Dozen Birds Per Year

Published Nov 30, 2025 4:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A new industry-backed study aims to push back on claims that the offshore wind industry is a threat to migratory birds. The consultancy-performed study concludes that (at least in the EU) birds almost completely avoid wind turbines and that the risks of collisions are significantly lower than previously assumed. The study commissioned by industry lobby group German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO) has now refuted assumptions that high migration intensity by birds in waters where offshore wind farms are...

File image courtesy Turkish Ship Recycling Association

Study: Europe Needs to Scrap its Own Ships to Feed its Own Steel Mills

Published Nov 30, 2025 4:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

  With Europe working to revamp its industrial sector, the availability of cost-competitive steel is a major factor. But as the European Union tightens its climate regulations, focus has shifted to the decarbonization of steel production as well. Currently, the steel industry’s carbon footprint in Europe accounts for approximately five percent of all regional emissions, which is equivalent to about 190 million tons of CO2. Thus, the steel sector is critical in EU’s decarbonization plans. Although new technologies for clean steel...

Shipbreaking yards, Alang, India, as viewed from space (NASA, 2020)

The HKC–Cash Buyer Nexus: A Structural Loophole

Published Nov 30, 2025 1:03 PM by Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed

  The global debate on ship recycling has, for far too long, centered on scenes from the beaches of South Asia: ships driven ashore at high tide, steel plating cut by hand, and regulators struggling to impose control over a complex and opaque industry. Yet these images, while powerful, do not reveal the true center of gravity in the global recycling system. The real locus of power lies upstream in the commercial and regulatory architecture that determines the final voyage...

Ukraine Attacks Two Russia-Linked Tankers, And Possibly Three

Published Nov 30, 2025 12:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Multiple media sources are quoting Ukrainian officials saying they attacked the two sanctioned shadow fleet tankers off Turkey on Friday. Turkey had earlier reported that the fires were controlled on the two vessels, but one of the tankers was again attacked in the morning hours. Speculation had been growing over a possible attack by Ukraine using drones or mines. Separately, a Russia-linked tanker is reportedly taking on water and settling by the stern at a position off...

Shipping

From Alternative to Anchor: Charting the LNG Surge in Global Shipping

  In a seismic era for shipping and global sustainability efforts, the perception of LNG as a marine fuel has shifted dramatically in recent years. Once seen as one of many ‘alternatives’ in the future fuels bucket, LNG together with liquefied biomethane (Bio-LNG/LBM/RNG) are firmly becoming mainstream options for owners and operators looking to decarbonize. Over the past three years, investment into the fuel has accelerated driven by a number of factors, including: Immediate regulatory compliance: LNG, in its...

Tugs & Salvage

Scrap Metal Fire in UK Highlights Growing Risk of Contaminated Cargoes

  Scrap metal is among the most notorious cargoes for fire risk, not because of its inherent properties but because it is often contaminated with flammable debris and ready-made sources of ignition, like damaged lithium-ion batteries. A recent blaze at the port of Hull, UK illustrated the continuing danger to shipping, port facilities and public health from scrap-related fires.  On June 27, 2025, the freighter Altay was alongside a scrap yard at Albert Dock in Hull, England to take on...

Government

Spain Rescues Aging Freighter Left Adrift Without Fuel

  Spanish maritime authorities have decided to tow a ship that had allegedly been abandoned by its owners without fuel or provisions in the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media.  The Maritime Captaincy for the Port of Malaga told Spanish outlet Sur that the vessel in question, the 5,800 dwt coastal freighter Marine I, was drifting near the Strait and had been without propulsion for 10 days. The crew were reportedly without fuel, water or food, and their ship...

Corporate News

Glamox to Light Four Norwegian-Designed Offshore Construction Vessels

[By: Glamox] Glamox, a global leader in lighting, is supplying exterior marine LED lighting for four Offshore Construction Vessels (OCVs) commissioned by shipping company Seatankers. These highly versatile vessels can support all manner of offshore construction projects, from the construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms to the installation of subsea infrastructure and much more. Glamox is delivering a comprehensive package of exterior marine-certified LED lights for all four vessels, which are Norwegian-designed and Chinese-built. “These high specification vessels...

Cruise Ships

ferry operating as an entertainment center

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

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...

Ports

Understanding Hazardous Area Classification on Ships and Offshore

  Explosive gas atmospheres are a constant consideration in the design and operation of ships, FPSOs and offshore platforms. From cargo pump rooms to vent masts, every area where flammable vapor might occur must be identified and managed. This process, known as Hazardous Area Classification, forms the basis for safe design under IEC 60092-502, IEC 60079-10-1, and class rules such as those of ABS and Bureau Veritas. Why Hazardous Area Classification Exists When hydrocarbons are handled, vapors can mix with...

Shipping

From Alternative to Anchor: Charting the LNG Surge in Global Shipping

Tugs & Salvage

Scrap Metal Fire in UK Highlights Growing Risk of Contaminated Cargoes

Government

Spain Rescues Aging Freighter Left Adrift Without Fuel

Corporate News

Glamox to Light Four Norwegian-Designed Offshore Construction Vessels

Cruise Ships

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

Ports

Understanding Hazardous Area Classification on Ships and Offshore

Offshore

EU Offshore Study: Average Wind Turbine Hits Only One Dozen Birds Per Year

Shipbuilding

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...

Environment

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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CPC Shuts Down Export Loadings After Attack on SPM Buoy

EU Offshore Study: Average Wind Turbine Hits Only One Dozen Birds Per Year

Study: Europe Needs to Scrap its Own Ships to Feed its Own Steel Mills

The HKC–Cash Buyer Nexus: A Structural Loophole

Ukraine Attacks Two Russia-Linked Tankers, And Possibly Three

From Alternative to Anchor: Charting the LNG Surge in Global Shipping

Scrap Metal Fire in UK Highlights Growing Risk of Contaminated Cargoes

Spain Rescues Aging Freighter Left Adrift Without Fuel

Glamox to Light Four Norwegian-Designed Offshore Construction Vessels

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

Understanding Hazardous Area Classification on Ships and Offshore

Understanding Hazardous Area Classification on Ships and Offshore

Why Financial Wellbeing Is Central to Seafarer Welfare

Estonia's Digital-First Ship Registry: A Modern Maritime Flag

From Alternative to Anchor: Charting the LNG Surge in Global Shipping

Scrap Metal Fire in UK Highlights Growing Risk of Contaminated Cargoes

Spain Rescues Aging Freighter Left Adrift Without Fuel

Glamox to Light Four Norwegian-Designed Offshore Construction Vessels

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

Understanding Hazardous Area Classification on Ships and Offshore

EU Offshore Study: Average Wind Turbine Hits Only One Dozen Birds Per Year

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

Op-Ed: Arctic States Have Less Than Two Weeks to Act on Polar Fuels

The HKC–Cash Buyer Nexus: A Structural Loophole

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