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Novatek Starts Shipbuilder to Address Shortage of Ice-Class LNG Carriers

Published Apr 6, 2026 6:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

A listing of companies established in Russia during March revealed that PAO Novatek, the country’s largest gas producer, established a new shipbuilder. The company declined to comment to TASS or Reuters, but the speculation is that, frustrated by the lack of suitable LNG carriers, it is looking to accelerate the shipbuilding efforts. Named Severny Inzhiniring (Northern Engineering), the company was officially filed on March 25. The records indicate that it is 100 percent owned by Novatek. Its primary business is...

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Barge Catches Fire in Vancouver's Fraser River Port District

Published Apr 6, 2026 6:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

Overnight Thursday, a large fire broke out aboard a deck barge at the port of Surrey, BC, sending a dense plume of smoke into the air and startling residents who thought it was a commercial building fire. The fire broke out aboard a barge at a scrap metal terminal at Musqueam Drive, on the Surrey side of the Fraser River. The local fire department received a call at about 2300 hours reporting a major fire, and found a burning barge...

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Pirates Abandon Iranian Dhow After Being Hounded by EUNAVFOR for a Week

Published Apr 6, 2026 4:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

EUNAVFOR Atalanta is reporting that its forces confirmed that the suspected Somali pirates abandoned the Iranian-flagged dhow Al Waseemi after having held the vessel and its crew for nearly two weeks. Assets deployed to the EUNAVFOR operation had been tracking the vessel and pressuring the pirates while not moving in because of concerns for the safety of the hostage crew. EUNAVFOR Atalanta currently has deployed the Italian frigate Emilio Bianchi and the Spanish frigate Canarias as part of its monitoring...

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Trident Sues Tacoma Fire Dept. for the Loss of the Kodiak Enterprise

Published Apr 6, 2026 4:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

U.S. fishing company Trident Seafoods has filed a rare lawsuit against the city of Tacoma, Washington for alleged mishandling of the fire aboard the fishing vessel Kodiak Enterprise, which was destroyed in a massive blaze three years ago. A lawsuit against an emergency response agency is virtually unheard-of after a marine casualty, but Trident alleges gross negligence on the part of the Tacoma Fire Department. In the early hours of April 8, 2023, a fire broke out in a compartment...

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QatarEnergy’s U.S. LNG Plant Achieves First Production at Critical Time

Just as the world is looking for alternative sources of LNG, Golden Pass LNG in Texas reported it has achieved first production. The project, which has been in planning and development for 15 years, is set to start export shipments in the second quarter, coming online to help fill some of the shortfall from Qatar and the Middle East. The United States is already setting records for LNG shipments and has been rivaling Qatar for the title of the largest...

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Red Cat Plans to Make 3D-Printed Drone Boats for On-Demand Delivery

Red Cat, the drone company bringing Ukraine's famous unmanned boat designs to the U.S. market, has announced a partnership to use large-scale robotic 3D printing during manufacturing. The solution will double the manufacturing capacity of Red Cat's maritime division, Blue Ops. The firm is focusing its initial efforts on Ukraine's seven-meter drone boat design, with five different configurations for combat or surveillance. The best-known use case of the platform is its capability as a long-range remote-controlled bomb boat, but Blue...

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Japan Demonstrates Hydrogen-Fueled Engine for Large Commercial Vessels

Japan reports a breakthrough with the demonstration of a large hydrogen-fueled engine being developed by Japan Engine Corporation, working with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, for a demonstration project for an ocean-going vessel. It points out that most work so far with hydrogen is on smaller engines for coastal vessels, making this a major technological milestone toward the practical use of hydrogen-fueled vessels. While interest has developed in hydrogen, to date, the Japanese project points out that most of the initiatives are...

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Largest Ship Repair Yard in East Africa Inaugurated in Djibouti

Officials in Djibouti officially inaugurated the Djibouti Ship Repair Yard on April 4, marking what they called a milestone in the development of the country’s maritime economy. It becomes the largest ship repair yard in the Red Sea region and East Africa, available to provide critical repair and maintenance work. “The DSRY project has always been a national priority, given Djibouti’s strategic location at the entrance to the Bab el-Mandeb, one of the world’s busiest maritime routes,” said President Ismaïl...

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