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Ongoing Attacks on Ukraine’s Ports Damage Loading Bulker and Detained Ship

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Kidnapped LPG Carrier Crew Released from Captivity in West Africa

Published Dec 30, 2025 6:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

The nine members of the crew aboard the LPG gas carrier CGAS Saturn have been released and are reported to be safe after their ordeal in West Africa. The owner of the vessel, Christiania Gas, announced on December 29 that the crew was released and being repatriated. The incident began on December 3 while the CGAS Saturn (3,090 dwt) was underway approximately 50 nautical miles west of the African coast, bound for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The reports said the 13...

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Judge Delays Dominion’s Offshore Wind Suit Awaiting U.S. Data

Published Dec 30, 2025 6:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

The first showdown over the U.S. Department of the Interior’s efforts to stop the construction of five offshore wind farms is being delayed as a U.S. District Court in Virginia waits for data from the government. Dominion Energy’s efforts to gain a temporary restraining order to permit it to restart work were delayed, with the next hearing set for January 16. Dominion Energy and its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is one of five that were ordered to stop offshore...

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Saudi Arabian Forces Bomb Port in Yemen Raising Tensions with UAE

Published Dec 30, 2025 6:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

Saudi Arabia, acting in the name of what it calls the “Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen,” launched what it is terming limited airstrikes on the Port of Mukalla in southeastern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden. Saudi officials accused the United Arab Emirates of having sent a large amount of unauthorized military equipment into the port and demanded that the UAE immediately withdraw its unauthorized forces. The UAE and Saudi Arabia have long been at odds, supporting different factions...

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The Iranian stand at the Karachi PIMEC exhibition, with Iranian naval vessel designs on display (Mehr News)

Iranian Navy Sketches Out Shipbuilding Plans

Published Dec 30, 2025 5:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iranian naval enthusiasts have sketched out an overview of the regular Iranian Navy (Nedaja)’s future ship-building program. Details and drawings of four new classes of ship under design appear to have been taken from the Iranian exhibition stand at the Pakistan International Maritime Expo & Conference (PIMEC), which was held in Karachi November 3-6, but also draw on remarks made by the Nedaja commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani at Iran’s annual Naval Day celebrations held at the Naval Academy at...

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Judge Delays Dominion’s Offshore Wind Suit Awaiting U.S. Data

The first showdown over the U.S. Department of the Interior’s efforts to stop the construction of five offshore wind farms is being delayed as a U.S. District Court in Virginia waits for data from the government. Dominion Energy’s efforts to gain a temporary restraining order to permit it to restart work were delayed, with the next hearing set for January 16. Dominion Energy and its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is one of five that were ordered to stop offshore...

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Shipbuilding

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Analysts Question Whether Trump-Class Battleship Will be Built

The announcement of a new Trump-class battleship design last week prompted considerable commentary about its equipment, capabilities and exceptional size. At 35,000 tonnes, it would rival a small amphibious assault ship for displacement. Amidst the discussion of the merits of such a large combatant, key questions about its survivability loom in the procurement process: where could it be built, when would it deliver, how much would it cost, and what would be the tradeoffs made in order to build it?...

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Environment

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JERA Advances Plans to Ship Ammonia Produced in Louisiana to Japan

Japan’s largest power generation and energy company, JERA, is advancing its plans to ship low-carbon ammonia from a production facility in Louisiana to Japan to fuel a power generation plant. The project, working with shipping companies NYK and Mitsui O.S.K., is expected to become the first commercial-scale effort to import ammonia fuel to Japan. The companies announced that they have signed contracts which will lead to the development of very large gas carriers designed specifically for ammonia transport. Mitsui O.S....

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Business

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Japan Suspends Kawasaki Heavy Industries for Submarine Engine Data Fraud

The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced a series of steps it is taking after investigations confirmed that Kawasaki Heavy Industries had supplied fraudulent test data on its engines and provided inappropriate gifts to a number of naval personnel over the past 40 years. Kawasaki Heavy Industries had first announced in 2024 that it was investigating after information surfaced showing a long-term pattern of falsifying test data to ensure engines were delivered on time under their contracts. Kawasaki Heavy Industries is...

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