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An LNG carrier delivers a cargo from the United States at a terminal in Poland, 2020 (PGNiG / Maciej Margas / CC BY SA 4.0)

After Greenland Dispute, EU Wants to Reduce Dependence on American LNG

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Royal Caribbean Adds New Ocean Class and River Cruise Ships to Orderbook

Published Jan 29, 2026 6:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

Reporting a strong financial performance for 2025 and projecting 2026 ahead of investors’ expectations, Royal Caribbean Group announced key next steps in its ongoing shipbuilding and expansion of the product offering. The company confirmed the long-anticipated class of new ocean cruise ships known as Discovery, as well as doubling its plans for its first river cruise operations. Reports from France had said the news of the cruise ship order was imminent, adding to the group’s already large orderbook. Management today...

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Russians Rescue Iranian Cargo Ship After Distress Call in the Caspian Sea

Published Jan 29, 2026 4:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

Officials in the Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala are reporting that the crew of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship has been saved after the vessel issued a distress call. It was the second incident this month involving an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea. The Caspian Shiva (3,344 dwt) was built in 1986 and, since July 2024, has been sailing under the Iranian flag. It started its life in the Soviet era as a Russian-flagged ship and later sailed under flags...

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Valaris 121 (Arjan Elmendorp / Vesselfinder)

Report: Rig Worker Went Through "Fragile" Floor of Crane Cab in Fatal Fall

Published Jan 29, 2026 4:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK's offshore safety regulator has determined that a worker on a North Sea jackup rig died last year because a floor grating had been removed for cleaing, the agency said in a notice of violation to the rig operator. In November 2025, the jackup Valaris 121 was operating at a position off the coast of Aberdeen. On November 14, cleaning occurred in the cab of the port side aft crane on the rig, and unspecified personnel removed a floor...

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Death Toll in Philippine Ferry Sinking Rises to 29

Published Jan 29, 2026 4:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

Technical divers with the Philippine Coast Guard are continuing the difficult and dangerous work of inspecting the wreck of the ferry Trisha Kerstin 3, which went down off Zamboanga on January 26. On Thursday, 11 additional bodies were recovered, bringing the total number of casualties to 29. The PCG said that local residents, family members and fishermen aided the effort. The deceased have been brought ashore in Basilan for identification. For now, the PCG says that the operation is still...

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Vineyard Wind Gets Fourth Preliminary Injunction Against Stop-Work Order

A U.S. District Court Judge in Massachusetts became the fourth to award a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s stop-work orders on the offshore wind energy industry. Vineyard Wind 1 had gone to court in mid-January following Dominion Energy, Ørsted, and Equinor, each of which also received preliminary injunctions in their cases, leaving only Sunrise Wind to still be heard by the courts. Vineyard Wind 1, which is located approximately 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, Massachusetts, is...

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Shipbuilding

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China Launches Largest Car Carrier for HMM-Hyundai Glovis Partnership

China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International last week floated out the largest car carrier in the world. The massive vessel surpasses the 10,000 unit mark, becoming the largest built in China after the yards turned out 9,500 unit vessels last year as part of the coming surge in the sector. The new vessel is also the first vehicle carrier built for South Korea’s HMM as part of its diversification strategy. HMM entered into long-term agreements with Hyundai Glovis, which will operate the...

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Northern Lights has Deals With Shipping Lines to Double CO2 Transport Fleet

The Norwegian CO2 storage initiative, which became the first commercial operation for carbon capture and storage, announced a new deal that will double the company’s fleet by 2029. This comes just months after the company completed its first injection of liquid CO2 for permanent storage. Northern Lights, which is a joint venture between Equinor, TotalEnergies, and Shell, reports it has struck a new charter deal with major shipping companies, including existing partner Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line), while adding MISC...

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MSC Assessed $22.67M in Civil Penalties by FMC for Shipping Act Violations

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company was fined a total of $22.67 million in civil penalties for a series of Shipping Act violations, the Federal Maritime Commission reported. It is part of the FMC’s increased efforts at enforcement and a wave of new complaints it has received after the surge in shipping volumes during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Shipping Act was updated by the U.S. Congress. The Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations, and Compliance (BEIC), through its Offices of...

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