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Trump Administration Targets Another Offshore Wind Farm Project

Published Dec 2, 2025 8:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Using a now familiar technique, the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday, December 2, made a filing in U.S. District Court targeting yet another offshore wind farm project. Speaking on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Department of Justice confirmed that the Bureau is reviewing the approval for the New England Wind project, which is to be developed by Iberdrola’s subsidiary Avangrid. The filing asks the court for a voluntary remand of a case filed...

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Op-Ed: Iran Appears to Probe New Sea Smuggling Routes into Lebanon

Published Dec 2, 2025 6:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Sea smuggling routes into Lebanon are the focus of renewed attention. Tension is rising in the Levant, where the Lebanese government is under diplomatic pressure from the United States to speed up its progress with disarming and displacing Hezbollah, accompanied by the threat from Israel that it will take military action to intervene in the process directly. The pressure is being maintained. Morgan Otagus, the US deputy special presidential envoy for Middle East peace, is due shortly again in...

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Study Finds Major Drop in Ship Sulfur Emissions Following IMO Regulations

Published Dec 2, 2025 6:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

  An academic team led by researchers at the UK’s National Centre for Atmospheric Science completed a first in-depth study looking at sulfur emissions at sea and found “fairly good compliance” with the IMO regulations introduced in 2020. The group looked at compliance both in the European Sulfur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) and ships in the open ocean. The team found that the average sulfur content in ship fuel dropped nearly tenfold in open ocean areas following the International Maritime...

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Port Canaveral Nudges PortMiami Out to Become Busiest Cruise Homeport

Published Dec 2, 2025 6:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The rivalry between PortMiami in South Florida and Port Canaveral in Central Florida took a surprising turn with Port Canaveral nudging Miami from its traditional number one ranking in FY 2025. The difference was small between the two ports, just 0.4 percent, but it is a major achievement for Port Canaveral as it continues to see rapid growth in its cruise business. Port Canaveral topped even its own projections, which had set a target of around 8.4 million passenger...

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Trump Administration Targets Another Offshore Wind Farm Project

Using a now familiar technique, the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday, December 2, made a filing in U.S. District Court targeting yet another offshore wind farm project. Speaking on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Department of Justice confirmed that the Bureau is reviewing the approval for the New England Wind project, which is to be developed by Iberdrola’s subsidiary Avangrid. The filing asks the court for a voluntary remand of a case filed...

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Hyundai Completes Consolidation of Ulsan Shipbuilding Yards

  South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries reports it has completed the consolidation of its shipbuilding operations located in Ulsan, South Korea, as of December 1. The company previously operated Hyundai Heavy Industries as the largest builder in the group, with the smaller Hyundai Mipo as a mid-sized builder. The company also owns a third shipbuilder, Hyundai Samho, which remains independent. The group announced the consolidation plan in August. They said the move will support the growth of the...

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Study Finds Major Drop in Ship Sulfur Emissions Following IMO Regulations

  An academic team led by researchers at the UK’s National Centre for Atmospheric Science completed a first in-depth study looking at sulfur emissions at sea and found “fairly good compliance” with the IMO regulations introduced in 2020. The group looked at compliance both in the European Sulfur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) and ships in the open ocean. The team found that the average sulfur content in ship fuel dropped nearly tenfold in open ocean areas following the International Maritime...

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In the Know Podcast 75: Matthias Schulze, VP Marine, Siemens Energy

  In this episode of The Maritime Executive's podcast series, editor-in-chief Tony Munoz spoke with Mattias Schulze, VP of Marine at Siemens Energy. Schulze is a former German Navy officer and has worked for Siemens Energy's marine business for 25 years. Over the course of his career, the firm has helped propel the expansion of battery-electric propulsion systems from a niche option to an increasingly commonplace solution for ferries, harbor tugs and other vessel classes requiring an environmentally-sensitive operating profile. In...

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