Vessels Damaged as Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine’s Ports

Dominion Energy Sues BOEM as Governors Demand Briefing and End of Stop Work

Published Dec 26, 2025 3:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Dominion Energy, the developer of one of the five offshore wind energy projects that received a stop-work order from the Trump administration, filed suit in District Court seeking an immediate injunction against the order. At the same time, the governors of the four states impacted by the order sent a strongly worded letter to the Department of the Interior, saying they rejected the “transparent pretext” of new information impacting national security and demanded a classified briefing and retraction of the...

One of the handful of known photos of a suspected DF-27 in the public domain (via Chinese social media / Shahryar Pasandideh)

China’s DF-27 Missile: Threatening Pacific Ships and the U.S. Homeland

Published Dec 26, 2025 2:40 PM by Andrew S. Erickson

Among the 2025 Pentagon report’s greatest revelations, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has fielded a conventional intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) able to range parts of America’s homeland. This makes China the first nation publicly assessed to have fielded an operational, conventionally-armed ICBM—the DF-27—albeit at the low end of the ICBM range band and with variant-dependent roles. America’s homeland is not a sanctuary from either PRC nuclear or conventional missiles. The report’s “Fielded Conventional Strike” figure (p. 85, reproduced above)...

Texas Energy Firm Wants to Turn Naval Reactors Into Powerplants

Published Dec 26, 2025 2:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

An American energy company has come up with a novel way to generate nuclear power for civilian uses without the high cost and long timeline of building a new nuclear plant. Texas-based HGP Intelligent Energy LLC wants to reuse a pair of retired naval reactors to generate power for a data center, according to Bloomberg, augmenting the grid with a local and long-lasting source of electricity. According to HGP, a pair of submarine or aircraft carrier reactors could provide about...

Op-Ed: Washington is Beginning to Accept China's Rise

Published Dec 26, 2025 1:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

[By Ali Wyne] US discourse on China policy is slowly but decidedly expanding on account of two factors: the increased influence of President Donald Trump in formulating it, and a growing recognition among observers, including current and former senior government officials, that the United States can only do so much to slow China’s technological progress and organize a counterbalancing coalition. There is an opening, then, to press for a reorientation of US policy away from a misguided objective of victory...

Shipping

Iran Seizes Another Tanker Accused of Fuel Smuggling

Iranian officials announced the seizure of an unidentified tanker, which they claimed was smuggling fuel. They are calling this latest interception a “significant blow” to the ongoing problem of fuel smuggling in the region. The unnamed vessel was reportedly stopped by the Iranian forces in the area of the Strait of Hormuz and Qeshm, an island in the Persian Gulf near the entrance to the strait. The Iranians are claiming that the vessel was transporting the fuel to a larger...

Tugs & Salvage

Australia Surveys Historic Shipwrecks to Inform Future Preservation

Authorities in Australia have gathered new data and imagery on the state of three shipwrecks in the country’s waters, a project that is expected to help in the long term preservation of the historic wrecks. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water (DCCEEW) announced that archaeologists have carried out surveys on the wrecks of HMAS Australia I, SS Wollongbar II and SS Tasman as part of efforts to ensure continuous protection. The surveys were undertaken during a transit...

Government

China’s DF-27 Missile: Threatening Pacific Ships and the U.S. Homeland

Corporate News

Indian Register of Shipping Reflects on Strategic Progress and 2026 Outlook

[By Indian Registry of Shipping] Indian Register of Shipping has reported a strong year across defence, merchant marine, digital innovation and research during 2025, reinforcing its position as a key technical partner for governments, shipowners and shipyards at a time of accelerating change for the maritime sector. In merchant marine, IRS recorded broader engagement in international projects. It completed its first new construction project for Penguin Shipyard in Singapore, delivered its first Korean owner Korean-built vessel through IRS Korea, and...

Cruise Ships

Judge Lets Hawaii’s “Green Fee” Tax on Cruises Go Ahead

A judge in U.S. District Court in Hawaii rejected a lawsuit by the cruise industry and vendors seeking an injunction against extending for the first time Hawaii’s tax on transient visitors to cruise ships. Known as the “Green Fee,” the state in May enacted an increase to the tax and for the first time included cruise ship passengers, saying the state needs more tools to deal with climate change. Hawaii asserts that Act 96 of 2025 establishes the Green Fee,...

Ports

Vessels Damaged as Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine’s Ports

Russia appears to be intensifying its assault on the Black Sea ports of Ukraine. The relentless barrage continued for a second night at the Port of Odesa with reports of damage to multiple vessels and port infrastructure. Ukraine says the attack consisted of 99 drones and one ballistic missile. They reported shooting down or jamming 73 of the drones, but 26 struck 16 locations in Ukraine. It was the second consecutive night of strikes in Odesa, causing damage to administrative...

Shipping

Iran Seizes Another Tanker Accused of Fuel Smuggling

Tugs & Salvage

Australia Surveys Historic Shipwrecks to Inform Future Preservation

Government

China’s DF-27 Missile: Threatening Pacific Ships and the U.S. Homeland

Corporate News

Indian Register of Shipping Reflects on Strategic Progress and 2026 Outlook

Cruise Ships

Judge Lets Hawaii’s “Green Fee” Tax on Cruises Go Ahead

Ports

Vessels Damaged as Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine’s Ports

Offshore

Dominion Energy Sues BOEM as Governors Demand Briefing and End of Stop Work

Shipbuilding

Russia Delivers First Domestically-Built Arc7 LNG Carrier

Russia’s Sovcomflot and Zvezda shipyard heralded the delivery of its first LNG carrier, the Alexey Kosygin. They are saying it is the first of a new series of domestically-built LNG carriers that will be able to operate year-round on the Northern Sea Route and help to meet the goal of tripling LNG exports. The vessel with a capacity of 172,600 cbm was officially commissioned and handed over to Sovcomflot on December 24. It is years behind schedule due to sanctions...

Environment

large gas carrier designed for ammonia shipping

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....

Business

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Vessels Damaged as Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine’s Ports

Dominion Energy Sues BOEM as Governors Demand Briefing and End of Stop Work

China’s DF-27 Missile: Threatening Pacific Ships and the U.S. Homeland

Texas Energy Firm Wants to Turn Naval Reactors Into Powerplants

Op-Ed: Washington is Beginning to Accept China's Rise

Iran Seizes Another Tanker Accused of Fuel Smuggling

Australia Surveys Historic Shipwrecks to Inform Future Preservation

China’s DF-27 Missile: Threatening Pacific Ships and the U.S. Homeland

Indian Register of Shipping Reflects on Strategic Progress and 2026 Outlook

Judge Lets Hawaii’s “Green Fee” Tax on Cruises Go Ahead

Vessels Damaged as Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine’s Ports

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Iran Seizes Another Tanker Accused of Fuel Smuggling

Australia Surveys Historic Shipwrecks to Inform Future Preservation

China’s DF-27 Missile: Threatening Pacific Ships and the U.S. Homeland

Indian Register of Shipping Reflects on Strategic Progress and 2026 Outlook

Judge Lets Hawaii’s “Green Fee” Tax on Cruises Go Ahead

Vessels Damaged as Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine’s Ports

Dominion Energy Sues BOEM as Governors Demand Briefing and End of Stop Work

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