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TUI Orders First Methanol River Cruise Ships as Sector Growth Continues

Published Mar 30, 2026 5:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

River cruising continues to be one of the hottest segments in the cruise industry, with strong growth continuing, especially in the European market. Analysts report there are over 380 river cruise ships currently sailing, with an additional 10 percent currently under construction and continuing new orders. The UK division of Germany’s TUI Group announced that it has ordered two more new builds, and these ships are being designed and built for the next generation of alternative fuels. The company reports...

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Strike Ends at Bath Iron Works After One Week

Published Mar 30, 2026 3:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

The members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association ratified a new contract on Saturday, March 28, ending a strike at Bath Iron Works that had begun on the prior Monday. It was the first strike in six years at the critical government contractor and impacted about a tenth of the total workforce, specifically among designers, clerks, and technicians. The union reported that it had been negotiating for about three weeks and was unable to come to terms with one of...

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Philly Wins its First U.S. Navy Design Contract Under Hanwha's Management

Published Mar 30, 2026 3:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Hanwha Philly Shipyard has won its first Navy newbuild project under its new Korean management - a subcontract to Vard for the light replenishment oiler (T-AOL) project. Hanwha will be involved in the vessel's conceptualization; a market survey of existing foreign designs; cost analysis; and optimization for manufacturability - lining Hanwha up well to compete for possible orders for construction. The T-AOL - also branded the Next Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) - is designed to leverage commercially available technologies to...

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Australia Charges Crew Saying Ship Hide More Cocaine After French Seizure

Published Mar 30, 2026 3:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

Australian authorities filed charges against six members of the crew aboard the supply ship, alleging they smuggled one tonne of cocaine into the country through an offshore transfer. This came after the French Navy intercepted the ship in January and reported that it had seized 4.8 tonnes of cocaine from the same ship. The French Navy stopped the vessel while it was in Polynesia, making its way across the Pacific from Central America. The crew, made up of Hondurans and...

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Chevron Plans to Buy Oil From Sable's Controversial Santa Ynez Unit

Houston-based Sable Offshore, owner of the Santa Ynez platform complex and pipeline in Santa Barbara County, has a buyer for its production. Chevron says that it will begin buying 20,000 barrels per day from Sable now that the Trump administration has approved a restart of the former Santa Ynez pipeline, the oil major announced Tuesday. "We’re going to run Sable’s crude at El Segundo in April," Chevron president of downstream Andy Walz told Bloomberg. "We’re taking American crude oil, putting...

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Shipbuilding

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Strike Ends at Bath Iron Works After One Week

The members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association ratified a new contract on Saturday, March 28, ending a strike at Bath Iron Works that had begun on the prior Monday. It was the first strike in six years at the critical government contractor and impacted about a tenth of the total workforce, specifically among designers, clerks, and technicians. The union reported that it had been negotiating for about three weeks and was unable to come to terms with one of...

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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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MOL and Hitachi to Study Converting Old Ships to Floating Data Centers

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Hitachi plan to explore the use of old ships as a means of meeting the strong demand and technical concerns of developing data centers. The companies have signed an agreement that will see them pursue a feasibility study of their concept of floating data centers, as well as verify the demand and technical specifications required for the concept. The companies point to the strong demand for data centers, in part due to the rapid proliferation...

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