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IRGC attack boats harassing a U.S. Navy vessel in the Strait of Hormuz (USN)

Iran Seizes Foreign-Flagged Tanker in Gulf of Oman

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U.S. Coast Guard Tails Russian Spy Ship Just 15 Miles Off Hawaii

Published Nov 13, 2025 9:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Late last month, a Russian spy ship approached to within a few dozen cable lengths of U.S. territorial seas off the coast of Oahu, prompting the U.S. Coast Guard to dispatch a cutter to escort the vessel.  On October 29, the U.S. Coast Guard picked up the Russian Navy auxiliary Kareliya, a Vishnya-class spy ship, operating at a position about 15 nautical miles to the south of Oahu. Instead of sending a U.S. Navy asset, the Coast Guard dispatched...

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Safety meeting, USS Gridley, 2014 (USN)

Op-Ed: A "Night Court" for the U.S. Navy's Administrative Overload

Published Nov 13, 2025 8:29 PM by CIMSEC

  [By Lt. Chris Rielage] Time is our critical resource now. The Navy knows that we have a few scant years before we face major risk for an invasion of Taiwan. In the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) headquarters in San Diego, countdown clocks on the wall measure the days before mid-2027 arrives. The force is in a dead sprint, not a marathon – and we need to throw off excess weight. To meet the challenge of...

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Seaspan Delivers $900M Science Ship After Eight-Year Delay

Published Nov 13, 2025 5:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Canadian shipbuilder Seaspan has delivered the CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk, the new flagship of Canada's science fleet.  The CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk is named after an Inuit elder from Nunavik, and is a much-anticipated replacement for the decommissioned CCGS Hudson, which was 59 years old when removed from service in 2022. Nappaaluk was supposed to replace Hudson without a gap in availability, but delivery was repeatedly set back because of the pandemic and a reshuffle of the National Shipbuilding Strategy's priorities....

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Gen Hydro

Published Nov 13, 2025 5:54 PM by Chad Fuhrmann

  Hydrogen is a promising alternative fuel for the next generation of marine power. Technological innovation and collaboration across stakeholders are ensuring that the industry's existing and future infrastructure is capable of supporting the clean energy transition safely and effectively. The maritime world has long been defined by big engines, big fuel tanks and the constant combustion that keeps ships and cargo moving across the watery parts of the world. But as the shipping industry faces mounting pressure to cut...

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Nigeria Gets its First Locally-Owned FPSO

  Nigeria has welcomed its first locally owned floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The FPSO Emem is owned by the Nigerian oil company Oriental Energy Resources (OER). This reveals growing capacity by local producers to deliver complex offshore development in a market dominated by global oil majors. The FPSO has been undergoing conversion at the Drydocks World Dubai Shipyard, which was initially scheduled to be completed in February. After almost eight months of delay, Nigerian Minister for Petroleum...

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Seaspan Delivers $900M Science Ship After Eight-Year Delay

  Canadian shipbuilder Seaspan has delivered the CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk, the new flagship of Canada's science fleet.  The CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk is named after an Inuit elder from Nunavik, and is a much-anticipated replacement for the decommissioned CCGS Hudson, which was 59 years old when removed from service in 2022. Nappaaluk was supposed to replace Hudson without a gap in availability, but delivery was repeatedly set back because of the pandemic and a reshuffle of the National Shipbuilding Strategy's priorities....

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Harbor and iron or pier at Saldanha Bay, South Africa (Hp.Baumeler / CC BY SA 4.0)

Study: South Africa-Europe Shipping Route Could Run on Ammonia by 2029

  Despite the existing uncertainty in global regulations for clean shipping, some decarbonization initiatives are setting ambitious targets for transitioning to alternative fuels. One such example is the South Africa-Europe iron ore shipping route, which could feasibly deploy ammonia-fueled bulk carriers as soon as 2029 and scale toward full decarbonization by 2035. These findings are contained in a feasibility study by the Global Maritime Forum, produced in partnership with a consortium formed in 2023 to develop a green shipping corridor...

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Four Glencore Traders Plead Not Guilty to Bribery Charges

  Four former employees of trader Glencore have pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery in connection with the firm's oil operations in Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Cameroon in 2007-14.   Paul Hopkirk, 51; Martin Wakefield, 66; David Perez, 54; and Ramon Labiaga, 56, have been arraigned at a UK court and have pleaded not guilty to charges of "conspiracy to give corrupt payments" to local officials and intermediaries. Gibson, Perez and Wakefield face an additional charge of falsifying accounting documents for...

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