CMA CGM, OOCL, AND ONE INTRODUCE NEXT-GENERATION CONTAINERSHIPS
As the buildout of the record orderbook for new container vessels proceeds, a new generation of vessels is being introduced, incorporating new technologies. CMA CGM, Ocean Network Express (ONE), and Orient Overseas Container Line...
TEXAS LNG PROJECT’S MOMENTUM BUILDS AS KIEWIT GETS GO-AHEAD FOR EARLY WORK
Texas LNG Brownsville, part of Glenfarne Group, has given conditional authorization to Kiewit Energy Group (KOS), a construction and engineering services provider, for work on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project being developed...
IRAN EXPLOITS CONTAINERSHIP GROUNDING TO ASSERT HORMUZ CONTROL
Image from Iranian state media of a containership it says is aground near Hormuz (Iribnews)
Published Jul 1, 2026 10:21 AM by The Maritime Executive
Iranian state media released a video and is reporting that a...
FUEL FOR THOUGHT: LPG REPORT
In this key report in our “Fuel for thought” alternative fuels series we evaluate Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).
We will explore the current state of LPG as a fuel for shipping. LPG is already a...
CONVERSIONS TO LIVESTOCK CARRIERS ACCELERATE AS CONDITION ISSUES PERSIST
A new report developed by a group of animal welfare NGOs is once again highlighting the long-standing problems with live export and livestock carriers, while also warning that the pace of vessel conversions is...
LR STRENGTHENS NEWBUILD CAPABILITIES AS COMPLEXITY GROWS FOR SHIPOWNERS
Lloyd’s Register (LR) is growing its role in the newbuilding market with the launch of its Newbuild Advisory Service and updated New Construction Guide.
With global demand continuing to reshape shipyard orderbooks, owners are balancing...
LNG AND DECARBONIZATION ON ORLEN-NAFTOGAZ COLLABORATION’S AGENDA
Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz Group and Poland’s Orlen have teamed up to fortify the liquefied natural gas (LNG) arsenal and efforts to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in a bid to bolster Ukraine’s...
IMO PAUSES PERSIAN GULF EVACUATIONS AFTER CONTAINERSHIP IS ATTACKED
Reports are coming in that a containership sailing south of Oman near the eastern exit from the Strait of Hormuz was struck by a projectile. Details are still unfolding, but it came after the...
DUTCH HYBRID, BIOFUEL-READY VESSEL CHRISTENED, STARTS CHARTER WITH N-SEA
Irish maritime company Mainport Shipping has christened its hybrid survey and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessel, now set to begin a long-term charter with N-Sea Group.
N-Sea signed a long-term charter agreement with Mainport...
12/2026: CHANGES TO MACHINERY PLANNED MAINTENANCE AND CONDITION MONITORING
Lloyd’s Register (LR) is implementing a number of changes to Machinery Planned Maintenance and Condition Monitoring. These changes are intended to improve clarity, consistency and efficiency in the application of the associated descriptive notes,...