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      • N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James: ““We are fighting back to stop this illegal agreement that threatens to erase over a thousand union jobs and cheat millions of New Yorkers out of clean, affordable energy.” Seven states file suit challenging “pay-not-to-play” deal to cancel offshore wind lease
      • Op-Ed: Let’s focus on the fact that shipping companies are greener than their reputation
      • VADM Robert “Bob” Sharp, USN (Ret.) Windward names retired Navy Vice Adm. Robert “Bob” Sharp its CMIO
      • IRGC strikes MSC containership MSC Sariska V in Um-Qasr IRGC strike hits MSC Sariska V in Um-Qasr
    • Compliance
      • MEPC 84 takeaways More to MEPC 84 than NZF
      • Maersk to pay $1.9M in FMC civil penalties FMC slaps MSC with $22.6M civil penalty
      • ICE agents at work ICE swoops on 25 at Louisiana shipyard
      • pilot transfer arrangenebt U.K. pilots launch interactive aid to compliance with new SOLAS pilot transfer reg
    • Legislation
      • Lunday welcomes One Big Beautiful Bill Act USCG gets $25 billion One Big Beautiful Bill boost
      • Maritime Action Plan Industry applauds wide ranging Trump executive order on maritime
      • TTB 2025: Navigating new employment law changes in the Trump era
      • Stamatis Tsantanis, chariman and CEO of global shipping company Seanergy Maritime and United Maritime Op-Ed: Industry thoughts on tariffs come to light
    • Regulations
      • MEPC 84 takeaways More to MEPC 84 than NZF
      • The Bahamas has introduced a comprehensive suite of Merchant Shipping Regulations The Bahamas updates its maritime regulatory framework
      • Maersk to pay $1.9M in FMC civil penalties FMC monitoring Strait of Hormuz surcharges
      • GOM decommissioning financial guarantees Interior proposes cutting costs of offshore decommissioning guarantees
    • Safety and Security
      • VADM Robert “Bob” Sharp, USN (Ret.) Windward names retired Navy Vice Adm. Robert “Bob” Sharp its CMIO
      • IRGC strikes MSC containership MSC Sariska V in Um-Qasr IRGC strike hits MSC Sariska V in Um-Qasr
      • Why yards and vessel operators can’t afford to ignore maritime cybersecurity
      • CENTCOM orders Hellfire missile strike CENTCOM Hellfire missile strike disables would-be blockade buster
    • Markets
      • BIMCO assesses dry bulk outlook BIMCO: Dry bulk supply/demand balance set to weaken
      • ICS report sees need for many more hydrogen carriers
      • Saltchuk makes offer OSG Saltchuk makes a new offer for OSG
      • Clarksons reports on alternate fuels Clarksons looks at car carrier trade trends
    • Environment
      • Op-Ed: Let’s focus on the fact that shipping companies are greener than their reputation
      • Op-Ed: Technology alone will not secure shipping’s Future
      • In this Q&A, Fredrik Fuglesang, CEO of maritime technology company SeaARCTOS, answers common questions he is asked about direct emissions monitoring Q&A: Why we need to improve emissions monitoring
      • Laura DiBella, Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission.talks NZF U.S. opposition helps delay IMO NZF decision
    • Salvage
      • Salvage efforts at the Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024. TTB 2026: Inside the Key Bridge salvage operation
      • Grounded barge Defiant VIDEO: Salvage plan for grounded barge Defiant approved
      • New Resoilve MarineTokyo office is headed up by client services & country manager Maiko Tahara. Resolve Marine opens new Tokyo office
      • Garth Foss reports fire out Tug Garth Foss now assisting stricken car carrier Morning Midas
  • Shipbuilding
    • Shipyards
      • Davie Defense leadership and dignitaries break ground on the modernization of Gulf Copper shipyard facilities. [Photo: Davie Defense] Davie Defense breaks ground on $1B Gulf Copper shipyards modernization
      • Saronic’s first Marauder [Photo: Saronic] Saronic’s first Marauder goes from design to on-water reality in under a year
      • Mark Matta Sr. Bollinger names Mark Matta VP and GM at Houma Shipyards
      • John Lewis class oiler seen during sea trials departing San Diego. [Photo: GD NASSCO] Navy awards GD NASSCO $856M for T-AO 217 construction
    • Naval Architecture
      • As vessels become more connected through automation and digital systems, cybersecurity is increasingly influencing vessel design decisions. Why naval architects can no longer treat cybersecurity as an afterthought
      • New USCG cybersecurity rules are reshaping vessel design
      • Q&A: Aligning vessel design with operational demands
      • A panel titled “The Economics of Vessel Design: Tradeoffs Owners Can’t Ignore” will take place during Marine Log's Tug, Towboat & Barge conference next week. TTB 2026: When vessel design meets shipyard reality
    • Engines & Fuel
      • Tema Mærsk, powered by WinGD's X82DF-ME multi-fuel engine platform. [Image courtesy WinGD] Maersk takes delivery of WinGD X82DF-M/E powered Tema Maersk
      • Colombian Navy PES frigate Twin Everllence 28/33DSTC engines will power new Colombian Navy PES frigate
      • M/V Hallie M. Merrick (photo credit to Canal Barge Company) (repowered with twin Mitsubishi S12R Tier 3 engines rated at 1100 HP @ 1800 RPM each) Canal Barge expands fleet modernization efforts
      • Signet Sirius and Signet Capella, built by Signet Maritime's Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard are each powered by three MTU series 400 engines. [Photo: Rolls-Royce Power Systems] MTU engines from Rolls-Royce power tugs worldwide
  • Inland/Coastal
    • Inland
      • Diversified Marine of Holland, Mich., has delivered the tug M/V Tarps to Eckstein Trade & Transport. Diversified Marine delivers M/V Tarps to Eckstein Trade & Transport
      • The M/V Alexa Golding recently joined Golding Barge’s inland waterways fleet in Vicksburg, Miss., as a new 2,800-hp retractable twin-screw towboat built by Sterling Marine and constructed by Steiner Shipyard Steiner Shipyard delivers Alexa Golding towboat
      • Partnership of Barge OS with Telegrtaph OpenTug partners with rail freight intelligence platform Telegraph
      • M/V Hallie M. Merrick (photo credit to Canal Barge Company) (repowered with twin Mitsubishi S12R Tier 3 engines rated at 1100 HP @ 1800 RPM each) Canal Barge expands fleet modernization efforts
    • Coastal
      • Marauder christening Master Boat christens Marauder, first of eight tugboats in new Maritime Partners series
      • Signet Sirius and Signet Capella, built by Signet Maritime's Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard are each powered by three MTU series 400 engines. [Photo: Rolls-Royce Power Systems] MTU engines from Rolls-Royce power tugs worldwide
      • methanol-ready fuel flexible ASD tugsmethanol-ready fuel flexible ASD tugs Damen gets full approval to build methanol-ready fuel flexible ASD tugs
      • New York City eyes all-electric container-on-barge service New York City eyes all-electric container-on-barge service
    • Dredging
      • Corpus Christi Mike Hooks books $17.8M Corpus Christi dredging contract
      • Damen TSHD UK Dredging signs contract with Damen for advanced new TSHD
      • Crosby logo Crosby Enterprises subsidiaries file for Chapter 11
      • Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) DCA: FY2025 another strong year for U.S. dredging
    • Ports & Terminals
      • New Berth 21 will be Blount Island’s third dedicated vehicle berth. [Photo: JAXPORT[ JAXPORT’s new Berth 21 vehicle berth now halfway to completion
      • The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) are partnering with newly launched logistics company UTC Transoceanic to bring advanced AI. Port NOLA, NOPB adopt AI cargo technology
      • Port of Long Beach CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba: “This is about demonstrating that we’re serious about creating a North American market for methanol bunkering." VIDEO: Port of Long Beach launches $1M methanol bunkering challenge
      • Aerial view of Port Houston’s Bayport Container Terminal yard. [Photo: Port Houston] Houston Ship Channel tonnage up 12% in first quarter
  • Passenger
    • Ferries
      • Listen Up! Podcast explores crew spaces, vessel branding and the modern mariner experience
      • Spirit of 1773 New U.S.-built ferry Spirit of 1773 enters service in USVI
      • Estonia’s first fully electric ferry will be built by Crist S.A. [Image: LMG Marin] Crist books contract to build Estonia’s first fully-electric ferry
      • New York State bill calls for zero-emission ferries New York State bill calls for zero-emission ferries
    • Cruise Ships
      • Viking Mira at Alcona shipyatrd Fincantieri Ancona delivers Viking’s newest ocean ship, Viking Mira
      • orstein Hagen and Leah Talactac [Screengrab from YouTube video] VIDEO: Leah Talactac succeeds Torstein Hagen as Viking CEO
      • The Icon 6 and 7 order reflects Royal Caribbean Group's long-term agreement with Meyer Turku shipyard and continued economic impact to Finland with secured shipbuilding capacity through 2036. Royal Caribbean confirms order with Meyer Turku for Icon 6 and 7
      • Norwegian Aura launch at Fincantieri Monfalcone Fincantieri Monfalcone launches Norwegian Aura
  • Offshore
    • Oil & Gas
      • Bourbon vessexl Under new majority ownership, Bourbon announces $180M fleet expansion
      • Tritone Fincantieri transforms former OSV into multipurpose support vessel Tritone
      • Occidental SVP Jeff Simmons: “We believe Bandit iscovery demonstrates the continued importance of the Gulf of America as a strategic source of reliable domestic oil supply that supports long-term energy security.” Occidental reports Gulf of America oil discovery at Bandit prospect
      • Valaris drillship Valaris set for more work off Brazil and Suriname
    • Renewables
      • Gulf of America forward report VIDEO: NOIA launches new Gulf of America Forward initiative
      • PALM QCS offshore renewables quick connector VIDEO: PALM QCS offshore renewables quick connector completes Orkney trials
      • tidal stream energy barge VIDEO: Novel barge lowers costs of HydoWing’s tidal stream energy tech
      • Tidewater CEO Quintin Kneen talks WSUT Quintin Kneen upbeat on Tidewater outlook
    • Offshore Wind
      • N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James: ““We are fighting back to stop this illegal agreement that threatens to erase over a thousand union jobs and cheat millions of New Yorkers out of clean, affordable energy.” Seven states file suit challenging “pay-not-to-play” deal to cancel offshore wind lease
      • CSOV TSS Cruiser [Photo: Damen] VIDEO: Damen delivers CSOV TSS Cruiser
      • offshore wind buy outs Interior buys out two more offshore wind developments
      • Windcat Amsterdam [Photo: Windcat/Damen] Windcat and Damen unveil Windcat Amsterdam
  • Views
    • Q&As
      • Q&A: Aligning vessel design with operational demands
      • In this Q&A, Fredrik Fuglesang, CEO of maritime technology company SeaARCTOS, answers common questions he is asked about direct emissions monitoring Q&A: Why we need to improve emissions monitoring
      • Marine Log spoke with Michael Biercuk, CEO of Australian-based Q-CTRL and a quantum physicist, about how emerging quantum sensing technologies could provide resilient navigation alternatives for commercial and defense operators. Q&A: The case for quantum navigation at sea
      • Workboat operators, in particular, face tough choices as they balance performance, safety and cost while meeting emissions targets.  Q&A: Caterpillar Marine discusses the shift to cleaner workboat power 
    • From the Editor
      • Snapshot of FERRIES attendees at growing conference in New York area. Standing out in a sea of maritime events 
      • Lock and dam Corps releases inland waterways spend plan
      • Hurricane Ida maritime Recovery efforts underway in path of hurricane
      • MV Wakashio accident Is the criminalization of seafarers on the rise?
    • Op-Eds
      • Op-Ed: Let’s focus on the fact that shipping companies are greener than their reputation
      • Op-Ed: Shipping’s future will depend on the skills of both men and women
      • Op-Ed: Technology alone will not secure shipping’s Future
      • Shipbuilding in Canada is poised to enter a golden age but the new approach to design, construction and sustainment it calls for won’t be realized if the industry maintains its traditional posture of moving slowly on every decision. Op-Ed: How to capture the opportunity of shipbuilding’s golden age
    • Data & Analytics
      • chart of bulker earnings vs. values Why Cleaves is bullish on bulkers
      • Chart VesselsValue: Volatility continues in crude tanker sector
      • Dropping in bio-LNG extends green financing runway says SEA-LNG
      • Inmarsat marks a Fleet Xpress milestone and launches a data academy
  • Conferences
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    • Magazine
    • Podcasts
      • Listen Up! Podcast explores crew spaces, vessel branding and the modern mariner experience
      • Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast examines electrification’s growing role in commercial shipping in its latest episode featuring Mike Carter, co-founder and COO of Fleetzero. Podcast: Fleetzero discusses electrification in commercial shipping
      • In this episode of Marine Log's Listen Up! podcast, we're joined by Mitch Melton, head of business development at OpenTug, an AI native marine commercial and logistics software platform. Podcast: From the shipper’s seat—what energy companies expect from marine operators
      • The implications of December’s offshore oil and gas lease sale for the maritime industry were the focus of the latest episode of Listen Up!, the podcast from Marine Log. Final Sale Notice takes center stage on latest Listen Up! podcast
    • Webinars
    • White Papers
      • Navigating Risk in 2026 eBook – Navigating Risk in 2026: What Shipyards Need to Know
      • Navigating Talent: Your Guide to Finding and Retaining Top Maritime Workers Navigating talent: Your guide to finding and retaining top maritime workers
      • Regal Rexnord Powertrain Powertrain solutions for your marine applications
      • Ferryboat White Paper: Sailing toward a greener horizon
    • Videos
      • Inkfish research vessel VIDEO: Inkfish and Vard sign EUR 700M research vessel contract
      • Port of Long Beach CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba: “This is about demonstrating that we’re serious about creating a North American market for methanol bunkering." VIDEO: Port of Long Beach launches $1M methanol bunkering challenge
      • Pohjanmaa Class launch group VIDEO: RMC launches second Pohjanmaa class corvette
      • Anemoi rotor siails VIDEO: First Anemoi rotor sails fitted on bulker pass 8-year milestone
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  • November 10, 2025
  • Inland and Coastal, magazine, News, Offshore, Shipbuilding

November 2025

Written by Marine Log Staff
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This month’s features explore how offshore, workboat, and patrol sectors are adapting to new markets, cleaner power, and evolving demands.

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