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Xue Long 2 off Alaska, August 2025 (USCG)

U.S. Coast Guard Keeps an Eye on Chinese Research Flotilla off Alaska

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Israel

Israeli Navy Launches Deep Strike Missile Attack on Houthi Powerplant

Published Aug 17, 2025 2:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Early on Sunday morning, Israeli corvettes launched a missile attack on the Haziz power generation plant in the Houthi capital of Sana’a, Yemen. Israeli sources indicate the attack was mounted in response to the latest Houthi attempt to attack Israel on August 14. A Houthi military spokesman had previously claimed that a ballistic missile was fired at Ben Gurion Airport, and that six drones had also been launched against Israel. The ballistic missile was intercepted well before it reached...

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First Chinese Boxship of 2025 Arrives in Arkhangelsk via the Arctic Route

Published Aug 17, 2025 2:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

  As the Northern Sea Route (NSR) becomes busy for this year’s summer navigation, the first Chinese boxship has arrived in the Russian Arctic port of Arkhangelsk. The vessel Newnew Polar Bear operated by the Chinese carrier Newnew Shipping was received at the port on Friday. The container ship delivered 497 containers at the port, marking the start of a busy season under the expanded Arctic Express N1 service. The service connects China’s Shanghai and Ningbo ports to Arkhangelsk, providing...

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UK Bans Export of Historic Charts and Chronometer to Protect Heritage

Published Aug 15, 2025 6:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

The United Kingdom is taking action to preserve its rich maritime history by stopping a collection of nautical charts, including some that were drawn by famed British navigator and explorer Captain James Cook, from leaving the country. The UK government placed an export bar, temporarily stopping the sale of the collection of nautical charts dating back to the late 18th and 19th centuries. The charts and a collection of other artifacts are currently owned by the historic archive...

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U.S. Intercepts 32 Stolen Cars Before Export From the Port of Houston

Published Aug 15, 2025 5:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

Authorities in the U.S. are intensifying a crackdown on criminal syndicates masterminding the illegal exports of stolen vehicles that are often hidden in containers. In the latest report, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it has intercepted 32 vehicles at the ports of Houston/Galveston since October 2024, preventing their illegal export to countries in the Middle East, West Africa, Central America, and South America. The recovered vehicles, which ranged from luxury sedans to pickup trucks, were...

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India’s First Offshore Wind Tenders Fall Flat and are Canceled

The Solar Energy Corporation of India, a government entity set up to oversee the development of the country’s offshore wind energy sector, canceled its first two auctions after a year of attempting to drum up interest. Withdrawing the auctions is seen as a major setback for the country’s energy policy and the plans by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to drive industrial growth in the country. The tenders were released in 2024 and hailed as India’s entry into the...

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Shipbuilding

Russian shipbuilder

Sanctions Force Russia to Cancel Icebreaker Order and Layoffs at Shipyards

Russia’s shipbuilding industry continues to feel the impact of Western sanctions, with the latest reports that a major icebreaker contract has been canceled. At the same time, shipyards in the Far East are also reporting layoffs due to a lack of new orders. Russian media reports indicate that the state-owned ports operator Rosmorport has canceled a contract for two innovative icebreakers that had initially been ordered in July 2021, before the invasion of Ukraine. According to the reports,...

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Environment

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Greenpeace Activists Climb Shell Gas Platform in the North Sea

Activists from Greenpeace staged another demonstration this time to call attention to their demands for taxes on the fossil fuel industry and the dangers of global warming. They climbed a gas platform off the English coast and unfurled an artwork by Anish Kapoor. The group reports seven experienced Greenpeace climbers boarded and scaled Shell’s Skiff gas platform located about 45 nautical miles off the English coast between Hull and Norwich. The platform went into production in 2000, jointly...

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NewNew Polar Bear (courtesy NewNew Shipping)

First Chinese Boxship of 2025 Arrives in Arkhangelsk via the Arctic Route

  As the Northern Sea Route (NSR) becomes busy for this year’s summer navigation, the first Chinese boxship has arrived in the Russian Arctic port of Arkhangelsk. The vessel Newnew Polar Bear operated by the Chinese carrier Newnew Shipping was received at the port on Friday. The container ship delivered 497 containers at the port, marking the start of a busy season under the expanded Arctic Express N1 service. The service connects China’s Shanghai and Ningbo ports to Arkhangelsk, providing...

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