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A previous strike on a Buyan M-class corvette in the Sea of Azov (Armed Forces of Ukraine)

Ukraine Claims Long-Range Strike on Russian Warship North of Moscow

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Marvulis Island

The Lonely Island at the Center of Taiwan Contingency Planning

Published Oct 5, 2025 5:50 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

  [By Frances Mangosing] From where I stood, at a stunning lookout on Mavulis Island’s highest hill, gleaming turquoise waters stretched out to the horizon – a reward well worth a short but punishing steep climb for a non-hiker like me. It was a magnificent sight to behold. But the giant Philippine flag that proudly stood tall near me offered a reminder that this was not some off-the-beaten-path tourist destination. This lone military outpost on the Philippines’ northernmost point looks...

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Ramon Franco

Interview: Ramon Franco, General Director, Panama Ship Registry

Published Oct 5, 2025 5:41 PM by Tony Munoz

  Born and raised in Panama, Franco comes from a family of lawyers – mainly maritime lawyers. After earning a degree in Law and Political Science in Panama, he went to Madrid for a Master's degree in Maritime Law and Business. He then returned to Panama and joined the law firm founded by his grandfather. "I was destined to be a lawyer even before I was born, maybe," he quips, "because of my background." Franco soon distinguished himself in the...

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Launch site for attack on MV Minervagracht, September 29 (Google Earth/Copernicus/CJRC)

Houthi Anti-Ship Missiles are Positioned to Cover the Gulf of Aden

Published Oct 5, 2025 1:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

  On September 29, the Houthis mounted an attack on the Dutch-flagged 9,524GT general cargo vessel MV Minervagracht (IMO 9571521). The ship is owned by the Dutch firm Spliethoff, which operates a fleet of over 50 Dutch-flagged multipurpose vessels. The UKMTO reported that after an earlier attack missed, the ship was subsequently hit and set on fire by a further missile. In a rescue coordinated by the EU Aspides mission, the Greek MEKO 200 frigate HS Spetsai (F543) evacuated a first batch...

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Dar es Salaam Port

Dar es Salaam Port Taps Regional Market with Multimodal Upgrades

Published Oct 5, 2025 12:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

  In an effort to boost Dar es Salaam’s port status as a regional logistics hub, the Tanzanian government is working to improve trade efficiency with its landlocked neighbors. These efforts culminated last week with the signing of $1.4 billion deal to refurbish the Tanzania-Zambia railway (Tazara). China will finance the project, one year after it signed the initial agreement with both the Tanzanian and Zambian governments. Under the agreement, the state-owned China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) was awarded...

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The site for Arctic LNG 2 in the Gulf of Ob, early in construction (Novatek)

Despite Sanctions, Russia's Arctic LNG 2 Plant is Up and Running

  With extensive help from Chinese interests, Russian gas producer Novatek is making headway in its efforts to circumvent Western sanctions on its Arctic LNG 2 plant in the Siberian Arctic.  The remote Arctic LNG 2 facility was designed to be assembled at a large shipyard in three sections, each built on floating concrete pontoons. One by one, the pontoons would be towed into place at a terminal on the Gulf of Ob, then permanently sunk to rest on the...

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Shipbuilding

Lincoln

U.S. Navy Scales Up Additive Manufacturing for Critical Sub Parts

  Welding equipment manufacturer Lincoln Electric has been a big player in U.S. Navy shipbuilding since at least the Second World War, when a massive construction effort drove demand for its arc welding technology. Today, it has also become a leading player in 3D metal printing, not by selling equipment, but by manufacturing printed parts from start to finish - and once again the Navy is tapping Lincoln's technology to accelerate shipbuilding needs. Additive manufacturing (3D printing) is usually picked...

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Environment

WISTA International President Elpi Petraki

Op-Ed: A Shared Obligation to Protect Our Oceans

  This year’s World Maritime Day theme – Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity – reminds us of our responsibility to safeguard the ocean and highlights the importance of inclusion in supporting a sustainable maritime future, says WISTA International. Our Oceans Generating half of the planet’s oxygen, absorbing around 30% of carbon dioxide emissions, holding nearly 97% of Earth’s water and home to some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, the oceans are critical to our survival. Some...

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Business

UK Red Funnel ferry

Historic UK Red Funnel Ferries Sold to Private Equity Firm

  One of the most historic names in ferry operations, the UK’s Red Funnel, which traces its origins to 1820, reported that as of the end of September, the firm was sold to the UK-based investment firm Njord Partners. While the firm has been owned by a consortium of British and Canadian pension funds since the early 1990s, there are still concerns over maintaining the service, which is called a “lifeline” for the Isle of Wight. In announcing the acquisition,...

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