Maritime Vessels Directory
FINESSE
Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Cargo Ship | Flag: Netherlands | Port: ROTTERDAM
FORTE
Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Cargo Ship | Flag: Netherlands | Port: ROTTERDAM
MAERSK PALERMO
Container Carrier | Flag: Netherlands | Port: ROTTERDAM
MAERSK PEMBROKE
Container Carrier | Flag: Netherlands | Port: ROTTERDAM
MAERSK PENANG
Container Carrier | Flag: Netherlands | Port: ROTTERDAM
NILEDUTCH BREDA
Container Ship | Flag: Netherlands | Port: ROTTERDAM
Maritime News
Ports Urge Congress to Reverse Infrastructure Funding Cuts
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and a broad coalition of every donor and energy transfer port have sent the House and Senate Appropriations Committees and the Energy and Water Development Subcommittees leaders a letter, urging them to reverse a funding diversion and restore critical support for ports through the FY2026 appropriations process.Without restoration of Section 102 and 2106 funding from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF), the U.S. port system will lose over $1 billion in direct investment during the remainder of the Trump administration – undermining national security, supply chain resilience, and energy exports, says AAPA.
Court Fines Fishing Companies Over $1 Million for Bilge Discharges
The federal district court in Anchorage, Alaska, has entered final judgment against three Kodiak-based commercial fishing companies and their manager for multiple violations of the Clean Water Act.The court entered default judgments against company manager Corey Potter and F/V Knot EZ LLC, Aleutian Tendering LLC, and Alaska Tendering Company LLC, and imposed a civil penalty of $1,182,265 for the violations. The case was filed on October 24, 2024, by the Department of Justice on behalf of the Coast Guard against Corey Potter and three of his related companies.
U.S. Shipbuilding Plots the Path Ahead
The military and Coast Guard budgets are established that will benefit the U.S. ship building and repair sector, but what will stimulate the commercial yards?This author has been scratching his head of late, after a thrilling dive into July’s U.S. Big Beautiful Bill Act, and has asked several colleagues where the funding for support commercial shipbuilding can be found? To answer that, we need to look elsewhere and to future programs.Setting the SceneMany column inches have been dedicated to the decline U.S. shipbuilding, whether signaled by the relatively small presence of a U.S.
Panama Maritime Authority to Cancel Registrations of 17 US-Sanctioned Ships
Panama's maritime authority (AMP) said on Monday it has launched a process to cancel the registrations of 17 vessels included in a list of sanctions from the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)."The AMP has tightened its control mechanisms to avoid the inclusion of unwanted actors under the Panamanian flag," it said in a statement, saying this followed the recent addition of a company, a Panamanian citizen and 17 vessels registered on Panama's ship registry on an OFAC sanctions list.
Wind Multiplikator, Norwind Offshore Ink CSOV Charter Deal
Wind Multiplikator, a subsidiary of Danish company Semco Maritime, has signed a long-term charter agreement with Norwegian shipping company Norwind Offshore for a Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), set for deployment at an offshore wind farm in German North Sea.The newly built vessel Norwind Maestro is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2026, with a sister ship of the same design available from the fourth quarter of 2025.Both CSOVs will operate directly out of Emden, enabling rapid response times and efficient offshore deployment.The vessels will be used to support maintenance of the 400 MW Global Tech I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.
