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The United States Navy released four independent reports on the key incidents that happened while the carrier Harry S. Truman and its Carrier Strike Group were deployed to the Red Sea region, including a nearly calamitous collision and the loss of multi-million-dollar fighter jets.

The Port of Long Beach (California) revealed today that it plans to name long-time executive and well-known industry figure Dr. Noel Hacegaba as the port?s next Chief Executive Officer as of the new year.

South Korea?s Samsung Heavy Industries announced two key partnerships with leading U.S. shipbuilders, as it follows competitors HD Hyundai and Hanwha Ocean into the U.S. shipbuilding market.

An LPG carrier has become the latest target of the ongoing piracy off West Africa, with reports confirming that nine of the ship?s crew have been kidnapped and one injured. The vessel was underway bound for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, when it was boarded.

To fund expansion and infrastructure upgrades, Ireland?s Dublin port has proposed a massive hike in its port fees starting next year. The fees would increase an over 40 percent for container charges, a move that shippers have criticized as an added tax on businesses in Ireland.

Despite a year of turbulent trade policies and interruptions, China?s container volumes are continuing to surge. Two of the country?s largest port complexes have set new records after just 11 months, combined handling over 90 million TEU so far in 2025.

The company, which has been a provider of ship management services, announced earlier this year plans to expand into the ownership of river cruise ships and now says it has booked construction slots with China Merchant for the expedition and coastal ships.

There was a new confrontation on Tuesday morning, December 2, as China continues its expansionist policies, claiming larger areas in the surrounding waters, but unlike other recent events, this one was with the Japanese.

The rivalry between PortMiami in South Florida and Port Canaveral in Central Florida took a surprising turn with Port Canaveral nudging Miami from its traditional number one ranking in FY 2025.

Singapore-based Seatrium has filed a counterclaim for arbitration against Maersk Offshore Wind in the ongoing dispute over the nearly completed newbuild wind turbine installation vessel ordered in 2023.

Ain Sokhna lies on the western coast of the Red Sea, 30 miles south of Suez. Besides its LNG facilities, Ain Sokhna has container, bulk, and general cargo terminals. There is also a logistics park developed by DP World. 

With the firefighting efforts completed and the fire aboard the vessel reportedly contained, the ONE Henry Hudson was shifted late on November 26 from the anchorage one mile offshore back to a berth in the Port of Los Angeles.

The containership ONE Henry Hudson continues to be held about one mile from shore outside the breakwater at the Port of Los Angeles after the fire aboard the vessel. The Unified Command reports the salvage master has declared the fire fully contained, with the focus now on hot spots or the potential for re-ignition from smoldering cargo in the containers.

Container shipper Zim, which ranks at number 10 by global capacity, confirmed that its board is undertaking a ?strategic review of alternatives.? It has been underway for the ?past several months,? the company said in a statement confirming that it has multiple proposals in addition to a proposed management-led buyout.

Reporting that LNG supply conditions in France and Europe have stabilized, TotalEnergies announced that it is demobilizing the floating LNG storage and regasification unit (FSRU) it established at Le Havre.

The U.S. Navy has decided to terminate the last four ships of the Constellation-class frigate program, which has been delayed amidst reports of extensive Navy-instigated design changes. The decision is a major pivot away from past policy: as recently as last year, top officials had talked about doubling down by tapping a second shipyard to speed up Constellation-class construction. 

The Suez Canal Authority announced during a joint press conference with Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc that the two organizations had signed a new strategic partnership agreement and that Maersk would be returned to the Suez Canal routes.

The Government Accountability Office has issued a new report on the U.S. Coast Guard?s program to build the Offshore Patrol Cutters and once again has criticized the approach and ballooning costs of the program.

Animal advocacy groups are again sounding the alarm about a livestock carrier that appears to be roaming the Mediterranean seeking ports to unload its cargo after it was turned away from Turkey.

The UK?s Ministry of Defence reported details on additional sightings of Russian vessels in its waters after reporting a recent incident with a Russian spy ship. It says the UK has seen a 30 percent increase in Russian vessels in UK waters in the past two years.