In December 2025, the Philippines initiated their inaugural dedicated offshore wind auction of 3.3 GW capacity at Pambujan and Sta. Clara ports. South Korea awarded Vestas with 390MW contract while US projects such as Empire Wind were issued stop-work orders or Vineyard Wind faced policy uncertainty; these events highlighted divergent regional trajectories for marine energy development.[58 words]
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines celebrated December 2025 with strategic announcements such as AiP for subsea cable vessels, low-carbon ammonia transportation deal with JERA and carbon removal partnership as well as their India manning arm's 30th anniversary celebrations and Jotaro Tamura's anticipated takeover as CEO during Blue Action 2035 Phase 2. A leadership transition date of April 2026 is planned under this initiative.
In December 2025, the US Navy awarded several major contracts for autonomous surface vehicles such as Saronic's $392 million Corsair production deal and Textron Systems' TSUNAMI sale to NIWC PAC. Partnerships like HavocAI-SAIC and HII's ROMULUS milestone mark rapid scaling up of uncrewed maritime capabilities for defense missions.
In November 2022, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha reinforced its net zero carbon emissions by 2025 commitment by developing ammonia vessels, issuing transition bonds, and rejoining 2020. The company delivered its fourth PCTC powered by LNG dual fuel engines and set ammonia as its preferred pathway for decarbonization by 2050.
November 2025 saw developments such as NATO’s MET Workshop more focused on digitalization than ever, Philippines’ MET conference first time ever held paperless, U.S. Navy Reserve prepares for wider responsibilities with readiness exercises, Singapore launches new energy training facility.
On November 15th 2025 in Panama City Florida, the US Navy commemorated the commissioning of USS Pierre (LCS 38) - the last of the Independence-class littoral combat ships: marking the end of a class perhaps best exemplified by unexpected hiccups or hiccoughs (we still don’t know the correct spelling!) that delayed some ships and contributed to an overall rocky start to a class that eventually served with distinction. As the rest of the Navy prepared to commission Ship #1 in this new class, tensions in the maritime regions simmered as Chinese naval modernization, Russian exercises in Southeast Asia, and Venezuelan mobilization in response to US Carriers in the Caribbean showed how emboldened global powers were willing to be.