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After in June it was announced that the authorities were seeking a more cost-effective alternative for the “Ocean Majesty” as accommodation for asylum seekers, which would likely have meant the end for the 60-year-old ship, the Dutch authorities now have agreed with the owners on lower rates. This means that the “Ocean Majesty” will remain at a berth in Velse until at least July 1, 2026, with an option to extend until Dec 31 also been agreed upon. On Dec 4, 2025, the “Ocean Majesty” will celebrate the 60th birthday.

The 'Ocean Majesty' is set to leave from its berth in Velsen after three years housing asylum seekers. The ship is scheduled to depart the port near Amsterdam in early August 2025. The vessel has been serving as a floating hotel as part of a charter contract with local government entities. The deal was set to end soon as the 'Ocean Majesty' was deemed too expensive for the operation and also considered too large for the job. It currently houses only 300 asylum seekers. The local government is now looking for a smaller and cheaper replacement, having held two tenders to locate interested shipowners. The 'Ocean Majesty' was disqualified because of the cost to charter the ship.

The role of the 'Rossini' as an emergency refugee shelter in Bach upon the Danube in the Regensburg district is to end on July 31, after about 2,5 years. Asylum seekers were moving to a smaller, decentralized shelter in the district. A total of approximately 90 people were still accommodated on the ship. The district office cited the rental of other living spaces in various communities and a change in immigration patterns as reasons for closing the emergency shelter. A total of around 630 asylum seekers have been accommodated on the ship since the start of Feb 2023. At its peak, up to 190 people had been on board at the same time. The remaining 52 residents will now be distributed among decentralized accommodations and the remaining emergency shelters. The ship was moored primarily in Bach, but also in Donaustauf, several kilometers upstream, for a good six months. The cost of the emergency accommodation on the ship was less than €25 per person for an overnight stay. According to the police, things on the "Rossini" were unobtrusive and peaceful. After the emergency shelter has closed, the "Rossini" will head downstream on the Danube to the shipyard in Linz.

Arriving in the Antilles in July 2024, the 'Ruby Express' was to carry out maritime transport between Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique and Saint Lucia, but management has found that operating the ferry is too expensive. It will be repatriated to Europe and possibly replaced by a smaller vessel. On Feb 1, 2025,, Onick Deravel, CEO of FRS Express des Iles, confirmed that the flagship of the fleet costs 20% more to operate than initial estimates and does not correspond to the competitiveness policy for customers. The vessel is 60 meters long and 16.5 meters wide and therefore difficult to maneuver in the ports served by the company, which extends the operating time. Because of its dimensions, only Martinique can accommodate the ship in the event of a breakdown. To clean the hull, it must be anchored in the bay of Saint-Louis in Guadeloupe. FRS Express des Iles has still not recouped the significant costs of putting the 'Ruby Express' into circulation. There was the transatlantic trip from FRS headquarters in Germany, fuel, maintenance and staff training. The operation of the 'Ruby Express' has allowed FRS Express des îles to refurbish the three other ferries already in circulation, the 'Gold Express,' 'Perle Express' and 'Corail Express'. The work will be completed in June 2025. Due to the high prices for purchasing new ships, the fleet will not be renewed in the immediate future. In a few months, the 'Ruby Express' will return to FRS's headquarters in Germany.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) intends to terminate the lease of the 'Nathaniel B. Palmer' in the fiscal year 2026, according to the NSF’s budget request to Congress. The decision came as part of the agency’s efforts to prioritize support for the three year-round Antarctic stations—McMurdo, Amundsen-Scott South Pole, and Palmer—which the NSF operates on behalf of the U.S. government through the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP). In response, more than 170 researchers have sent a letter to NSF leadership and Congress urging them to reconsider.