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LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA 4 May. (EUROPA PRESS) - El presidente de Canarias, Fernando Clavijo, regresará estos martes, 5 de mayo, y miércoles, día 6, a Bruselas para reclamar a la Comisión Europea ayudas específicas ante la crisis energética en el archipiélago por el incremento de los costes de los combustibles como consecuencia de la guerra de Irán. Así lo ha anunciado el portavoz del Gobierno de Canarias, Alfonso Cabello, durante la rueda de prensa posterior al Consejo de Gobierno, donde agregó que el objetivo del viaje es explicar la "especial incidencia" que está teniendo esta crisis en un territorio ultraperiférico como son las islas. De esta manera, explicó que en la agenda de trabajo se incluyen reuniones este martes con el Comisario Europeo de Transporte y Turismo, Apostolos Tzitzikostas; y otra el miércoles con la vicepresidenta ejecutiva de la Comisión Europea, Teresa Ribera. "En ambas reuniones --continuó-- el presidente tratará con las primeras autoridades europeas en materia energética y de conectividad, las preocupaciones por la especial incidencia que está teniendo en el archipiélago el incremento de costes de los combustibles producido como consecuencia del conflicto bélico en Oriente Medio". Clavijo incidirá en que, como territorio ultraperiférico, Canarias cuenta con un sistema energético aislado y aún muy dependiente del petróleo, además de que el 90% de los suministros llegan por vía marítima y el transporte aéreo es vital para la conectividad. Para hacer frente a esta realidad y al amparo del artículo 349 del Tratado de la UE, debatirá con Tzitzikostas y Ribera la posibilidad de activar acciones concretas en beneficio de todas las RUP para proteger a sus ciudadanos del incremento de precios. Cabello incidió en que el objetivo es que Bruselas tenga presente a Canarias a la hora de adoptar medidas, porque "es evidente la crisis energética golpea con mayor intensidad a territorios alejados y dependientes del exterior como es el caso del archipiélago y de todas las regiones ultraperiféricas". De cara a lograrlo, este nuevo viaje del titular del Gobierno canario a Bruselas se produce en un momento clave en que la UE debate cómo afrontar los efectos del conflicto bélico en Oriente Medi. De hecho, justo el pasado miércoles y a propuesta de la vicepresidenta Ribera, la Comisión Europea puso sobre la mesa una batería de medidas urgentes ante la crisis energética producida por el cierre del estrecho de Ormuz. Este plan, denominado AccelerateEU, recoge una batería de acciones de emergencia destinadas a reducir la dependencia de los combustibles fósiles, proteger a hogares e industrias y acelerar la transición hacia energías limpias. La iniciativa europea propone rebajas fiscales en la electricidad, bonos energéticos y la posibilidad de prohibir temporalmente los cortes de suministro. Además, el presidente de Canarias aprovechará las reuniones con la vicepresidenta y el comisario europeo para reclamar que estas herramientas se adapten a su realidad insular y ultraperiférica, y que el plan AccelerateEU incorpore esa perspectiva en cumplimiento del artículo 349 del Tratado que garantiza un tratamiento específico para las RUP. Por otro lado Clavijo pondrá sobre la mesa de los representantes de la Comisión Europea otros dos asuntos prioritarios para el archipiélago que el Gobierno autonómico lleva meses trabajando, pero que "cobran ahora una mayor importancia debido a la crisis energética generada por la guerra de Irán", según destacó el portavoz. En primer lugar, el presidente aprovechará las reuniones con la vicepresidenta y el comisario europeo para obtener información de primera mano sobre el balance que está elaborando Bruselas sobre los resultados del Régimen de Comercio de Derechos de Emisión de la UE (EU ETS) en sus dos primeros años de vida. El equipo de Ursula Von der Leyen evaluará en los próximos meses las medidas que entraron en vigor el 1 de enero de 2024 para luchar contra el cambio climático obligando a las aerolíneas y compañías marítimas a pagar por sus emisiones de CO2. Desde la puesta en marcha de los ETS, Canarias, Baleares, Ceuta y Melilla quedaron exentas del pago por sus conexiones aéreas y marítimas con la península y entre las islas. Clavijo quiere obtener de Ribera y Tzitzikostas, responsables de este expediente, garantías de que esta excepción se mantendrá más allá de 2030. Cabello recordó que se trata de una medida "vital" para la conectividad del archipiélago y subrayó que las islas dependen totalmente del transporte aéreo y marítimo. El representante del Gobierno subrayó asimismo que la exención del ETS cobra más relevancia cuando la falta de combustible por la guerra amenaza la operatividad de las compañías y podría provocar un aumento de precios en los billetes. Finalmente, otro asunto fundamental que el presidente analizará con la vicepresidenta ejecutiva de la Comisión Europea es la necesidad de que se amplíe el plazo para ejecutar los Fondos Next Generation para que Canarias pueda cumplir su Plan de Energías Sostenibles. Esta petición fue elevada por el Ejecutivo canario al Gobierno de España hace meses y, el pasado 24 de abril, la hizo suya Pedro Sánchez al defenderla junto a Italia durante el Consejo Europeo informal celebrado en Chipre. El Ejecutivo autonómico considera que existen argumentos muy sólidos para prorrogar más allá del próximo mes de junio -el 30 de agosto para los Estados miembros- la justificación de las ayudas europeas destinadas a energías limpias, sobre todo cuando el conflicto bélico de Oriente Medio aconseja reducir la dependencia de la UE de los combustibles fósiles. Así lo defenderá el presidente Clavijo ante Ribera tras exponer que, de aplicarse el plazo actual y negarse la prórroga, está en riesgo la ejecución de proyectos millonarios vitales para avanzar en la descarbonización del archipiélago. Para evitarlo, el Gobierno de Canarias trabaja también con el Estado en vías alternativas que permitan el desarrollo de los proyectos, aunque requieren asimismo la aceptación por parte Bruselas. Rufián pide a Sánchez reaccionar al caso Zapatero: "Si es verdad es una mierda, si es mentira es una mierda mayor" Puy du Fou España despide a tres empleados y reforzará sus protocolos tras investigación interna sobre bienestar animal Rufián asegura que está "dispuesto" a presentarse a las generales liderando un nuevo espacio de izquierdas Los Mossos detienen a Jonathan Andic por la muerte de su padre, el fundador de Mango Isak Andic Rosa López, destrozada tras su ruptura con Iñaki García tras más de seis años de relación

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Twenty years ago, the most exciting shows on television were scripted dramas. Today, prestige TV is still kicking around on HBO’s Sunday nights, and once a year there’s a freakAdolescencestorm. But it’s notYellowstoneorHouse of the Dragoninciting colleagues and neighbors to talk about religion, politics, dating, class, and race. It’sThe Secret Lives of Mormon WivesandLove IslandandSurvivor— series that reliably confront taboos and dominate watercooler talk. Just this year, Taylor Frankie Paul’s abortiveBacheloretteseason sparked weeks of headlines about domestic violence, the betrayal ofSummer House’s Ciara Miller launched a thousand takes on the white men who date Black women, andThe Traitors’s Rob Rausch kicked up novel thoughts on contemporary masculinity. In 2026, reality television is the last bastion of must-see weekly entertainment. Even former faces of prestige TV likeJon HammandLena Dunhampublicly profess their devotion toSouthern CharmandVanderpump Rules. For Vulture’s debut Reality TV Masterminds list, we wanted to understand the forces shaping this golden age of the genre. In a world without writers’ rooms or conventional showrunners, it can be difficult to know who exactly is responsible for the moments that keepThe Real HousewivesorDancing With the Starsat the forefront of so many people’s minds. Sowe asked dozens of industry insiders — from EPs, development directors, and network presidents to onscreen talent, publicists, and agents — to help us winnow the field, focusing specifically on achievements from the past year but taking into account people’s trajectories to those points. The resulting list is a cross section of how diffuse power looks in an industry now defined as much by what happens off-screen as on. The people with the most influence aren’t necessarily whoever wins a season ofTop Chefor the most enduring couple on this season ofThe Ultimatum(though they could be). Power in the reality space is about the ability to control a narrative, to take today’s scandal and successes and translate them into the longer-term ability to dictate one’s own fate. The dating-show participant who leaves with a podcast idea instead of a spouse? That’s a mastermind. The person who stares blankly at a co-star, says “Mommy? Mamacita?,” and becomes an inescapable clip? They’re a mastermind too. Together, the entries on this list demonstrate how far reality television has evolved, from a frivolous launchpad that wannabe performers and producers use to catapult themselves into more legitimate sectors to one where people make and sustain careers,nepo babiesand all. Jump to:The Hosts|The Gameplayers|The Archetypes|The Breakthroughs|The Franchises|The Podcasters|The Executives|The Disruptors|The Rising Masterminds Every competition needs a presenter, but only some are indispensable. . After years in the mines ofVanderpump Rules, Ariana Madix’s fame exploded with a season-ten story line that followed the collapse of her relationship in 2023. Out of those depths, Madix has emerged as a battle-hardened icon. She starred on Broadway asChicago’s Roxie Hart in 2024 and landed a scripted role on the mockumentarySt. Denis Medicalin 2025. When she joinedLove Island USAas host of Peacock’s megahit summer dating show, it cemented her as a one-woman symbol of resilience and near-untouchable hotness, allowing her a stage where she can show up and be worshipped every time she sets foot in the villa. Madix was an avid viewer even before appearing as a surprise guest in Fiji in 2023, bringing upLove IslandinVanderpump Rulesscenes and on her socials. According to NBC exec Sharon Vuong, it’s a core reason Madix was hired. “She was a real fan.” She is an effective host: sly, delighted, styled, and smirking, but never actually snide or biting, and always ready with a shocked or disgusted reaction as the occasion demands. She proved so adept that in 2025, on top of her regularIslandduties, she hosted the season-seven reunion alongside Andy Cohen. On that set, Madix stared down the barrel of a camera while Cohen appeared like a “Get you a man that looks at you” meme brought to life. The significant damage control she did during the show, appearing in PSAs asking fans to stop harassing cast members’ families (“Please be nice, or I’ll come find you”) solidified her place in the new pantheon of reality-TV presenters. ➼Read Madix’s answers to our Maria Bamford Questionnaire, 25 queries designed by the beloved comedian to unearth surprising truths about respondents. . Depending on how you look at it, Alan Cumming is either wildly overqualified to host and produce a show likeThe Traitorsor the only person who could possibly sell a Dutch version ofMafiato an American audience. Cumming was labeled a mastermind by nearly a third of the industry insiders we spoke to; as one head of creative put it, he “owns” the role. WhileThe Traitorscontestants — plucked from across the reality universe as well as other pockets of Hollywood and sports — are doing plenty to make appointment television, it’s Cumming as emcee who provides the show’s load-bearing stylistic elements, combining baroque line delivery with Scotsploitation charm (just listen to the way he pronouncesbanished). As the gamers and the Housewives battle, Cumming provides the outré fashion moments and oversize roundtable reactions that elevated the series to eight Emmys over three years (including two consecutive wins for Outstanding Reality Host, breaking RuPaul’s eight-year stranglehold on the category). “He showed you can do great scripted work and you can also doThe Traitors,” says Rob Mills, who hired Parker Posey to host Hulu’s take on the format,The Mob. “That opened the door to so many people who five years ago would have been unthinkable.” Peacock’s confidence in Cumming’s star power — or its realization that every third TikTok this winter was about Cumming sending Yam Yam into the shadow realm — was certainly part of its calculus to go forward with an all-normie season as opposed to reality-TV alumni. It’s a bold move for a show that just last season turned two cast members,Love Island’s Rob Rausch and Maura Higgins, into household names and held the title of No. 1 streaming original reality title in the process. “When you step back and zoom out,Traitorsis a vehicle for all of the other businesses of NBC,” one reality showrunner explains. “It’s innovative, it’s smart, it’s fucking brilliant.” WithThe Traitorsviewership onlygoing up, Cumming istheface (and the kilt, and the cape, and the beret, and the bridal veil) of America’s buzziest competition. ➼In our 2024 encounter,Cumming discusses how he perfected his unbending performance as the mad king ofThe Traitors. . Taking over asTop Chefhost after Padma Lakshmi had held the position for 19 of 20 seasons was never going to be easy. But for years after Kristen Kish’s season-tenTop Chefwin, she showed an authoritative, chic, and punny presenting ability in stints on an array of reality series, including travel shows36 HoursandRestaurants at the End of the Worldand celebrity-chat-drivenFast Foodies. By the time she returned toTop Chefin 2024, Kish had honed her persona — a mix of no-nonsense calm and goofy dad humor — into a model for how a competitor could go from sprinting around theTop Chefkitchen to center placement at the judges’ table. A year into the gig, on 2025’sTop Chef: Destination Canada, Kish was locked in, providing empathetic advice to struggling contestants and sharing her critiques with incisive plainness. Like Andy Cohen, RuPaul, and so many of the genre’s founding hosts, Kish knew how to use gossip to connect with co-stars, allowing the audience to shoot the shit by proxy. Then Kish went back into gameplay mode withThe Traitorsin early 2026. During challenges, roundtables, and downtime in the castle, she held a certain expression longtimeTop Cheffans could recognize: not quite a poker face but far from the histrionic mien that has made so many reality personalities famous. When Kish isn’t smiling onscreen, she’s thinking — taking time to absorb and process information before sharing her determinations. Kish is without fail the most reasonable person in any room she occupies, and the fluid way she has moved between competing and hosting reality series is a reflection of her savviness. ➼Read Kish’s confessional interview, where she discusses spending herTop Chefwinnings, her obsession withRHOA’s Porsha Williams, and the best on-set catering she ever ate. . Judges’ panels come and go; hagship is forever. In the 17 years since RuPaul launchedDrag Race, Michelle Visage has outlasted all other judges as Ru’s perma-plus-one, bringing her brassy Jersey-broad perspective, headmistresslike standards, and hatred of the color green to the show’s runway. Visage is encoded inDrag Race’s DNA as much as lip-syncing for your life, suggestive punning, and Ru herself. Possibly no judge on any other competition series has done more to shape an entire art form than Visage.American Idolwinners no longer become chart-topping pop acts, andProject Runwaywinners don’t end up as the most coveted brands at Fashion Week. But RuGirls genuinely are the most famous and influential drag queens on the planet. And whoever winsDrag Racedoes so by winning over Michelle Visage, shaping themselves to her tastes, critiques, withering insults, and firm but encouraging advice. Unlike the elusive Ru, who retreats to the fracking fields of Wyoming between seasons, Visage is the unofficial den mother to RuGirls, touring with them as an emcee and staying involved in their careers as a friend and mentor. She is also a credited writer onDrag Race,has won four Emmys for producing the series, and has sprung out from behind the judges’ table to act as Ru’s emissary on international seasons of the show such asDrag Race: Down Under,where in 2024 she assumed a full-time host position. In 2025, the franchise announced she would be hostingDrag Race Down Under vs. The Worldas well, a sign that Visage, like the production companies that licenseSurvivorand the Netflix executives responsible forLove on the Spectrum, sees high value in Australia as a future venue for English-language unscripted TV. ➼Read Visage’s confessional interview, where she discusses her relationships with theHousewivesandDrag Raceall-time villains. These competitors don't have to win their seasons. Their strategies are just as cunning after elimination. . It’s not that Parvati Shallow makes the hard work of winningSurvivorlook easy; it’s that she makes it look eternally possible. She’s not part of the currently airing 50th season — a slight that did not go unnoticed bytastemakersandqueer fans— yet it’s difficult to argue that Shallow isn’t the current standard-bearer for the franchise. After she won the Micronesia season in 2008 and finished second in the “Heroes vs. Villains” season in 2010, her signature game style of deception with a smile has been emulated by a generation of modern-day reality-competition stars. Male Survivors still shake in their boots at the prospect of all-female alliances solely because of how formidable Shallow’s “Black Widow Brigade” performed. Some 15 years later, while AmericanSurvivoris flop-sweating its way through Billie Eilish immunity idols and Zac Brown deep-sea-fishing segments, AustralianSurvivoris now the show of choice for real heads, and Shallow is also the reigning queen Down Under, having won in 2025. “She is someone who understands gameplay like nobody’s business,” says casting director Jazzy Collins, who worked on the first season ofThe Traitorsin 2024. “And because of that, she can literally go on any competition show and just destroy.” OnTraitors, she was banished after eight episodes of cunning gameplay, a feat when you consider the Black Widow–size target affixed to her back the moment she entered the castle. She then appeared on NBC’sDeal or No Deal Island, where she achieved a nine-week immunity streak despite ending her run on a bad deal. “The beauty of it is, for some reason, people still underestimate her,” Collins adds. “And she can consistently use that to her advantage.” ➼Read Shallow’s Quality Time interview, where she discusses the pop culture she and her kids enjoy together. . Summer 2025 was the seasonLove Island USAbecame undeniable. Clips from season seven were such viral sensations that, for a few weeks in June and July, there was a higher percentage of ambientLove Islandcontent than there was relative humidity in Manhattan. The king of those clips was Nic Vansteenberghe, the baffled mind behind the inescapable “Mommy? Mamacita?” meme stemming from his utter inability to process the idea that his co-star Huda Mustafa is the mother of a child. But the real key to Vansteenberghe’s success was his ability to pivot. He could tell which way the island wind was blowing and consequently adapt from ladies’ man to yearning, twerking boy next door as early couple turnover called for it. By the middle of the season, the fandom had coalesced around pairing him with co-star Olandria Carthen. Never mind that they didn’t seem to be more than friendly colleagues at first; Vansteenberghe leaned into the role of “person in love with Olandria” with comfort and poise. Though they were not technically the season’s winners, Nicolandria, who are still together, were the runaway victors in all the ways that actually count: fan fondness and sponsorship deals. Vansteenberghe is now pursuing that most tried-and-true reality side hustle, DJ for hire. The season’s real winner was its other enormous success story: Amaya Espinal, a.k.a. Amaya Papaya. Bubbly and bright, so cheerful and openhearted that her relationship status seemed almost beside the point, Espinal arrived on the island and shifted the game. Her season became a buoyant fun factory girded by her sincere, upbeat hope for love. Even better, she grounded those positive feelings with some of reality TV’s best retorts. “I know my worth,plusthe tax,” she told contestant Ace Greene. “Guess what: I’m just not your cup of tea to be drinking, so don’t fucking drink it.” In her post–Love Islandcareer, Espinal has retained much of her authenticity, popping up on socials to get out ahead of news about her breakup withLove Islandco-star Bryan Arenales in typically poetic language: “You don’t have to drink the whole sea to know it’s salty.” She launched a Poppi drink and will soon release rap music, but her most impressive postshow act has been sustaining her “hot girl watching gooses” energy not just on theLove IslandsequelBeyond the Villabut in a tsunami of podcast appearances, red-carpet clips, and vacation photos. ➼Read Espinal’s confessional interview, where she discusses her one-liners, Lisa Rinna, and lovingJersey Shorefeuds, andVansteenberghe’s confessional interview, where he discusses life after the villa, dates in Greece, and wanting to switch places with Pauly D. . If one mastermind can follow the Kristen Kish path from winning to hosting a reality-competition series, it’sBig Brother’s Taylor Hale. “She’s so polished I’m surprised that it hasn’t happened yet,” saysSurvivoralumnus Rob Cesternino, on whose podcast network Hale has been a frequent commentator. In the summer of 2022, she overcame weeks of mean-girl bullying and racist assumptions to become the first Black female winner in the show’s long history. Her ability to keep a level head onscreen, giving her adversaries just enough rope to hang themselves with, was so popular with fans that she also became the firstBBplayer to win both the main season and the fan-voted “America’s Favorite Player.” Since then, Hale’s position in the reality-TV universe has grown. She finished second on the most recentAmazing Racein 2025 — partnered with her then-boyfriend (BBalum Kyland Young) against her ex-boyfriend (herBBco-star Joseph Abdin) — projecting the kind of star power that spells a futureTraitorscasting. In the meantime, CBS has capitalized on Hale’s appeal as both a fan of reality TV and one of its most outstanding participants, hiring her to moderate theBig BrotherJury House deliberations and to co-host last summer’s prime-time recap showBig Brother: Unlocked. It wouldn’t be a stretch to read this as an audition to host a show that, 27 seasons in, is experiencing its most engaged audience ever (by multiple standards) but has yet to reveal anysuccession plansfor Julie Chen Moonves. ➼Read Hale’s confessional interview, where she discusses Ciara Miller, Olandria, and her dream for an all-women season ofThe Traitors. . A Birkin is nothing to slouch at, but Maura Higgins’s tragicomicThe Traitorsloss turned retail win is not the end of her story. She got to the recent season’s heartbreaking final minutes only to watch Alabamian snake wrangler Rob Rausch admit treachery and later promise to repent by using his prize money to buy her a Birkin. Higgins made gullibility look good, overdressing for every breakfast and roundtable, so much so that a stylist had to send her a second case of looks when she outlasted the majority of the players. Just as she did during her original run onLove Island U.K., Higgins let fans adore her for what they perceived as her clueless love of clothes, innocent eagerness, and willingness to trust others, but her wigs obscured a sharper mentality. Rausch might have been scheming his way to a pile of gold, but Higgins’s strategy had a differentend of the proverbial rainbowin sight. In the months since theTraitorsfinale, Higgins has appeared at Fashion Week after Fashion Week, hinting at a return to reality television without naming any names. She kept her lips sealed just long enough to see the collapse of a beloved franchise, and it earned her a potentially high-yield rumor: that she could bethe woman to saveThe Bachelorette. Even though she’s presently following the path of other Mormon Wives by opting for aDancing With the Starsstint instead, few stars are capable of building genuine reality-TV anticipation quite like Higgins. ➼Read Higgins’s confessional interview, where she discusses rolexes, Rob, having zero dance skills ahead ofDancing With the Stars, and whether or not she’ll ever return to the villa. They’re not just characters. They are the models for aspiring reality stars today. . In 2020, Bravo fans faced the unimaginable: a reality-TV landscape that didn’t feature actress, entrepreneur, designer, author, and former stripper Linnethia “Nene” Leakes. TheReal Housewives of Atlantalead quit the show after storming out of a COVID-era reunion (so storming out looked more like slamming shut her laptop screen). A reunion walk-off is not surprising, but what happened two years later was: Leakes became a persona non grata at the network she helped define when she filed (and later dropped) a lawsuit against Bravo and executive producer Andy Cohen among others, claiming they created a hostile and racist work environment,and specifically citing the racist remarks of her friend turned nemesis Kim Zolciak-Biermann as reason for her departure. Leakes wasn’t just the breakout star ofRHOA;she helped launch the thirdHousewivesinstallment, reportedly aiding with casting before its 2008 pilot aired. Her instantly memorable season-one quips and riotous reads of castmates were primary reasons a series about affluent white women on the coasts proliferated into a global franchise that spits out reality stars to this day. In the years after her departure, Leakes made an appearance on theBad Girls Clubdescendant,Baddies East, but more important, her reaction GIFs — Leakes shouting “I said what I said!” or disparaging white refrigerators — remained the lingua franca of the internet. OneRHOAscene from 2012 produced three all-time classic quotesin under 30 seconds(“Okay … whatever that means,” “It’s getting weird,” “Bling, bling, bling. Bitches is mad”) and still getslip-syncedto this day. Omnipresence even in exile: That is the power of Leakes and why fans were clamoring for her Bravo return, which Cohen finally announced on his radio show. This year, Leakes started filming theUltimate Girls Trip,a state-spanning road trip celebrating the 20th anniversary ofHousewives. Neither Cohen nor Leakes have provided details on what kind of reconciliation happened over the past five-plus years, but the Bravo calculation is clear — it’s better to make amends with the legends you help create than to let some other network or streaming platform with an all-star series scoop them up. ➼Read our profile of Leakes, where she discusses her return to Bravo withUltimate Girls Trip, memories of filmingRHOA, and how she really feels about all those memes. . What often happens when Tiffany Pollard is cast in a show is what happened on her recent viralZiweappearance: She ends up breaking the entire conceit. Ziwe Fumudoh is known for her performatively aggressive interview style and no-holds-barred approach to getting guests to answer her questions, but in the presence of Pollard, the comedian was deferential, giggly even, and promised to censor Pollard’s most potentially cancelable comments. (The episode is full of bleeps.) Pollard has never known restraint, so she happily went on tirades about celebrities who can choke on “cosmopollagens” as if she were in a confessional rather than an interrogation. It wasn’t unlike the time Flavor Flav brought her back to help him eliminateFlavor of Loveseason-two contestants and Pollard put herself back in the competition, making it to the season finale. She didn’t win the first season ofHouse of Villains(she came in ninth out of ten), but she was the only contestant to be cast in the second season in 2024 and to return again this year. Now, she’s hosting aTraitors-esque competition show, OUTtv’sSlayers: Wheel of Fate, on which all the contestants are queer and she’s the levelheaded Alan Cumming. This is the woman who told a fellowFlavor of Lovecontestant she looked less like Beyoncé and more like Luther Vandross, who called Omarosa a “cocksucking, come-guzzling Republican cunt,” and who told Teresa Giudice, “I always respected your hairline on television.” It’s hard to describe her performances over the past two decades on nearly a dozen reality shows as truly villainous because that would imply she’s operating on the same plane as her peers. She invented the concept of HBIC (head bitch in charge) and has been running reality TV and much of the internet ever since. ➼Read Pollard’s confessional interview, where she discusses the spit heard around the world, meeting Paris Hilton, and whether or not she’ll show up onTraitors. After years of sticking it out in their respective industries, they finally achieved main character status. . If Susan Sontag were alive today, she would be aHousewivesfan and she would have written 17 essays aboutPotomaccastmate Stacey Rusch. Rusch is only two seasons into her Bravo tenure,but her performance to this point has been nothing if not camp — all beauty-pageant imperturbability, even while caught up in extreme mess. At her first reunion episode in 2025, her castmates (with an assist from a husband) claimed she faked a seasonlong romantic relationship. Lesser women would have crumbled under the pressure and embarrassment, but Rusch responded with a straight face, “But still I rise.” This is the center of her unique charm: that the former Washington, D.C., local-news fixture can apply the most grandiose thoughts to the silliest of circumstances, as in the clips of her time as a QVC presenter that went viral after her casting, in which she describes the cheapest-looking autumnal appliqués in language so rapturous it sounds like a Shakespeare sonnet. It drives her co-stars absolutely bonkers because no matter what kinds of lies she gets caught in, no matter how wrong she is, andno matter how stupid it all sounds, fans andcriticsgobble up her every word and bray for more. Andy Cohen went onCall Her Daddyand declared Rusch the product of the bestHousewivescasting in recent memory. Add that endorsement to the launch of her cannabis line, Shayo, which co-star Wendy Osefo claims is a copycat of her husband’s cannabis line, and you have a stalwart whom all her castmates are gunning for. IfHousewivespast was defined by the extravagances of Jill Zarin and Jen Shah, its future will be defined by the comedic and dramatic persistence of Rusch. ➼Read Rusch’s confessional interview, where she discusses Maya Angelou, Gizelle Bryant, andThe Real Housewives of Atlanta. . After the sudden success ofSelling Sunset, it was only a matter of time before some ambitious real-estate broker developed an East Coast equivalent for Netflix. ButOwning Manhattan, starring the silver-haired Ryan Serhant, is no copycat. Long before former soap star Chrishell Stause found her second act selling houses, once-aspiring actor Serhant rose to unscripted fame in the early 2010s as one of the stars of Bravo’sMillion Dollar ListingNew York, which ran for nine seasons. Serhant had a certain reality-TV je ne sais quoi — the undeniable rizz, gleaming grin, and permanently swept-back hair of someone who can sell you the world while convincing you he’s not selling anything at all.Million Dollar Listinglanded Serhant a one-season spinoff,Sell It Like Serhant, and specials revolving around his wedding and a 7,900-square-foot property renovation. It made sense that, asMillion Dollar Listingwas wrapping up in 2021 andSelling Sunsetwas reaching its peak (earning its first Emmy nomination and a nearly permanent spot on Netflix’s most-watched charts), the streamer would look to Serhant to carry its burgeoning house-hunting reality subgenre.Owning Manhattanpremiered in 2024 and made it to the streamer’s top-ten most-watched shows globally. One fan took to Reddit to confess: “owning manhattan is 1000x better than sunset or OC but ryan serhant’s hair freaks me out.” WhileSelling Sunsetis the more established Realtor-reality program (and launched its ownshort-livedNYC spinoff,Selling the City,in 2025), its cast is in as muchdisarrayas the California housing market. Meanwhile, Serhant is poised to outlive the cockroaches that haunt his city, projecting a perfect mix of cockiness and awareness that will serve him well on Netflix’s attempt at aTraitorscompetitor,Squid Game: The VIP Challenge. ➼Read Serhant’s confessional interview, where he discusses his feud with Fredrik Eklund, starring in a new show with Dylan Efron, and being “the straight Andy Cohen.” . Dancing With the Starsis a misleading title. The hook of the show is seeing which grab bag of celebrities (Sean Spicer! Anna Delvey!) will cha-cha for the audience’s approval, but the real stars — the main characters, the heroes — are the dance pros. This cast of championship-level competitive ballroom and Latin dancers shapes each season’s arc by drawing actors, athletes, and politicians out of their shells, training them to whisk and waltz at acceptable levels, and building the chemistry necessary to sell their performances to viewers and judges. To the year-after-year fans who have carriedDWTSinto its 35th season, the pros are who they actually follow and root for. Many of them, like Ezra Sosa, Britt Stewart (the first Black female professional dancer on the show), and the 2025 season’s winner, Witney Carson, got their start in the troupe that dances for studio audiences between the main performances before ascending to the actual competition. Last summer, the show introduced a new pro, Jan Ravnik, plucked not from the troupe but directly from Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. And the best content of the season wasn’t actually on ABC — it was the creative, goofy weeklyTikToks and Reelsposted by the ever-growing cluster of eliminated dancers. The show has already produced two of the most successful dancer–to–generally famous crossover stories: Derek and Julianne Hough, Emmy winners who, since starring onDWTS,have infiltrated nearly every corner of the culture. Sosa and season-34 runner-up Val Chmerkovskiy will appear onProject Runwaythis summer; this year, longtime pro (and Emmy nominee) Mark Ballas competed onThe Traitorsand is currently playing Billy Flynn oppositeDWTSpartner Whitney Leavitt inChicago. In July, he’ll judge the search for the franchise’s newest star onDancing With the Stars: The Next Pro. That’s the ascension narrative that will keep the show going for another 20 years. ➼Read Carson, Chmerkovskiy, and Sosa’s confessional interview, where they discuss Danielle Fishel’s jewelry expertise, Anna Delvey’s ankle monitor, and their future co-star Maura Higgins. Reality’s next era will be built from the spinoffs they generate. . Something about the strange alchemy of Utah — that heady mix of Mormonism, dirty-soda highs, and oxygen deprivation — has conspired to make it the Holy Land of reality television. In its fifth and sixth seasons,The Real Housewives of Salt Lake Citycontinues to be the most culturally relevant of all the modernHousewives. At Utah’s final Sundance in January 2026, the cast were the main characters; Charli XCX seemed more excited to meet Meredith Marks and Lisa Barlow than promote her own films. AndRHOSLCwas no fluke. It’s viaThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wivesthat Hulu and Disney finally found a reality show to compete with Netflix’s and Peacock’s biggest offerings, using TikTok-mom drama to blow up reality TV’s episodic format and producing a universe of characters that could stretch across spinoffs and network relatives alike.SLOMWseasons one through four featured a young, volatile cast that quite literally could not be contained. Erstwhile breakout star Taylor Frankie Paul single-handedly dismantled theBachelorfranchise three days before its latest season premiere. Jessi Draper detonated her marriagefollowing a triptoVanderpump Villa. Whitney Leavitt pirouetted fromDancing With the Stars(where she outlasted fellow Mormon Wife Jen Affleck) into the time-honored reality-star tradition of playing Roxie Hart on Broadway, achieving the highest-grossing six-week span in theChicagorevival’s 29-year history. NBCU and Disney invited elite influencers and scammers to join their ranks, and television will never be the same. ➼Read Draper’s confessional interview, where she discusses affairs, crying on-camera, and the genius of Kris Jenner. . Lindsay Hubbard, one of the original randy New Yorkers to share a Hamptons house starting in 2017, was the kindling for this slow burn of a show; it took several seasons and more than a few hookups and blowups for it to catch on in season three. Hubbard played by the old rules of reality TV, fighting with the other women over boys and their place in the house. Then Ciara Miller arrived in season five with a calm, cool-girl charisma. She preferred spending time in bed and gossiping with her female friends over how much boys suck, instead of chasing them. After Hubbard’s messy breakup from castmate Carl Radke, Miller won her over, and both the women became fan favorites in a brave new reality space that adheres to girl code. Just asSummer Houseratings were surging in 2024 and 2025, Hubbard was starting a family and maturing out of the hard-partying world she’d created. Rather than abandon a bankable star, Bravo promoted Hubbard, Kyle Cooke, and Amanda Batula to a show calledIn the City, about what happens when summer ends and life goes on for these New Yorkers, leaving the future of the house in Miller’s hands. Enter a franchise-elevating scandal: In March, rumors swirled that Miller’s co-star and ex-boyfriend West Wilson was sleeping with her best friend Batula behind her back. Miller experienced the kind of fan-hoisted martyrdom that had propelled Ariana Madix to superstardom following Scandoval and within weeks had secured a spot on the next season ofDancing With the Stars. The show’s code was broken off-screen, but even without the cameras, Hubbard was the perfect sorority upperclasswoman, unfollowing West on Instagram and posting a wordless reaction shot of her own face contorted in disgust. The girls’ girls have transformedSummer Housefrom a chronicle of seasonally amusing drama to another always-on reality experience. ➼Read Hubbard’s confessional interview, where she discussesIn the City, girls’ girls, and being activated for a month. Who actually has narrative control? In today’s world, it’s the former stars with a mic. . Who would have thought the next Andy Cohen would be a two-timeBachelorreject? Out of all the podcasts launched by former reality stars,The Viall Filesmay be the most unlikely success. Viewers complained Nick Viall was arrogant and condescending when he first appeared onThe Bachelorette(and some redditors still do), but over its seven-year lifespan,The Viall Fileshas booked theVanderpumpcast post-Scandoval, Taylor Frankie Paul the same week season one ofThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wivesdebuted,and all the most-talked-aboutLove Islanders as soon as they leave Fiji. Viall’s reputation for getting the goods has secured him prime hosting gigs as the custodian of theMormon Wivesseason-two reunion and, more recently, onAge of Attraction,the Netflix dating show about age-gap relationships, which he co-hosts with his wife, Natalie Joy (their own age gap: 18 years). Listening toThe Viall Filesfeels a little bit like gossiping about reality TV with your girlfriends while one of their boyfriends happens to be in the room — you wonder why he’s there and then suddenly he lobs an insightful question. Cohen parlayed his interrogation skills into an executive-producing role and a late-night talk show, and Viall’s contemporaries see potential in his ability to carve out a similarly assertive position. “He is one of those people that understood where pop culture was going,” says casting director Jazzy Collins. “He went along for the ride and made his own lane.” ➼Read his confessional interview. . Bob the Drag Queen and Boston Rob were both alphas on their breakout reality shows. Rob, a straight man in more ways than one, first appeared onSurvivor’s fourth season back in 2002 and has since competed a total of five times — winning once, in season 22. Bob, known for her big reactions and bigger confidence level, dominatedRuPaul’s Drag Raceseason eight, winning easily and leveraging that success into multiple comedy specials and a tour spot with Madonna. The two contestants met while filming season three ofThe Traitors, both as Traitors, and that collaboration didn’t go well. Bob said something shady about Rob, then Rob mounted a sneak attack that led to Bob’s departure, and the combined antics amounted to Rob’s elimination a few episodes later. Even as enemies, they had chemistry; in postgame interviews, both took the position of “game recognizes game.” Now, the two are hosting Peacock’sofficialTraitorspodcast, a popular meeting point for allTraitorsfans that provides commentary as well as interviews with recently eliminated contestants. For both B/Robs, the podcast is helping define their rank in the increasingly dominant galaxy of Peacock reality TV after they were poached from the Paramount-verse. Together, they have an odd-couple kind of charm and represent the best of whatTraitorscan do: making reality stars feel as if they’re part of a grander world, one where a football-commentating bro can talk fashion with a purse-first queen. ➼Read Bob and Rob’s confessional interview, where they discuss their onscreen reputations, the greatest reality-tv villains, and returning to theTraitorsturret. . No on-camera personality has navigated the Netflix Reality Universe as wisely as Amber Desiree “AD” Smith, who turned instant fan-favorite status onLove Is Blindseason six into a powerful podcast career. OnLIB,she mastered the art of cutting yet constructive commentary, weaving her way through countless awkward social situations (rememberBean Dip Gate?) with both righteousness and a sense of humor and playing the role of a one-woman Greek chorus in her confessional interviews. It was often tough to know whose side she was on when conflict broke out, but her inscrutability read as sensible rather than deceitful. After her trip down the aisle ended in a tearful breakup, she swam onto Netflix’sPerfect Match,where she andLIB: U.K.alum Ollie Sutherland locked in immediately. There, too, Smith gave an effortless hero’s performance when she witnessed boys being naughty and reported it back to their girlfriends. Unlike most of Netflix’s breakout reality-TV personalities, Smith has extended her reach beyond the streamer. Following in the footsteps of fellow dating-show stars like Nick Viall and Rachel Lindsay, she launchedWhat’s the Reality?,on which her diplomatic approach to disputes has turned the pod into a first stop for outgoing Netflix stars and, every now and then, friendly personalities from other franchises includingThe Bachelor, The Real Housewives,andMarried at First Sight.Smith gets to extend the knowing persona she projected onLIB, offering office hours for reality stars to declassify their experiences while she gently asserts authority and provides intel. She is openly campaigning for reality-TV tenure and using her demonstrated drama-management skills to make it happen. ➼Read Smith’s confessional interview, where she discusses saying “yes” at the altar, the boys of reality TV, and therapy. . He may have finished 21st out of 23 players on the most recent season ofThe Traitors, but if you’re a reality-TV devotee — especially of the social-strategy competitions likeSurvivorandBig Brother— you know how much his Rob Has a Podcast network has helped shape the way fans watch (and increasingly compete on) these shows for the past 15 years. As the third-place finisher onSurvivor: The Amazonin 2003, Rob Cesternino was one of the first to unlock how to play the game as an endlessly nimble alliance shifter; host Jeff Probst once called him the smartest player never to win the game, and Cesternino has literally written the book on gamer strategy (The Tribe and I Have Spoken). So it’s no surprise that his podcasting venture, which launched in 2010, has attracted a massive audience of astute armchair strategists, producing a recap shows, post-elimination interviews, tactical breakdowns, and much more. RHAP operates as a cultural hub for fans, former players, players who started out as fans, and fans who dream of being contestants. IfSurvivorfandom has an epicenter, RHAP is it. And with the dominant mode of modern-daySurvivorcontestant being “superfan” — Aysha Welch, an RHAP recapper, competed onSurvivor 47— RHAP’s influence can be seen more and more in the televised product. ➼Read Cesternino’s confessional interview, where he discusses Mike White, chocolate and peanut butter, andSurvivor 50promises. They’re the stewards of yesterday’s greatest shows and responsible for green-lighting tomorrow’s. . There are countless streaming services, but for reality-TV obsessives, only one matters: Peacock. The streamer is home to all of Bravo’s archives and a number of Zeitgeist-defining hits, and its success is thanks in part to two women. Sharon Vuong is the executive vice-president who manages unscripted NBC content such asThe VoiceandAmerica’s Got Talent.She also played a key role in bringingLove Island USAto the platform, and helped make the bold choice to castThe Traitorsas a celebrity-driven reality series, motivating genre fans to trust a new show by ensuring they could use it to check in on their favorite Bravolebrities. (Now she’s helping overseethe forthcoming civilians version ofThe Traitors.) Rachel Smith, also an executive vice-president, oversees unscripted content across Bravo and Peacock, and is tasked with safeguarding the existing pipelines for reality stars as well as recruiting new unscripted talent. She’s overseeing the reboot ofLadies of Londonand the launch ofThe Real Housewives of Rhode Island, which produced instant icons like Martha Sitwell and Liz McGraw, ensuring Bravo’s dominance in the docusoap arena won’t be halted anytime soon. “These are buyers who know nonfiction inside and out, having cut their teeth in the trenches of the trade for decades,” a reality-TV producer says of the duo. “They know what works, which producers get it, and how to navigate what is always a bumpy ride. They have consistently gambled big and minted hits.” ➼Read more from Vuong and Smith on the future of Peacock and the new normies season ofTraitors: “It’ll be a very different game.” . The Kardashians,Vanderpump Villa, andThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wiveshave turned Hulu into a robust Bravoverse alternative featuring cross-promotional story lines and self-imploding, headline-generating talent. Rob Mills has been an executive at ABC for years, but in his role as head of Walt Disney Television Alternative, he has become proficient at translating unscripted formats beyond the typical family-friendly ABC brand, permitting shows likeLove Overboardto solidify Hulu’s more adult (read messier) programming division. At the same time, Mills has made sure not to leave the older ABC franchises behind.Dancing With the Stars,a show now old enough to buy its own wine coolers, has gotten a new burst of energy thanks to smart casting, with the TikTok fandom tuning in for Alix Earle and Dylan Efron finding themselves going all in on unexpected success stories like Andy Richter’s. And those who tune in for Richter don’t seem to mind the influx of internet personalities: “Anybody who’s older wants to watch what the kids are watching,” says Mills. It’s not yet clear what he’ll do with the fallout from Taylor Frankie Paul’s canceledBacheloretteseason, but as Millssaid in 2025, “One thing we’ve learned about withThe Bacheloris that you’re always just a season or two away from roaring right back.” ➼Read more about Rob Mills and his role in the future of reality TV at Disney, including the fate ofThe Bachelorettefranchise andDancing with the Stars’next twirl. . Brandon Riegg joined Netflix in 2016 with a résumé that included collaborations withThe Apprenticecreator Mark Burnett and stints overseeingDancing With the StarsandAmerica’s Got Talent. Within a decade, he’d built a portfolio spanningLove Is Blind,Selling Sunset,and their many spinoffs and international adaptations as well asQueer Eye,Love on the Spectrum, and so on. These shows mint stars (Chrishell Stause, Christine Quinn, Jonathan Van Ness), and as Netflix increasingly crosses talent between them (seePerfect Match), their dream of rivaling the Bravoverse is clear. But Riegg, whose official title is VP of nonfiction and sports, has also expanded what the “reality TV” label can mean. Watching obscenely wealthy Formula 1 principals lock into petty bitchfests onDrive to Surviveevokes the storytelling language of aReal Housewives, pulling viewers into an insular world packed with outsize personalities and pure soap opera. These docs too can mint stars (Daniel Ricciardo was an early beneficiary of theDTSbump), and they now mirror conventional reality television as brand-building platforms. Much asVanderpump Rulesdrove new patrons into Lisa Vanderpump’s restaurants,Full Swingdrives new fansto PGA Tour coverage. The ripple effects can be felt well beyond Netflix; you don’t getWelcome to WrexhamwithoutDrive to Survive. More of Riegg’s recent focus has shifted toward live programming: boxing matches, one-off NFL broadcasts, the WWE, and major events like the BTS reunion concert. It’s not hard to see how the live events and Netflix’s reality foothold may one day coalesce into whatever comes next for the genre. ➼Read why Riegg thinks the future of sports is reality television. . Stephen Lambert is the kingmaker of reality TV. He runs the production hub Studio Lambert, which helms both the U.K. and U.S. versions ofThe Traitors. Last season, the already-popular show soared to 3.2 billion viewing minutes in the U.S. — 66 percent over the previous season, while in the U.K., the recent celebrity season averaged 15 million viewers, making it the most successful show of 2025, scripted or unscripted. We could explain Lambert’s inclusion on this list by that success alone. “It has infiltrated pop culture like nothing we’ve seen,” one senior publicist says ofThe Traitors, and according to multiple sources, it’s the show every network is attempting to imitate. But Studio Lambert, which its eponym launched after 15 years in the documentary department at the BBC, has produced other worldwide phenomena, too:Squid Game: The ChallengeandThe Circlefor Netflix, multiple versions ofUndercover Boss,andthe recent spate of wildly popular British shows includingGogglebox, Race Across the World,andFour in a Bed. “Behind the scenes in unscripted right now, there’s no one doing it better than Stephen Lambert,” says former NBCU reality chief and current Beast Industries Studios president Corie Henson. ➼Read more about Studio Lambert and the origin ofThe Traitors. . South Korea has been fostering its own reality-TV tradition for decades, one grown out of the variety-show subgenre popular across East Asia and dense with talent searches and “survival” programming (competition formats but more hard-core). To an extent, its successes have long crossed over, though usually via format licensing adapted for local tastes; Fox’sThe Masked Singer, for example, is a re-skin of a Korean original. What’s distinct about Netflix’s K-reality run is the scale at which its audiences enjoy these shows in their original form. As director of nonfiction at Netflix Korea, Kihwan Yoo shepherded 2021’sSingle’s Inferno— a dating show that dumps contestants on an island campground where they must couple up to earn nights at a luxury resort — into the first K-reality title to crack the platform’s global non-English top ten. He has since built one of the more varied unscripted slates packed with distinct local flavors: interpersonally restrained (theSingle’s Infernocontestants barely touch), unabashedly complex (The Devil’s Plantakes ten minutes to explain each of its strategic games), and epically scaled (Physical: 100andCulinary Class Wars). None of this is without precedent. Japan’sTerrace Housewas a mid-2010s Netflix crossover hit, tapping an American appetite for reality TV paced unlike anything made domestically. What Yoo’s tenure has underlined is how these formats don’t need to be sanded down to travel.Culinary Class Warsreturned in 2025 for a second season thatspiked food tourismacross Korea.Physical: 100has spawnedPhysical: Asia, a travel spinoff, and a forthcoming American version.Single’s Infernowas renewed for a sixth season, making it the platform’s longest-running K-reality franchise. ➼Read how Yoo turned Netflix Korea into an unstoppable force. In an ever-expanding genre, these are the people inventing new forms. . Jazzy Collins describes casting directors as the “architects” of the reality-television genre. “We create what you see onscreen,” she says correctly. In a world with no scripts, the individuals who choose the talent dictate the ultimate tone and success of a series. The Emmy Award–winning casting director is the mind behind some of the most legendary reality stars in recent memory. She helped castBachelorettecontestants Tyler Cameron, Colton Underwood, and Peter Weber; found the civilians who would go up against celebs on the first American season ofThe Traitors;and unearthed such scene-stealers as DeLeesa St. Agathe fromThe Circleand Krystal Nielson fromThe Bachelor.In 2024, Collins became the first casting director of unscripted shows to be elected to the Casting Society. She is now helping to build an entirely new type of unscripted television with Dropout, the profit-sharing, subscription-based comedy platform where she scouts improvisers and storytellers and books talent for a growing stable of game shows, talk shows, and uncategorizable comedic shenanigans. “Everyone’s performing a little bit, amping up their personality, but authenticity is key,” she explains. The age-old reality-TV casting mandate —be yourself— is working for the new platform. Between 2024,when Collins was hired by Dropout,to 2025, the streaming service’s audience grew by 31 percent, surpassing the 1 million subscriber mark. In 2025, she oversaw casting of the streamer’s popular seriesGame Changerfor season seven, and the premiere was the most-watched single episode in Dropout history. ➼Read more about Jazzy Collins and her strategies for scouting the next great reality stars at the Whole Foods in downtown L.A. . All reality TV is voyeuristic, but Australian producer Cian O’Clery saw a market for a dating show that didn’t rely on conflict and vulgarity. O’Clery and co-producer Karina Holden brought the idea of a series about singles on the autism spectrum to Australia’s public broadcaster. After a successful first season in 2019, Netflix came knocking, and soon the world was introduced to breakout stars from the American spinoff,Love on the Spectrum, such as Abbey, James, Dani, Connor, Madison, Pari, and Tanner, whom viewers have watched experience the indignities of modern dating (James’s awkward speed dates, Dani’s oft-foiled quest to get laid). The show’s tone is almost always lighthearted and wholesome thanks to its twinkly soundtrack and tendency to film in gardens. Throughout it all, O’Clery’s voice from behind the camera acts as an audience surrogate, sometimes probing, sometimes consoling, and other times simply a straight man for the cast to play off. Like all great reality stars, some cast members have shrewdly channeled their now-enormous social-media followings into business ventures like jewelry lines and music careers. And its original spirit is contagious. Netflix’s Kihwan Yoo says, “A show like that, done in Korea … that would feel very meaningful.” (Netflix declined to comment on whether the streamer was developing international versions.) One of the most romantic moments on TV last year was Connor and Georgie’s first kiss in the rain under an umbrella, after which the sun bursts out from behind the clouds. “It did feel good, didn’t it?” a giggling Georgie says after they separate. ➼Read how O’Clery made the nicest show on reality TV. . For nearly 25 years, Corie Henson has worked in almost every corner of the realityverse, from ABC to Fox to Warner Bros. Discovery and finally to NBCUniversal, where she contributed to Peacock smash hits likeThe TraitorsandLove Islandand green-lit the gone-too-soonDeal or No Deal Island. But rather than continue to move through the ranks of traditional media, Henson became the president of Beast Industries Studios, MrBeast’s entertainment company, which includes both his YouTube channels andBeast Games,the Amazon Prime series launched in late 2024 in which a thousand contestants competed for $5 million, thought to be the biggest prize in game-show history (production for the first season reportedly cost $100 million). “Beast Gamesbrilliantly took Beast’s YouTube tone, mashed it up withSquid Game, and minted a reality double shot of espresso that found its mark,” says one reality-TV producer. For the past decade-plus, Jimmy Donaldson, the 27-year-old better known as MrBeast, has been on a Sisyphean quest to make people watch his videos. He is generally considered to embody the future of entertainment, in which every aspect of production can be A/B tested and improved with data in real time,for better or worse. (The company’s production arm is the subject of an ongoing lawsuit alleging discrimination and harassment, which it has denied.) Henson’s role is to apply the narrative aspects of reality TV to Donaldson’s expanding empire, guiding him and his team toward compelling characters and resonant plot arcs rather than one-off bits. “Storytelling is something that, quite frankly, they didn’t need to pay too much attention to before,” she says. “But as the guys get older, their audience is getting older with them, and there’s only so much spectacle that will keep people engaged.” ➼Read more about Henson’s approach to the “white space” in the survival show subgenre, and why she thinksDeal or No Deal Islandhad a lot more life in it. . Love Is Blindcould have been a pandemic-era fluke, but every year, this messy juggernaut just gets bigger. In 2025,LIBset aNielsen recordas the top unscripted streaming show of all time, and ten seasons in, it has continued to prove there’s a special kind of pleasure in watching two people connect through a wall and then combust in the real world. Its creator, Chris Coelen, started out as an agent booking talent, including a young Ryan Seacrest, before foundingtheUnited Talent Agency’s unscripted division. In 2010, Coelen launched Kinetic Content, which adaptedMarried at First Sightfrom a Danish format four years later.MAFSplaces participants in arranged marriages before setting them loose to test out married life and, ultimately, to decide if they want to stick it out. As withLIB,audiences ate it up:MAFSis now an international hit with eight American spinoffs alone.It will return for season 20 on Peacock later this year. Coelen kept going: In 2022, he debutedThe Ultimatumon Netflix,a social experiment that bravely asks, “What happens if couples agree to emotionally cheat for three straight weeks?” Then came the light, summeryPerfect Match, which plops some of Netflix’s shiniest unscripted stars into a villa. Coelen’s legacy has been to shift the reality-dating subgenre from a rigid competition format toward something resembling loose social research. A fellow reality-TV showrunner describes Coelen as having a “holographic view of the industry from multiple sides,” while other peers call him a genius or a mad scientist. “Love Is Blindwas the first thing that everybody was like, ‘What the fuck is this?’” says a publicist for a rival show. “That was the most innovative thing we had seen in a really long time.” ➼Read why Coelen wants to make 40 more seasons ofLove Is Blind. . Reality TV is now a vast, complex genre, and Nathan Fielder’s work — obsessed as it is with artifice, performance, how we edit ourselves around others, and how we reflect what we’ve seen on TV to craft the social status quo — has always been a part of it. His four-season Comedy Central series,Nathan for You,and its follow-up, HBO’sThe Rehearsal, both cast real people in unscripted scenarios he carefully designed. The Television Critics Association nominated the first season ofThe Rehearsalfor Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming, separating it from the “docu” descriptor usually attached to Fielder’s work. When asked if the show was simply the prestige version of contemporary reality TV, HBO’s head of comedy series, Amy Gravitt, replied, “If ‘prestige’ connotes a certain rigor and point of view, then yes. He’s re-creating reality and then stepping inside it. But at a certain point, his true gift is getting the audience to the place where they stop looking for the seams.” In season two ofThe Rehearsal, Fielder staged a labyrinthine metanarrative about the failure of commercial-airline pilots. Like all of Fielder’s previous work, the Peabody-winning season explored the difference between figurative and literal reality, advancing an obvious but revolutionary idea: We can create our own world, one that corrects flaws we’ve otherwise normalized. After season two’s finale aired, Fielder insulted the Federal Aviation Administration, went on a press tour about his findings, and demanded he and his collaborators be recognized for the amount of research that went into their investigation. It was the kind of post-finale media blitz Lisa Rinna would appreciate. ➼Read how Fielder channeled a longtime personal obsession into his most ambitious project yet in this 2025 interview about season two ofThe Rehearsal. They’re still genre rookies, but they’ve learned from the best. . From the Osbournes to the Kardashians, reality television has always been a household enterprise. But now on Bravo we’re seeing fame inherited.Next Gen NYCcenters largely on the children of Bravolebrities taking over the reality reins from their parents as they navigate Manhattan. The show at times feels like a sociological trial, monitoring the impact of growing up around reality cameras by way of various test subjects. And Riley Burruss (daughter ofRHOA’s Kandi Burruss) and Brooks Marks (son ofRHOSLC’s Meredith Marks) are compelling subjects. Marks claims he’s conflict averse, and Burruss’s youth was defined by her being the quiet kid, but those modifiers are relative when it comes to unscripted TV and young adulthood. Marks may not yell or scream, yet no one weaponizes vocal fry like Utah’s first son. And Riley’s lack of commotion makes her the necessary grounded one on a show overflowing with intensely privileged offspring. They’re both still growing up on-camera, but TheNext Genstars don’t need to know who they are today, because audiences understand them generationally. That banked knowledge creates an inherent investment that any new reality show, or character, would kill for. ➼Read Marks and Burruss’s confessional interview, where they discuss moms, microaggressions, and what’s next forNext Gen NYC.

Nell’incertezza delle trattative Usa-Iran, ieri il presidente degli Stati Uniti Donald Trump ha annunciato una nuova iniziativa per aiutare le navi battenti bandiera straniera a uscire dal Golfo Persico, dove centinaia di imbarcazioni sono ancora intrappolate dal blocco iraniano in corso. La nuova iniziativa americana, denominata “Project Freedom”, fornirà assistenza alle navi mercantili di altre nazioni; a quanto pare non prevede la scorta dei convogli, ma fornirà ai comandanti informazioni su rotte sicure e sull’ubicazione delle mine navali. “Abbiamo detto a questi Paesi che guideremo le loro navi in ​​sicurezza fuori da queste acque ristrette” ha scritto Trump in una dichiarazione. “Faremo tutto il possibile per far uscire in sicurezza le loro navi e i loro equipaggi dallo stretto. Se, in qualsiasi modo, questo processo umanitario dovesse essere ostacolato, tale interferenza, purtroppo, dovrà essere contrastata con la forza.” L’operazione dovrebbe esser iniziata in queste ore. In un aggiornamento sulla navigazione, il Centro informazioni marittime congiunto del Comando Centrale ha comunicato che gli Stati Uniti hanno istituito una “zona di sicurezza rafforzata” per il transito delle navi a sud del sistema di separazione del traffico, nel settore omanita dello stretto. L’Iran ha respinto immediatamente il piano. In una dichiarazione, Ebrahim Azizi, capo della commissione per la sicurezza nazionale del parlamento iraniano, ha confermato che lo stretto rimane chiuso. “Qualsiasi interferenza americana nel nuovo regime marittimo dello Stretto di Hormuz sarà considerata una violazione del cessate il fuoco” ha affermato Azizi. “Lo Stretto di Hormuz e il Golfo Persico non saranno gestiti dai deliranti post di Trump!”. Il Wall Street Journal riporta che il “Progetto Freedom”, appena annunciato, non esporrà i marinai della Marina statunitense a pericoli: si tratta di un quadro operativo per guidare e assicurare il traffico marittimo, senza (al momento) alcun piano per fornire scorte di navi da guerra nel breve termine. Il controllo dello Stretto di Hormuz è la principale leva che Teheran ha sugli Stati Uniti nei negoziati in corso, e il Corpo delle Guardie Rivoluzionarie Islamiche afferma di ricavare entrate da un nuovo sistema di permessi a pedaggio per il passaggio sicuro. Se avesse successo, e se venisse esteso su larga scala, un sistema di pedaggio fornirebbe all’Iran una nuova fonte di reddito di cui ha un disperato bisogno, una fonte che il Paese ha sottolineato di voler mantenere. Non ci si aspetta che l’Iran ceda il controllo della via navigabile senza incentivi significativi, sotto forma di un accordo negoziato o di un’operazione militare su vasta scala. Per gli armatori, non è chiaro quale protezione immediata potrebbe essere disponibile nell’ambito del “Progetto Freedom” in caso di attacco iraniano. Il Comando Centrale degli Stati Uniti ha dichiarato in un comunicato che l’operazione sarebbe supportata da “cacciatorpediniere lanciamissili, oltre 100 velivoli terrestri e navali, piattaforme senza pilota multidominio e 15.000 militari”. L’opposizione iraniana potrebbe già manifestarsi con una ripresa degli attacchi. Dopo l’annuncio del Progetto Freedom, una petroliera ha segnalato di essere stata colpita da proiettili non identificati in una posizione sul lato sud del canale navigabile, nell’area generale della zona di sicurezza dichiarata. Domenica, una nave portarinfuse sul lato iraniano del canale ha invertito la rotta dopo essere stata attaccata da piccole imbarcazioni, una pratica tipica delle operazioni delle Guardie Rivoluzionarie. ISCRIVITI ALLA NEWSLETTER QUOTIDIANA GRATUITA DI SHIPPING ITALY SHIPPING ITALY E’ ANCHE SU WHATSAPP: BASTA CLICCARE QUI PER ISCRIVERSI AL CANALE ED ESSERE SEMPRE AGGIORNATI

Ministry of Defence of Ukraine 4 May, 2026, 10:10 AM EEST April 2026 marked another month of a systematic deep strike campaign by the Defence Forces of Ukraine against russia's military-economic infrastructure. Deep strike capabilities hit targets ranging from temporarily occupied Crimea to Perm, Ufa, Orsk, and Chelyabinsk — that is, the Urals, which has historically been considered russia's deep rear. As noted by the President of Ukraine, since the beginning of the year, the aggressor state has lost at least $7 billion directly as a result of Ukrainian "targeted sanctions" against russia's oil industry and refining sector. "Following the results of April this year, our long-range sanctions have reached a new level across three components: reducing russia's oil revenues, the range, and the intensity. Importantly, it is not only about hitting the target, as defined by the combat mission, but also about extending downtime of the targeted facilities or at least significantly reducing their operations," the President of Ukraine emphasized. The Ministry of Defence outlines which refineries, port terminals, Black Sea Fleet warships, drone-manufacturing facilities, and aircraft were targeted by Ukrainian defenders last month, as well as other russian losses. During the April campaign, the Defence Forces of Ukraine struck at least 14 such facilities, ranging from refineries in the Volga region and the Urals to port terminals in the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea. A strike on the facility was confirmed, resulting in a fire. The strike range was approximately 1,400 kilometers from the border. Bashneft-Novoil is among the largest producers of high-quality lubricants in russia, including marine, hydraulic, and motor oils. Crude distillation capacity is 7 million tons of crude oil per year. The facility supplies the needs of russia's army and navy. A large-scale fire was reported following a strike on the LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery. Elements of the AVT-6 and AVT-1 crude distillation units were damaged, along with unit 19/6, used in petroleum bitumen production. The AVT-2 crude distillation unit and the LCh-24-7 diesel hydrotreating unit were put out of operation. With a capacity of 17 million tons per year, the refinery supplies nearly 30% of russia's gasoline consumption and provides aviation and diesel fuel to the army and the moscow region. The Tuapse oil refinery was struck on April 16, 20, and 28 — the month's most frequently targeted facility. During the first strike, the AVT-12 crude distillation unit and RVS-10000 storage tanks were damaged, resulting in a fire. Following the second strike, 24 storage tanks were confirmed destroyed and 4 damaged. Following the third strike, a fire broke out again. The refinery has a capacity of 12 million tons per year, accounting for 4.4% of russia's total refining capacity. The refinery produces a wide range of Euro 5-standard petroleum products, including fuel supplied to the army. The Defence Forces of Ukraine struck the Novokuibyshevsk refinery at a range of approximately 1,000 km. At this strategic facility, with a capacity of 8.8 million tons per year, explosions were reported, followed by a fire. The refinery produces more than 20 types of petroleum products and covers a significant share of the army's requirements. Details of the strike are being clarified. The Syzran oil refinery was struck as part of a coordinated large-scale attack. A fire was reported at the facility. This refinery is directly involved in supporting russia's armed forces. A fire was reported at the facility following the strike. A vacuum distillation unit was confirmed damaged. The refinery is one of the key facilities in russia's oil sector, with a capacity of 15 million tons per year. It produces gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, all essential to military logistics. A fire broke out at the Orsknefteorgsintez refinery following the strike. The refinery has a capacity of 6.6 million tons per year and produces more than 30 types of petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel. It is directly involved in supplying the occupying army. The strike on the LUKOIL-Permnefteorgsintez refinery was conducted using drones operated by the SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center. The AVT-4 crude distillation unit was damaged — a key component of crude oil processing. The vacuum and atmospheric distillation columns caught fire, effectively putting the unit out of operation. The Perm line production dispatch station, which supplies crude oil to the same refinery, was also struck again. The refinery, with a capacity of 13 million tons per year, is one of the largest in russia and supplies fuel to both the civilian sector and the army. Key russian oil hubs came under attack — facilities that generate export revenues for the aggressor state's budget and directly meet the needs of the occupying forces. Strikes were conducted against the following port terminals and transport infrastructure: Furthermore, oil depots in Feodosia and Hvardiiske, along with oil pumping stations in Crimea and Krasnodar Krai, were targeted as components of the tactical fuel supply system supporting russian forces. On April 10, the Defence Forces of Ukraine conducted their first strike against offshore oil infrastructure. The ice-resistant fixed platforms LSP-2 at the Grayfer Field and LSP-1 at the Yuri Korchagin field were damaged. The facilities are located approximately 1,000 kilometers from the front line. On April 29, a Ukrainian Navy unit struck the sanctioned vessel MARQUISE in the Black Sea, 210 kilometers from Tuapse. Two kamikaze unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) struck the stern, near the propeller and rudder assembly and the engine room. The tanker, with a cargo capacity of more than 37,000 tons and registered under the flag of Cameroon, is subject to sanctions imposed by Ukraine, the EU, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, New Zealand, and Canada, and was used for the illegal transportation of petroleum products as part of the shadow fleet. In April, the Defence Forces of Ukraine struck two industrial facilities on the territory of the aggressor state. The facility was struck on April 1. The plant produces components for cruise missiles and has executed over 120 state contracts for russia's military-industrial complex. It is subject to Ukrainian sanctions. On April 19, a unit of the Ukrainian Navy executed a precision strike using Neptune missiles against a production facility of Atlant Aero. The plant carries out the full cycle of design, manufacturing, and testing of Molniya strike-reconnaissance UAVs. Also, it produces components for the Orion UAV — a multi-purpose drone weighing around one ton, capable of carrying up to 250 kg of payload, including KAB-20 guided aerial bombs and Kh-50 missiles. April was marked by the consistent neutralization of russian Black Sea Fleet vessels in Sevastopol and the Kerch Strait. On April 19, a unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence — Prymary — disabled two large landing ships in Sevastopol Bay. The large landing ships Yamal (Project 775, built in 1988, cargo capacity 500 tons, estimated value over $80 million) and Nikolay Filchenkov (Project 1171, built in 1975, cargo capacity 1,000 tons, value over $70 million) are critical assets enabling amphibious landings and sustainment of russian forces in Crimea. Both vessels were put out of action. Total losses exceed $150 million. Follow-on strikes against the same vessels were carried out on April 20 and 26 by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). On April 5, two strike UAVs hit a Project 11356R Burevestnik-class frigate — a Kalibr cruise missile carrier. The extent of the damage is being assessed. On April 26, as part of Operation Alpha, the Security Service of Ukraine simultaneously struck an intelligence collection ship, a Black Sea Fleet training center, and a signals intelligence (SIGINT) headquarters of the air defense forces. A MiG-31 at Belbek airfield (a potential carrier of the hypersonic Kinzhal missile) was also struck, along with the airfield's maintenance and engineering facilities. On April 22, damage to the bridge of an FSB Border Service vessel in Sevastopol was confirmed. On April 30, a unit of the Ukrainian Navy destroyed an FSB Sobol-class patrol boat and a Grachonok-class anti-saboteur boat in the Kerch Strait area. The enemy sustained both killed and wounded personnel. Both boats were guarding the Kerch Bridge and performing anti-sabotage tasks. On April 25, at Shagol airfield in Chelyabinsk Oblast, russia, the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck two Su-57 fighters, one Su-34 fighter-bomber, and one additional aircraft of unknown type. This was one of the longest-range Ukrainian deep strike operations — the targets were located approximately 1,700 km from the state border of Ukraine. Moreover, the Urals have long been regarded as a deep and secure rear area of russia. Ukraine has debunked this myth. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Defence Forces of Ukrainehave expanded the range of deep strike operations into russia's deep rear by more than 2.5 times.

Al via i lavori da 1,2 miliardi per il nuovo hub logistico multimodale del Maryland Annapolis – Nel contesto del rafforzamento delle infrastrutture portuali statunitensi, nuovi progetti mirano a migliorare capacità, intermodalità e competitività delle catene logistiche. In questa direzione si inserisce lo sviluppo del nuovo terminal di Sparrows Point Container Terminal. Il 1° maggio Tradepoint Atlantic e Terminal Investment Limited (Til del gruppo Msc) hanno avviato i lavori per la realizzazione del terminal, che si estenderà su 68 ettari e includerà un nodo ferroviario. Il progetto, finanziato con circa 1,2 miliardi di dollari privati, prevede una capacità annua superiore a 1 milione di teu e la possibilità di gestire contemporaneamente due navi di grandi dimensioni. L’iniziativa è stata supportata anche dal United States Department of Transportation e dalla Maritime Administration (Marad), attraverso un contributo di quasi 40 milioni di dollari. Il progetto si inserisce nella riqualificazione dell’area industriale avviata nel 2018, trasformando un ex sito siderurgico in un hub logistico multimodale. Un ruolo centrale sarà svolto da Msc (Mediterranean Shipping Company) di Gianluigi Aponte, principale azionista di Til, che grazie alla propria rete globale potrà convogliare maggiori volumi di traffico verso il Midwest, migliorando l’accesso ai mercati per importatori ed esportatori. Il terminal includerà una banchina di oltre 900 metri, piazzali container, strutture intermodali e collegamenti ferroviari diretti, oltre a interventi infrastrutturali sul canale di accesso per adeguarne la profondità. Dal punto di vista ambientale, il progetto prevede l’elettrificazione di gran parte delle attrezzature e l’introduzione dell’alimentazione elettrica da terra per le navi, riducendo emissioni e impatto acustico. Sparrows Point rappresenta uno dei più rilevanti investimenti privati nel settore portuale statunitense, orientato a rafforzare capacità, efficienza e sostenibilità della logistica sulla costa orientale.

La negoziazione fra vettori marittimi e spedizionieri beneficia di una stabilizzazione delle catene logistiche e delle vie alternative anche verso il Golfo Persico “L’impatto del conflitto in Medio Oriente sta rendendo la vita sempre più complicata per gli spedizionieri perché, mentre cercano di far fronte alle interruzioni della catena di approvvigionamento e all’aumento delle tariffe spot per i trasporti marittimi dei commerci globali, devono giocare d’astuzia quando partecipano alle gare d’appalto per nuovi contratti a lungo termine, altrimenti rischiano di perdere potenziali guadagni”. La riflessione è firmata Peter Sand, analista di Xeneta, nell’ultimo report sull’andamento dei noli per le spedizioni merci via mare. Sand sottolinea che “le catene di approvvigionamento che i vettori marittimi hanno creato per far fronte alle interruzioni in Medio Oriente, reindirizzando i percorsi attraverso corridoi terrestri, porti alternativi e nuove reti di servizi, ora funzionano con sufficiente regolarità da far sì che le tariffe spot inizino a riflettere un contesto operativo più stabile, seppur ancora elevato”. Le tariffe per i trasporti dall’Estremo Oriente alla costa occidentale degli Stati Uniti sono rimaste sostanzialmente invariate a 2.864 dollari per Feu (container da 40 piedi), pur rimanendo superiori del 52% rispetto ai livelli pre-crisi di fine febbraio. Per quanto riguarda la costa orientale degli Stati Uniti, le tariffe spot sono ancora in aumento del 46% rispetto al periodo pre-crisi, attestandosi a 3.873 dollari per Feu. Queste tariffe hanno raggiunto un livello elevato, sostenuto dalla continua congestione negli hub di trasbordo del sud-est asiatico e dalle ripercussioni dei tempi di transito più lunghi lungo tutto il network. “Le rotte verso l’Europa stanno rallentando in misura maggiore. La capacità verso il Nord Europa è aumentata del 7,6% rispetto a una settimana fa e questa combinazione di adattamento delle compagnie di navigazione su questi corridoi e il rallentamento stagionale della domanda nel secondo trimestre sta consentendo ai noli di scendere dai picchi in modo più significativo rispetto alle rotte verso gli Stati Uniti” spiegano da Xeneta. L’analisi prosegue dicendo: “Le tariffe spot dall’Estremo Oriente al Nord Europa sono diminuite del 10% rispetto a un mese fa, attestandosi a 2.528 dollari per Feu. Nello stesso periodo, le tariffe dall’Estremo Oriente al Mediterraneo sono diminuite del 15%, raggiungendo i 3.567 dollari per Feu”. Guardando al lungo termine le negoziazioni, nonostante le criticità imposte dal conflitto in Medio Oriente, continuano a basarsi sul confronto fra domanda e offerta di capacità di stiva. “I clienti di Xeneta che parteciperanno alle gare d’appalto (per trasporti marittimi, ndr) nel 2026 hanno segnalato, nella maggior parte dei casi, offerte inferiori alla media di mercato a lungo termine nella prima fase, nonostante noli spot elevati sulle principali rotte. Nella terza fase, questi spedizionieri si assicurano sconti ancora maggiori, poiché i vettori si contendono i volumi per i prossimi 12 mesi”. Secondo gli analisti “questo indica che il mercato a lungo termine è guidato dai fondamentali di domanda e offerta, piuttosto che dal sentimento di crisi che sostiene il mercato spot. I vettori marittimi hanno avviato le negoziazioni con prezzi ambiziosi, ma gli spedizionieri hanno giocato bene le loro carte reagendo efficacemente. Con i contratti in fase di finalizzazione per l’entrata in vigore a maggio e giugno, questo segnale indica che il mercato si aspetta che l’attuale livello di perturbazione sia temporaneo, anche se il mercato spot non ha ancora scontato tale aspettativa”. Dall’Estremo Oriente al Mediterraneo i noli marittimi si attestano attualmente in media sui 3.567 dollari per Feu e nell’ultimo mese sono calati del -15% (da 4.221 dollari per Feu). N.C. ISCRIVITI ALLA NEWSLETTER QUOTIDIANA GRATUITA DI SHIPPING ITALY SHIPPING ITALY E’ ANCHE SU WHATSAPP: BASTA CLICCARE QUI PER ISCRIVERSI AL CANALE ED ESSERE SEMPRE AGGIORNATI

Dal 21 al 23 maggio il porto diventa spazio di confronto tra istituzioni, imprese e cittadini Bologna – La nuova centralità geopolitica del Mediterraneo, il ruolo dei porti nella sicurezza nazionale ed europea, l’integrazione tra infrastrutture, logistica e sistema produttivo, la transizione energetica, l’innovazione tecnologica, l’intelligenza artificiale applicata alle infrastrutture, il rapporto tra porti, città e territori, il turismo crocieristico e le nuove competenze del lavoro portuale. Sono solo alcuni dei temi che verranno affrontati e discussi da istituzioni, esperti, professionisti e associazioni di categoria in occasione di “Deportibus – Il Festival dei porti che collegano il mondo”, il primo evento internazionale interamente dedicato ai grandi temi della portualità, che ha scelto Ravenna per la sua seconda edizione e che si terrà, dal 21 al 23 maggio prossimi, nella città diventata da poco la prima Capitale italiana del Mare. Tutte le informazioni e il programma completo sono disponibili su deportibus.it. Deportibus – promosso dall’Adsp del Mare Adriatico centro-settentrionale in collaborazione con Regione Emilia-Romagna, Provincia di Ravenna, Comune di Ravenna e organizzato da Italian Blue Growth – sarà anche l’occasione di confronto sulla bozza del disegno di legge di riforma del sistema portuale. Al Festival se ne parlerà in una tavola rotonda dedicata con il Vice Ministro delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti Edoardo Rixi. L’ inaugurazione del Festival e il taglio del nastro si terranno giovedì 21 maggio a partire dalle ore 9.30 presso le Artificerie Almagià. Nell’arco delle tre giornate, il Festival ospiterà oltre 30 appuntamenti tra tavole rotonde, conferenze, interviste, incontri, momenti di co-working, spettacoli e presentazioni di libri, dedicati a questioni decisive per il futuro del settore. Per l’occasione, Ravenna, il suo porto e la Darsena, insieme ad alcuni dei luoghi più significativi della città, si trasformeranno in un laboratorio diffuso di idee, relazioni e visioni. Il programma si articolerà in due macro-aree tematiche. La prima, ‘Connessioni’, sarà dedicata al confronto tecnico, politico e istituzionale: uno spazio pensato per approfondire strategie, innovazione, portualità e sviluppo territoriale attraverso il contributo di esperti, amministratori, imprese e ricercatori. La seconda, ‘Impronte’, rappresenterà invece la dimensione più divulgativa e accessibile del Festival, con incontri, talk, visite guidate, dimostrazioni e performance pensati per raccontare a un pubblico ampio i temi del mare, dei porti, dell’ambiente, del lavoro e dell’innovazione. Tra i focus previsti, figurano anche i progetti energetici e ambientali legati al porto di Ravenna, la decarbonizzazione dei sistemi portuali, le politiche di destinazione per il traffico crocieristico, la sicurezza del Mediterraneo, l’intermodalità mare-terra e il contributo della logistica alla competitività del Made in Italy.

Ottenuto l’appoggio dei caricatori (che si sono mostrati disponibili a pagare un extra per godere di questa opportunità), Cma Cgm raddoppierà da questa settimana i transiti delle sue linee transoceaniche nel Mar Rosso, al posto della rotta per il Capo di Buona Speranza che ha preso piede negli ultimi anni dopo l’escalation degli attacchi degli Houthi. Lo riporta la testata britannica Loadstar. Nelle scorse ore L’Autorità del Canale di Suez ha anche celebrato il passaggio della nave Cma Cgm Grand Palais da quasi 24.000 Teu, la più grande portacontainer due fuel Lng al mondo. Nel dettaglio, a effettuare i viaggi passando da Suez saranno le navi impegnate sui collegamenti Ocr ed Epic del liner francese, il primo che mette in relazione Giappone e Cina meridionale con il Nord Europa, il secondo che unisce il subcontinente indiano alla stessa area. Altri due collegamenti Asia – Mediterraneo della compagnia marsigliese già erano tornati nei mesi scorsi a servirsi di questa via. Ocr, in particolare, nella nuova configurazione scalerà anche il porto saudita di Jeddah impiegando 84 giorni (anziché i precedenti 96), servendosi di navi con capacità di 8.400-10.000 Teu. Il primo transito sta vedendo impiegata la nave Cma Cgm Tosca, da 8.488 Teu di capacità, ora in direzione di Rotterdam. Ha inoltre già effettuato il passaggio (e si sta ora dirigendo verso Tanger Med) la Cma Cgm Gemini, da 11.388 Teu, impiegata sul servizio Epic, su cui però in direzione eastbound le navi continueranno a seguire la rotta per il Sudafrica. Nella versione originaria Epic toccava anche i porti di Abu Dhabi e Jebel Ali, negli Emirati, e Sohar, in Oman, ora rimossi. I potenziali vantaggi di iniziative simili potrebbero essere colti anche da altri operatori, spiegava Linerlytica: “Con i costi del bunker e i noli charter che restano elevati, i risparmi sui costi, insieme alle redditizie opportunità di carico nel Mar Rosso, potrebbero spingere alcuni dei suoi competitor a riconsiderare un ritorno anticipato nel Canale di Suez, preparando il terreno per una nuova guerra dei noli.” Il Mar Rosso sta inoltre attirando l’attenzione di China United Lines, che recentemente si è alleata con l’operatore connazionale Zhonggu Logistics allo scopo di rafforzare il servizio China Express di quest’ultimo. Lanciato nel 2025 con tre navi e una frequenza irregolare, il collegamento da questo mese di maggio assumerà frequenza settimanale toccando nell’ordine i porti di Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Jeddah, Aqaba, Sokhna, Shanghai nell’arco di 56 giorni, impiegando navi tra i 1.700 e i 2.500 Teu di capacità. Cu Lines si unirà inserendo nella rotazione la sua nave Zhong Ghu Zhu Hai da 2.518 Teu. L’espansione di CuLines nell’area è direttamente collegata al progressivo abbandono della stessa da parte di Sea Lead, dato che la compagnia cinese è subentrata in alcuni dei contratti di noleggio nave che erano stati siglati da questa. Sulla compagnia container singaporiana si è recentemente abbattuta la scure del governo statunitense, che l’ha accusata di operare al servizio logistico di un network di distribuzione illecita di petrolio iraniano. In particolare l’Ofac (Office of Foreign Assets Control) aveva inserito nella sua lista di entità sanzionate 16 portacontainer che erano state noleggiate da Sea Lead, cosa che ha spinto i partner verso l’interruzione i contratti, portandola inoltre alla chiusura di diversi uffici esteri. ISCRIVITI ALLA NEWSLETTER QUOTIDIANA GRATUITA DI SHIPPING ITALY SHIPPING ITALY E’ ANCHE SU WHATSAPP: BASTA CLICCARE QUI PER ISCRIVERSI AL CANALE ED ESSERE SEMPRE AGGIORNATI

Il nuovo terminal per crociere fluviali, in realizzazione a Chioggia, non piace a Vtp, Venezia Terminal Passeggeri, titolare della gestione dei servizi ai passeggeri (marittimi) negli scali dell’Autorità di sistema portuale del Mar Adriatico Settentrionale. La preoccupazione per l’interferenza – apparentemente per quella fisica, anche se, considerate le circostanze, potrebbe trattarsi di un ‘fastidio’ di natura commerciale – emerge da un contenzioso avviato al Tar del Veneto dal terminalista contro il diniego dell’Adsp a fornirgli gli atti che hanno portato al rilascio, nell’ottobre scorso, dell’autorizzazione a Sviluppo Laguna a realizzare le infrastrutture per cui aveva fatto domanda. Come raccontato da SHIPPING ITALY, la joint venture fra le agenzie marittime Bassani e Iss Tositti vuole realizzare un terminal per navi fluviali presso il Molo Testata Sud dell’Isola dei Saloni, nel Porto di Chioggia. L’ok è arrivato dall’Adsp a valle di un’istruttoria e una conferenza dei servizi, imperniato sulle valutazioni della Direzione Tecnica dell’ente e in particolare sulla prescrizione di non precludere l’accesso al Molo gestito da Vtp e di non incidere sui relativi flussi di passeggeri. L’ente ha opposto diniego al rilascio degli atti, sostenendo che “Vtp sarebbe affidataria del servizio di gestione della stazione marittima limitatamente al Porto di Venezia e che lo svolgimento di attività presso Chioggia sarebbe circoscritto ad un unico ormeggio temporaneo; che il terminal fluviale di Sviluppo Laguna non inciderebbe sull’equilibrio economico-finanziario né sull’operatività del Terminal Vtp; che la fase concorsuale del procedimento demaniale si sarebbe esaurita (…) senza presentazione di domande concorrenti da parte di Vtp; che sarebbe indimostrato il nesso di strumentalità tra i documenti richiesti e la situazione giuridica da tutelare”. Inoltre “Vtp intenderebbe verificare documenti futuri o attività di controllo non ancora svolte”. Il Tar ha però rigettato tutti questi argomenti, riconoscendo il diritto di Vtp all’ostensione dei documenti “per verificare il contenuto delle prescrizioni tecniche, l’istruttoria sottesa alla determinazione conclusiva e la concreta idoneità delle opere assentite a non pregiudicare l’accesso al Terminal Vtp e i flussi dell’utenza”. A.M. ISCRIVITI ALLA NEWSLETTER QUOTIDIANA GRATUITA DI SHIPPING ITALY SHIPPING ITALY E’ ANCHE SU WHATSAPP: BASTA CLICCARE QUI PER ISCRIVERSI AL CANALE ED ESSERE SEMPRE AGGIORNATI

Due mesi dopo il varo della prima unità della serie, una nuova nave cisterna methanol ready della Fratelli Cosulich ha toccato l’acqua. Più precisamente si tratta Lucia Cosulich, secondo passo concreto nel percorso della unit marine energy del gruppo genovese verso combustibili marini alternativi e soluzioni di bunkering più sostenibili. La cerimonia si è svolta presso il cantiere Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard in Cina, riunendo team di progetto, partner e stakeholder per celebrare il passaggio della nave dal cantiere al mare. Era presente al varo anche Lucia Cosulich, madrina della nave, che nel proprio discorso ha espresso il proprio ringraziamento a tutte le persone coinvolte, sottolineando il valore della collaborazione che ha reso possibile questo progetto, a supporto del percorso dell’industria verso il net zero. Con il tradizionale taglio del nastro, Lucia Cosulich è stata ufficialmente varata ed è entrata nelle fasi finali di allestimento che precedono il completamento e la consegna. Seconda di quattro unità gemelle methanol-ready Imo II, Lucia Cosulich fa parte della più ampia strategia di F.lli Cosulich volta a costruire una flotta capace di rispondere sia alle esigenze attuali sia a quelle emergenti legate al trasporto e alla fornitura di combustibili navali. Una nota dell’azienda spiega che, grazie a caratteristiche progettuali chiave, tra cui il rivestimento delle cisterne cargo in epossifenolico e sistemi predisposti per la futura integrazione di nuovi combustibili, Lucia Cosulich è stata costruita per rispondere all’evoluzione delle esigenze operative e normative, mantenendo elevati standard di sicurezza e prestazioni. ISCRIVITI ALLA NEWSLETTER QUOTIDIANA GRATUITA DI SHIPPING ITALY SHIPPING ITALY E’ ANCHE SU WHATSAPP: BASTA CLICCARE QUI PER ISCRIVERSI AL CANALE ED ESSERE SEMPRE AGGIORNATI

La prima partenza è prevista il 10 maggio dal porto di Anversa Ginevra – Msc rafforza la propria rete globale con il lancio del nuovo servizio Europe–Red Sea–Middle East Express, un collegamento che unisce Nord e Sud Europa con Arabia Saudita e Giordania, integrando soluzioni marittime e terrestri. La prima partenza è prevista il 10 maggio dal porto di Anversa. La rotazione eastbound toccherà Gdansk, Klaipeda, Bremerhaven, quindi nuovamente Anversa, per proseguire verso Valencia, Barcelona e Gioia Tauro, fino agli scali del Mar Rosso e del Medio Oriente: Abu Kir, King Abdullah, Jeddah e Aqaba. Il servizio nasce per rispondere alla crescente domanda in uno scenario definito “sfidante” per il Medio Oriente, introducendo un modello operativo che sposta i flussi destinati al Golfo su gateway nel Mar Rosso. I container vengono sbarcati nei porti sauditi ed egiziani e successivamente trasportati via terra attraverso l’Arabia Saudita, sfruttando il cosiddetto land bridge, per poi essere inoltrati verso i mercati del Golfo tramite servizi feeder.

Cor 4 maggio 2026 Boatness Alghero protagonista a Porto Rotondo Boatness, l’azienda dei fratelli Gianfranco e Davide Falchi con sede ad Alghero, sarà tra i protagonisti della quinta edizione della Fiera Nautica di Sardegna, in programma dal 7 al 10 maggio 2026 al Marina di Porto Rotondo PORTO ROTONDO - La manifestazione si prepara a ospitare quattro giornate dedicate all’industria nautica, con esposizioni, momenti di approfondimento e confronto sui temi dello sviluppo, dell’innovazione e della sostenibilità. In questo contesto, la partecipazione di Boatness rappresenta un segnale significativo della vitalità imprenditoriale del territorio e della capacità di alcune realtà locali di affermarsi su scala regionale e non solo. Per l’edizione 2026, i fratelli Falchi porteranno in esposizione una selezione di modelli del marchio Beneteau, tra cui l’Antares 11 OB, l’Antares 9 V1, il Flyer 9 Spacedeck e il Flyer 7 Spacedeck, imbarcazioni che coprono diverse tipologie di utilizzo, dalla crociera al diporto più dinamico. Accanto alle barche, spazio anche alle soluzioni di motorizzazione Mercury Marine, marchio di cui l’azienda algherese è rivenditore autorizzato. Presenza ormai consolidata alla Fiera, Boatness arriva all’edizione 2026 in una fase di ulteriore crescita. Nell’ultimo anno, infatti, l’azienda ha ampliato il proprio raggio d’azione con l’ingresso del marchio Wellcraft per la Sardegna e con l’apertura al segmento delle barche a vela e dei catamarani. Un’evoluzione che testimonia come il settore nautico sia in continua espansione, in cui le aziende sono chiamate a innovare per rispondere a una domanda sempre più articolata. La presenza a Porto Rotondo sarà dunque non solo un’occasione espositiva, ma anche un momento di confronto con clienti, operatori, istituzioni e pubblico, all’interno di una manifestazione che ha ormai consolidato il proprio ruolo strategico per il futuro della nautica in Sardegna.

Tired of clutter piling up and nowhere to put it all? These 27 laundry wall storage ideas are smart, space-saving, and effortlessly organized, perfect for creating a room that feels tidy, functional, and easy to use every day. In 2026, laundry rooms are all about maximizing every inch—and your walls are prime real estate. From sleek shelving to multifunctional organizers, wall storage is becoming both a practical must-have and a design moment that elevates the entire space. Whether you’re working with a tiny laundry nook or a full utility room, the right wall setup can instantly boost organization and style. This list is packed with clever ideas, modern storage solutions, and chic details to help you create a laundry space that feels efficient, tidy, and surprisingly beautiful—let’s get into it. Table of Contents Tucked behind a simple door, this narrow setup proves that even the tightest spaces can be transformed into a hyper-functional storage moment. Hooks line the wall with quiet precision, holding everything from ironing boards to brooms like a well-rehearsed lineup. What makes it shine is the vertical discipline, nothing wasted, nothing overcrowded. It’s practical, yes, but there’s also a satisfying neatness here that feels oddly calming, like opening a closet and actually finding what you need on the first try. Deep charcoal cabinetry sets the tone, rich, dramatic, and unapologetically elevated. Paired with warm brass hardware and softly glowing pendant lights, the entire wall feels closer to a boutique hotel than a utility room. The geometric wallpaper adds a layer of artistry, turning storage into a statement backdrop. It’s proof that laundry spaces don’t have to whisper, they can absolutely make an entrance. Muted blue cabinetry wraps around the space with a tailored, almost serene presence. The integrated shelves and counter create a seamless flow, where everything has a place without feeling overly structured. A small bouquet resting on the counter softens the scene, adding just enough warmth to balance the cool tones. It’s one of those spaces that feels quietly composed, like it always has its life together. At first glance, this reads like a classic built-in wardrobe, until the doors swing open to reveal a fully functioning laundry setup. The woven panel inserts bring texture and a slightly coastal softness that keeps it from feeling too formal. Inside, baskets and hanging space are arranged with intention, turning concealment into an art form. It’s the kind of solution that makes you wonder why every laundry area isn’t designed this way. Patterned floor tiles and subway walls create a timeless foundation, while the large “Laundry Co.” sign adds a playful, nostalgic nod. The open cubbies beneath the counter keep essentials within reach, blending storage with everyday ease. Even the ceiling gets a moment with its textured finish, drawing the eye upward in the best way. There’s a charming balance here, structured yet full of personality, like a modern take on an old-school washroom. A refreshing departure from enclosed rooms, this semi-outdoor setup feels light, breezy, and effortlessly organized. Wooden shelving holds woven baskets that echo the natural surroundings, creating a cohesive, grounded palette. The simplicity is what makes it work, no excess, no clutter, just clean lines and purposeful storage. It’s laundry, but with a hint of retreat energy, which honestly feels like a win. Stacked appliances framed by crisp white shelving turn this wall into a compact storage powerhouse. Every inch is considered, from folded linens to tucked-away baskets, all arranged with quiet precision. There’s a satisfying rhythm to the layout, almost like a grid that just makes sense. It’s small-space living done right, efficient without ever feeling cramped. Stretching across the entire wall, this design blends laundry and mudroom functions into one seamless system. Hooks, cubbies, and upper cabinets work together in a way that feels structured but never rigid. The mix of warm wood accents and soft white cabinetry keeps it inviting rather than utilitarian. It’s the kind of space that quietly handles everything, coats, bags, laundry, without breaking a sweat. A gentle palette of creams and soft woods creates a soothing backdrop, where open shelving becomes both storage and styling opportunity. Glass jars and woven baskets add texture without overwhelming the space. There’s a lived-in charm that makes it feel approachable, like it’s meant to be used, not just admired. Laundry might still be a chore, but at least the surroundings are doing their part. Warm wood countertops paired with crisp white cabinetry strike that perfect farmhouse balance, clean but never cold. The open shelf above adds a casual layer, displaying jars and small décor with effortless charm. A sculptural pendant light drops in just the right amount of drama, elevating the entire wall. It’s functional at its core, but with enough personality to make you linger a little longer than necessary. Clean lines meet clever concealment in this beautifully integrated wall, where a tilt-out cabinet quietly hides the laundry basket in plain sight. The mix of warm wood cabinetry and a marble backsplash creates a balance that feels both grounded and elevated. There’s something undeniably satisfying about how everything disappears when closed. It’s the kind of design that keeps the visual calm intact, even when laundry day is anything but. This wall leans into tradition with its structured cabinetry, crown molding, and a palette that feels effortlessly timeless. The stacked washer and dryer free up vertical space, allowing the rest of the wall to work harder with hooks, cubbies, and storage. A bench moment tucked beneath adds a layer of everyday practicality. It’s the kind of setup that quietly supports busy mornings without ever looking overwhelmed. A soft, uninterrupted stretch of cabinetry creates a calm, almost gallery-like presence. The design keeps everything streamlined, with hidden storage and a subtle open niche that breaks the uniformity just enough. Light bounces gently off the neutral palette, making the space feel larger than it is. It’s minimalism done with intention, nothing flashy, just beautifully resolved. Sunlight spills across creamy cabinetry and soft textures, giving this corner a fresh, lived-in charm. Open shelves add personality, styled with ceramics and small details that feel collected rather than curated. The woven pendant overhead steals a little attention in the best way. It softens the space, making the entire wall feel more like a cozy nook than a utility zone. Narrow walls become an advantage here, guiding the design into a vertical storage solution that feels intentional rather than constrained. Tall cabinets stretch upward, while a simple rail adds a practical touch for hanging essentials. It’s efficient without trying too hard, a reminder that small spaces can still feel considered. Everything fits, nothing feels forced, and that’s the real win. An L-shaped layout wraps the room in crisp white cabinetry, creating a clean, cohesive flow. Gold hardware punctuates the design with just enough warmth to keep it from feeling sterile. The symmetry of stacked machines paired with generous counter space gives it a polished, almost showroom feel. Yet it still reads as highly usable, which is exactly the balance you want. Muted grey cabinetry brings a tailored sophistication, framing the appliances like they belong there, not just placed there. Upper cabinets conceal clutter, while a small hanging section introduces flexibility. It’s a refined take on practicality, where every feature feels deliberate. Nothing is overly decorative, but nothing is overlooked either. Soft blush cabinetry wraps the wall in a warm, unexpected tone that feels both playful and grown-up. Paired with brass fixtures and subtle panel detailing, the entire space leans into understated elegance. The elevated platform for appliances adds a thoughtful touch, making everyday use just a little more comfortable. It’s proof that even laundry walls can have a fashion-forward moment. Hidden within the cabinetry, a pull-out ironing board slides into view like a well-kept secret. It’s one of those features you don’t realize you need until you see how seamlessly it integrates into the wall. Surrounding shelves and surfaces keep everything within arm’s reach, making the entire routine feel smoother. Functional design rarely looks this good, but here it absolutely does. Exposed ceilings and a straightforward layout give this space an honest, utilitarian edge. The cabinetry introduces just enough structure to keep things organized without trying to over-polish the room. There’s a quiet confidence in its simplicity, it does what it needs to do, and does it well. Sometimes, that no-nonsense approach is exactly what makes a space work. A gentle layer of leafy wallpaper turns this laundry space into something unexpectedly serene, almost like a quiet garden moment tucked indoors. The white cabinetry keeps things crisp, while small styling touches, a tray of glass bottles, a woven basket, make the entire setup feel considered rather than purely functional. That little sign on the wall adds a wink of personality, and honestly, it’s hard not to smile at it. The whole space feels like it understands laundry is a chore, but insists on making it pleasant anyway. At first glance, it reads like a classic storage cabinet, but swing those doors open and suddenly it’s a full laundry station with built-in shelving that means business. Every inch of those doors is working overtime, holding supplies in a way that feels oddly satisfying. There’s something delightfully old-school about it, like a secret compartment in a vintage home. You close it up, and just like that, the mess disappears, out of sight, out of mind. Perfect symmetry takes center stage here, with soft sage cabinetry framing the washer and dryer like they belong in a showroom. The warm wood countertop adds depth, preventing the green from feeling too flat or overly polished. A pair of floating shelves above introduces just enough styling opportunity, greenery, folded towels, a small sign, without cluttering the visual rhythm. It’s calm, balanced, and quietly confident. A long run of cabinetry paired with a deep farmhouse sink makes this space feel almost kitchen-adjacent, in the best way. The butcher block counter warms up the crisp white palette, while the patterned floor keeps things from becoming too predictable. There’s a sense of generosity here, plenty of workspace, plenty of storage, nothing cramped. It’s the kind of layout that makes you think, maybe laundry day wouldn’t be so bad after all. That deep teal cabinetry immediately anchors the room, giving it a rich, tailored feel that’s hard to ignore. Hooks, a bench, and layered textures turn this into a hybrid space that works just as well for muddy boots as it does for fresh laundry. The styling leans cozy but structured, with pillows and baskets softening the look without losing function. It feels like a space that welcomes real life, not just the curated version. Tucked into a smaller footprint, this setup makes smart use of vertical space with stacked machines and a bank of deep blue drawers. Brass hardware adds a refined contrast, giving the compact layout a slightly elevated edge. A slim hanging rod above brings in practicality without crowding the area. It’s efficient, yes, but it also feels thoughtfully styled, like every detail earned its place. Rich wood cabinetry introduces a moodier, more grounded aesthetic, and then quietly reveals one of the smartest features, a pull-out hamper system that keeps sorting simple and hidden. It’s one of those details that makes everyday routines feel smoother without demanding attention. The contrast between the dark cabinetry and light baskets adds just enough visual interest. Functional, discreet, and a little bit luxurious, exactly the kind of upgrade you didn’t know you needed.

Brazilian state-owned oil & gas giant Petrobras has commenced production from the eighth floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel at the Búzios field offshore Brazil earlier than planned. Located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, the P-79 platform began production on May 1, ahead of the date scheduled in Business Plan 2026–2030 (BP 26–30). The unit has a capacity of 180 thousand barrels of oil per day and 7.2 million cubic meters of gas compression per day. This eighth platform in the Búzios field will increase the field’s total installed production capacity to approximately 1.33 million barrels of oil per day. P-79, whicharrived in Brazil in Februaryfrom South Korea with commissioning and operations teams on board, is part of the Búzios 8 production development project, which includes 14 wells, comprising eight producers and six injectors. Discovered in 2010, the Búzios field is located 180 kilometers offshore Rio de Janeiro, in ultra-deep waters at depths of over 2,000 meters. It is currently operated with FPSOs P-74, P-75, P-76, P-77, Almirante Barroso, Almirante Tamandaré and P-78,which was started up in December 2025. P-80, P-82 and P-83 are under construction, and Búzios 12 is under bidding. In total, the field will house 12 FPSOs. The project will allow gas to be exported to the mainland via connection to the Rota 3 pipeline, with the potential to expand the gas supply in Brazil by up to 3 million cubic meters per day. The Búzios field surpassed themilestone of 1 million barrels of oil produced per dayin October 2025, becoming Petrobras’s largest-producing ultra-deepwater field. The consortium behind the field comprises Petrobras as the operator, and Chinese partner companies CNOOC and CNODC, and PPSA, responsible for managing the production sharing contracts (PSCs). Take the spotlight and anchor your brand in the heart of the offshore world! Join us for a bigger impact and amplify your presence at the core hub of the offshore energy community!

As Southeast Asia’s second wave of deepwater gas projects targets a 28 trillion cubic feet (tcf) supply, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, has shed light on the way operators can navigate what it describes as‘fragile economics’to unlock this new deepwater gas supply across the region. Wood Mackenzie’sAngus Rodger, Vice President of SME Upstream APAC & Middle East, andMunish Kumar, Senior Research Analyst of APAC Upstream, explain that Southeast Asia is entering a second wave of deepwater gas development as shallow-water and onshore fields mature, since deepwater resources, once considered high risk, have shifted from the margin to a core component of regional energy security. The company underlines that the first wave of Asian deepwater projects, called Deepwater 1.0, took place between 2008 and 2017, during which approximately 23 tcf of gas (4 billion boe) was developed, enabling the first-ever deepwater gas projects in Malaysia, India, and China. However, the activity has since been sporadic, constrained by commercial, strategic, technical, and regulatory challenges. Currently, projects such asKelidangin Brunei;North Ganal,Rapak,Ganal, andSouth Andamanin Indonesia; andRosmari–Majoramin Malaysia are aiming to monetize around 28 tcf of gas. WoodMac terms these developments as Deepwater 2.0, since they will deliver what it deems to be critical new supply to domestic markets and LNG export plants. Rodger and Kumar have assessed why, despite their scale, these projects face a narrow path to commercial success. Despite geopolitical tensions and related global supply chain disruptions, Wood Mackenzie claims that Southeast Asia continues to offer a relatively stable investment environment. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Southeast Asia richer for its ‘biggest’ black gold find in two decades and third largest since 2000 “We see renewed exploration and upstream interest from both national oil companies (NOCs) and international oil companies (IOCs). Ongoing farm-downs by Eni in the Kutei Basin and Harbour Energy in North Sumatra present timely entry opportunities for companies seeking to build or expand deepwater portfolios,”emphasized the firm. Despite the material resource volumes, the economics of Deepwater 2.0 projects are exceptionally fragile in Wood Mackenzie’s view, as its data shows that achieving a targeted 15% internal rate of return (IRR) leaves little margin for cost overruns, schedule delays, or fiscal slippage. “Success will depend on three critical factors: accelerating development timelines, leveraging brownfield infrastructure and maintaining disciplined project execution. Those that secure infrastructure early, lock in service capacity and move decisively will capture value. Those that cannot risk seeing project value erode rapidly,”concluded the company. Take the spotlight and anchor your brand in the heart of the offshore world! Join us for a bigger impact and amplify your presence at the core hub of the offshore energy community!

Trasporto Nell’ambito del progetto europeo ZEFES, Gruber Logistics e Scania hanno avviato la prima sperimentazione in Italia riguardante l’utilizzo di idrogeno per alimentare un camion dedicato al trasporto pesante in contesto operativo reale. L’attività, partita a maggio, vede protagonista un mezzo Scania 40 R equipaggiato con tecnologia a celle a combustibile, che svolgerà servizi di trasporto stradale nell’ambito della flotta dell’operatore logistico sudtirolese. Questa iniziativa, come detto, si inserisce nel progetto europeo ZEFES, che ha come obiettivo l’accelerazione della decarbonizzazione del trasporto merci in Europa attraverso test reali su strada di veicoli pesanti elettrici (BEV) e a idrogeno (FCEV). “È importante sottolineare come questo mezzo, nonostante si tratti di un veicolo ancora non in produzione, sarà utilizzato da Gruber Logistics per operazioni reali. Infatti, grazie alla collaborazione con leader del settore come Nestlé, P&G, Verallia Italia, ABB e Birra Forst trasporteremo carichi commerciali reali. Questo è un passo importante per velocizzare il deployment di nuove tecnologie e comprendere fin da subito quali sono le difficoltà potenziali che un operatore logistico deve affrontare attraverso il loro utilizzo” ha dichiarato Martin Gruber, CEO di Gruber Logistics. Grazie all’approccio modulare, il trattore stradale FCEV (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle) a tre assi messo a disposizione da Scania è basato sulla piattaforma BEV sulla quale sono stati integrati serbatoi di idrogeno e un sistema a celle a combustibile. Come ricordano i due partner in una nota, il sistema a celle a combustibile consente generalmente percorrenze superiori rispetto a configurazioni puramente elettriche con pacchi batterie analoghi, mentre i tempi di rifornimento si accorciano a soli 20 minuti per un pieno di idrogeno (molto inferiore ai tempi di ricarica rapida delle batterie). “Sfruttando l’approccio modulare tipico di Scania, abbiamo impiegato la piattaforma BEV integrandola con la tecnologia a celle a combustibile. Non si tratta di un veicolo ottimizzato nella configurazione finale, ma di una soluzione di transizione che ci consente di valorizzare gli sviluppi della catena cinematica elettrica e di valutare il comportamento del sistema fuel cell in condizioni reali. Il passo successivo consisterà nell’ottimizzare il layout per ridurre ingombri e i pacchi batteria, attualmente sovradimensionati” ha spiegato Simone Martinelli, Sales Manager E-mobility, Urban & Construction Sales Scania Italia.

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. May 4, 2026 Owning a pool is a dream, especially with sweltering summer temperatures around the corner. But it involves a fair amount of manual labor, including dragging the vacuum hose around, scrubbing the waterline, fishing out leaves and debris, managing water quality, and more. Robot pool cleaners can do a lot, but not everything. And that’s the gap WYBOT is closing with the S3. There’s good reason why theWYBOT S3has won a slew of awards, including the 2025 CES Innovation Award, a 2025 IFA Honoree Award, and both the 2025 Berlin and London Design Awards. It’s the world’s first self-emptying robotic pool cleaner that can dock, charge, and clean itself, and dispose of its own debris. And with AI-powered mapping, navigation, and obstacle detection, along with multiple cleaning features, the S3 can handle all your pool maintenance this season. Here’s what you need to know. The headline feature of the S3 is its world-first 3D mapping and smart navigation system. Powered by 36 advanced sensors, including 27 dedicated to robot navigation and 9 for docking precision, the S3 uses its initial run in your pool to build a complete 3D map of the environment. It’s not just scanning the floor but also building a spatial model of your entire pool, with its shape, depth variations, walls, and waterline. The S3 calculates optimized paths for each cycle, getting more efficient over time as it refines its understanding of your pool’s layout. If you’ve ever watched an older robotic cleaner bump aimlessly off the walls, you’ll appreciate how different a mapped, path-optimized clean looks. And there’s a huge improvement in efficiency, too, with theWYBOT S3delivering up to 20x faster debris detection than standard robotic cleaners. The navigation system supports six distinct cleaning path patterns, allowing the robot to adapt its approach to the pool’s geometry. Whether you have a standard rectangle or oval-shaped pool or a custom design, the S3 maps it on day one and adapts from there. It’s compatible with fiberglass, vinyl, ceramic tile, concrete, and pebble surfaces, so it doesn’t require a premium or specialized pool to work well. Powering its navigation capability is an industry-first AI vision system. The S3 uses a built-in camera to identify debris hotspots in real time and adjusts its cleaning strategy based on what it actually sees. While traditional robotic cleaners follow a predetermined or random path, the S3 can identify debris, like say a pile of leaves, and actively route itself to deal with it. With AI Vision Mode, the S3 targets floor cleaning efficiency where debris tends to accumulate most. Many robot pool cleaners do a decent job cleaning your pool. But where they all fall short is what happens after the cleaning is done. You’d have to pull the robot out of the water, carry it somewhere, open the debris compartment, dump and rinse it, then either plug the unit in for charging or set it somewhere to dry. On the other hand, theWYBOT S3requires no manual intervention. When the S3 finishes a cleaning cycle, or its battery drops below a certain threshold, it automatically returns to its docking station on the pool deck. Once docked, it transfers the debris collected from its internal 3-liter bin into a 10-liter shore-based self-sanitizing debris bin. The robot then recharges itself, ready for the next scheduled cycle. The dock uses nine precision sensors to ensure accurate docking every time, even in low-visibility water conditions. That 10-liter bin is large enough to handle eight full cleaning cycles before it needs to be emptied. Under typical pool conditions, that translates to roughly one month of maintenance-free operation. The self-sanitizing element of the debris bin is also worth noting. It’s designed to prevent bacterial growth and odor buildup, which is important when you’re dealing with organic material in a warm outdoor environment. Filtration is handled by a dual-layer system that includes an 180-micron ultra-fine filter box paired with a 40 PPI sponge layer. These capture everything from large leaves and twigs to sand, dust, hair, and algae particles. And because the robot handles floor, wall, and waterline cleaning, you’re getting a complete clean with every automated cycle. Using the WYBOT mobile app, you can track the S3’s real-time position in the pool, watch it work from your phone, and monitor cleaning progress without being anywhere near the pool deck. The app also lets you take manual control at any point. If you notice a specific area of the pool that needs extra attention, you can use the app to direct the S3 to that spot. You can navigate it along floors, up walls, and along the waterline as needed. Smart scheduling is also built in, so you can set automated cleaning routines that run overnight or during off-peak hours. And with live progress updates, you’re never left wondering whether the robot finished its cycle or got stuck somewhere. You’ll be able to find out its status instantly. The connectivity layer uses both Wi-Fi and sonar communication. The sonar component allows the app to maintain contact with the robot while it’s submerged. Since the dock is poolside at the shoreline, you might not have easy access to power without using long extension cords that get in the way. It supports a traditional DC connection, of course, if you do have a plug point nearby. But if you don’t, the dock can draw power from solar panels. Under good sunlight conditions, the solar panel on the dock generates enough power to provide approximately 1.5 hours of additional runtime per day. This essentially gives you free cleaning energy during peak pool season, which coincides with peak solar season. If you’re in a place with a sunnier climate, this could offset a meaningful portion of the unit’s energy footprint over time. The DC charging option serves as a reliable fallback for overcast days or regions with less consistent solar output. The system is smart enough to automatically manage the two power sources. When the dock’s battery is above 70%, it charges the robot, and when it drops below 50%, it pauses charging to preserve dock power. That kind of intelligent power management is what you’d expect from a premium connected device, and it’s good to see it applied thoughtfully here. WYBOT focuses on sustainability, too.The S3draws partial power from the sun, reduces the need for chemical-heavy manual cleaning interventions, and keeps the pool consistently clean, which reduces the load on filtration systems and is genuinely better for the environment than the alternative. Robotic pool cleaners have been getting smarter for years, but the progress has mostly been incremental. The WYBOT S3 shakes things up in the category by being the first robot pool cleaner that not only cleans extremely well but also handles post-cleaning maintenance. The 3D mapping, AI vision, and the self-emptying dock in particular are innovative advancements in the space. Your pool stays clean, and you barely have to think about it. The WYBOT S3 will go on pre-sale mid-May for $2,499.99 — a $500 discount from its usual retail price.

MIAMI, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) (together with NCL Corporation Ltd. (“NCLC”), “Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings”, “Norwegian”, “NCLH” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 and provided guidance for the second quarter and full year 2026. Highlights “We delivered strong first quarter results, and more importantly we have already begun taking decisive actions to strengthen execution and accountability across the company, which will enhance results over the longer term,” said John W. Chidsey, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. “During the quarter, we acted with urgency to simplify, optimize, and streamline the organization, including executing SG&A savings initiatives totaling $125 million in expected run rate savings. These are long-term structural actions that we believe will help offset near-term pressures and position the business for stronger performance over time. As we move through the year, we will continue to manage costs and focus on revenue growth to align resources with the high-growth, high value areas of the business. I remain confident and encouraged that we are building a leaner, more effective and nimble organization that positions NCLH for sustainable long-term value creation.” First Quarter 2026 Highlights 2026 Full Year Outlook The Company is experiencing headwinds related to disruptions in the Middle East, including higher fuel expense and signs of softer demand as consumers reevaluate travel plans, particularly to Europe. As previously noted, the Company entered 2026 behind its targeted booking curve, and these headwinds have hindered the Company’s ability to accelerate bookings and close that gap. These external pressures come as the Company continues to enhance its revenue management system and improve execution, resulting in additional pressure on the business and a reduction in its full year guidance. A summary of the updated full year guidance is provided below: Q2 2026 Outlook Booking Environment Update The Company remains below its optimal booking range following certain execution missteps, exacerbated by softer demand related to heightened geopolitical uncertainty. Recent events related to the conflict in the Middle East have impacted bookings across all three brands, especially in Europe during the summer season. While the near-term environment remains challenging, the Company is taking targeted actions to better align commercial strategy, including marketing, with deployment and revenue management, with the benefits of these actions expected to materialize gradually over time. Liquidity and Financial Position The Company is committed to optimizing its balance sheet and reducing Net Leverage. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had total debt of $15.2 billion and Net Debt of $15.0 billion. Net Leverage ended the quarter at 5.3x. As of March 31, 2026, liquidity was $1.6 billion including approximately $185.0 million of cash and cash equivalents and $1.4 billion of availability under our Revolving Loan Facility. “During the quarter we delivered better-than-expected cost performance across the business,” said Mark A. Kempa, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. “As we navigate a more uncertain macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, we are acting diligently to offset those pressures through targeted SG&A savings and broader efficiency initiatives. Based on the actions taken during the quarter, we now expect full year Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel to be approximately flat to last year, which should help support margins as we continue to strengthen execution across the business.” Outlook and Guidance In addition to announcing the results for the first quarter of 2026, the Company also provided guidance for the second quarter and full year 2026, along with accompanying sensitivities, subject to changes in the broad macroeconomic environment. The Company does not provide certain estimated future results on a GAAP basis because the Company is unable to predict, with reasonable certainty, the future movement of foreign exchange rates or the future impact of certain gains and charges. These items are uncertain and will depend on several factors, including industry conditions, and could be material to the Company’s results computed in accordance with GAAP. The Company has not provided reconciliations between the Company’s 2026 guidance and the most directly comparable GAAP measures because it would be too difficult to prepare a reliable U.S. GAAP quantitative reconciliation without unreasonable effort. __________________________ The following reflects the foreign currency exchange rates as of March 31, 2026 that the Company used in its second quarter and full year 2026 guidance. Fuel The Company reported fuel expense of $169 million in the quarter. Fuel price per metric ton, net of hedges decreased to $651 from $687 in 2025. Fuel consumption of 259,000 metric tons was slightly below projections. The following reflects the Company’s expectations regarding fuel consumption and pricing, along with accompanying sensitivities: __________________________ As of March 31, 2026, the Company had hedged approximately 51% and 28% of its total projected metric tons of fuel consumption for 2026, and 2027, respectively. We primarily hedge heavy fuel oil (“HFO”) and marine gas oil (“MGO”). Other fuel types are unhedged. The following table provides amounts hedged and prices per metric ton: __________________________ Hedged derivatives include accounting hedges as well as economic hedges. Capital Expenditures The following table presents newbuild-and-growth capital expenditures, which mainly consists of capital expenditures related to the construction of new ships, private island developments and enhancements and other strategic growth initiatives: __________________________ Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding. The following table presents other capital expenditures, which mainly consists of investments related to maintenance, Dry-dock renovations, technology and digital: Fleet and Brand Updates Conference Call The Company has scheduled a conference call for Monday, May 4th, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss first quarter 2026 results and provide a business update. A link to the live webcast along with a slide presentation can be found on the Company’s Investor Relations website at https://www.nclhltd.com/investors. A replay of the conference call will also be available on the website for 30 days after the call. About Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) is a leading global cruise company which operates Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. With a combined fleet of 35 ships and ~75,000 Berths, NCLH offers itineraries to approximately 700 destinations worldwide. NCLH expects to add 16 additional ships across its three brands through 2037, which will add ~43,000 Berths to its fleet. To learn more, visit www.nclhltd.com. Terminology Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA adjusted for other income (expense), net and other supplemental adjustments. Adjusted EPS.Adjusted Net Income divided by the number of diluted weighted-average shares outstanding. Adjusted Gross Margin.Gross margin adjusted for payroll and related, fuel, food, other and ship depreciation. Gross margin is calculated pursuant to GAAP as total revenue less total cruise operating expense and ship depreciation expenses. Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel. Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel adjusted for supplemental adjustments. Adjusted Net Income.Net income (loss), adjusted for the effect of dilutive securities and other supplemental adjustments. Adjusted Operational EBITDA Margin.Adjusted EBITDA divided by Adjusted Gross Margin. Adjusted ROIC.An amount expressed as a percentage equal to (i) Adjusted EBITDA less depreciation and amortization plus other supplemental adjustments, divided by (ii) the sum of total long-term debt, including the short-term portion thereof, and shareholders’ equity as of the end of a respective quarter, averaged for the most recent five fiscal quarters ending with the last date of the applicable fiscal year. Berths. Double occupancy capacity per cabin (single occupancy per studio cabin) even though many cabins can accommodate three or more passengers. Capacity Days.Berths available for sale multiplied by the number of cruise days for the period for ships in service excluding announced ships with long-term bareboat charters once their charters begin. Constant Currency.A calculation whereby foreign currency-denominated revenues and expenses in a period are converted at the U.S. dollar exchange rate of a comparable period in order to eliminate the effects of foreign exchange fluctuations. Dry-dock.A process whereby a ship is positioned in a large basin where all of the fresh/sea water is pumped out in order to carry out cleaning and repairs of those parts of a ship which are below the water line. EBITDA.Earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization. EPS.Earnings (loss) per share. GAAP.Generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. Gross Cruise Cost.The sum of total cruise operating expense and marketing, general and administrative expense. Net Cruise Cost. Gross Cruise Cost less commissions, transportation and other expense and onboard and other expense. Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel. Net Cruise Cost less fuel expense. Net Debt.Long-term debt, including current portion, less cash and cash equivalents. Net Leverage. Net Debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing twelve-months. Net Per Diem.Adjusted Gross Margin divided by Passenger Cruise Days. Net Yield.Adjusted Gross Margin per Capacity Day. Occupancy, Occupancy Percentage or Load Factor.The ratio of Passenger Cruise Days to Capacity Days. A percentage greater than 100% indicates that three or more passengers occupied some cabins. Passenger Cruise Days. The number of passengers carried for the period, multiplied by the number of days in their respective cruises. Revolving Loan Facility. Approximately $2.5 billion senior secured revolving credit facility. Shipboard Retirement Plan. An unfunded defined benefit pension plan for certain crew members which computes benefits based on years of service, subject to certain requirements. 2027 Exchangeable Notes. On November 19, 2021, pursuant to an indenture among NCLC, as issuer, NCLH, as guarantor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, NCLC issued $1,150.0 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2027. Additionally, on February 15, 2022, pursuant to an indenture among NCLC, as issuer, NCLH, as guarantor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, NCLC issued $473.2 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2027. 2030 Exchangeable Notes. On April 7, 2025, pursuant to an indenture among NCLC, as issuer, NCLH, as guarantor, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, NCLC issued $353.9 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2030. Additionally, on September 11, 2025, pursuant to an indenture among NCLC, as issuer, NCLH, as guarantor, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, NCLC issued $1,407.0 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2030. References to “dollar(s)” or “$” are to United States dollars and “euro(s)” or “€” are to the official currency of the Eurozone. Non-GAAP Financial Measures We use certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as Adjusted Gross Margin, Net Yield, Net Cruise Cost, Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS, to enable us to analyze our performance. See “Terminology” for the definitions of these and other non-GAAP financial measures. We utilize Adjusted Gross Margin and Net Yield to manage our business on a day-to-day basis because they reflect revenue earned net of certain direct variable costs. We also utilize Net Cruise Cost and Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel to manage our business on a day-to-day basis. In measuring our ability to control costs in a manner that positively impacts net income, we believe changes in Adjusted Gross Margin, Net Yield, Net Cruise Cost and Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel to be the most relevant indicators of our performance. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate as a supplemental financial measure as it is used by management to assess operating performance. We also believe that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure in determining our performance as it reflects certain operating drivers of our business, such as sales growth, operating costs, marketing, general and administrative expense and other operating income and expense. In addition, management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure for our incentive compensation. Adjusted EBITDA is not a defined term under GAAP nor is it intended to be a measure of liquidity or cash flows from operations or a measure comparable to net income as it does not take into account certain requirements such as capital expenditures and related depreciation, principal and interest payments and tax payments and it includes other supplemental adjustments. In addition, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain amounts and are used to supplement GAAP net income (loss) and EPS. We use Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS as key performance measures of our earnings performance. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparison to our historical performance. In addition, management uses Adjusted EPS as a performance measure for our incentive compensation. The amounts excluded in the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures may vary from period to period; accordingly, our presentation of Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS may not be indicative of future adjustments or results. For example, for the three months ended March 31, 2026, we had an expense of $12.2 million related to restructuring costs. We included this as an adjustment in the reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income since the loss is not representative of our day-to-day operations, and this adjustment did not occur and is not included in the comparative period presented within this release. In 2025 and 2026, we drew down on euro-denominated debt for three newbuilds that is primarily unhedged, and we expect to take delivery of ships that have euro-denominated debt in the future. Due to the significant increase in our euro-denominated debt in 2025 and 2026 and the fact that a substantial portion of our debt is in dollars, we have included the related net foreign currency remeasurement losses as a supplemental adjustment in our calculation of Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS. To ensure comparability, we have retrospectively applied this adjustment to the corresponding periods in 2025, using a consistent methodology. The quantitative impact of these adjustments is presented in the accompanying reconciliation tables here and in the first quarter 2026 earnings presentation. Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares are calculated using the treasury stock method to calculate the effect of restricted share units and options and the if-converted method to calculate the effect of convertible instruments. This is the same methodology that is used when calculating GAAP diluted weighted-average shares. However, the determination of whether the shares are dilutive or anti-dilutive is made independently on a GAAP and non-GAAP net income or loss basis, and therefore, the number of diluted weighted-average shares outstanding for GAAP and non-GAAP may be different. You are encouraged to evaluate each adjustment used in calculating our non-GAAP financial measures and the reasons we consider our non-GAAP financial measures appropriate for supplemental analysis. In evaluating our non-GAAP financial measures, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses similar to the adjustments in our presentation. Our non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Our presentation of our non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to other companies. Please see a historical reconciliation of these measures to the most comparable GAAP measure presented in our consolidated financial statements below. Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements Some of the statements, estimates or projections contained in this release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained, or incorporated by reference, in this release, including, without limitation, our expectations regarding our results of operations, future financial position, including our liquidity requirements and future capital expenditures, plans, prospects, actions taken or strategies being considered with respect to our liquidity position, including with respect to refinancing, amending the terms of, or extending the maturity of our indebtedness, our ability to comply with covenants under our debt agreements, expectations regarding our exchangeable notes, valuation and appraisals of our assets, expectations regarding our deferred tax assets, and valuation allowances, expected fleet additions and deliveries, including expected timing thereof, our expectations regarding the impact of macroeconomic conditions and recent global events, and expectations relating to our sustainability program, decarbonization efforts and alternative fuel sources and related regulation may be forward-looking statements. Many, but not all, of these statements can be found by looking for words like “expect,” “anticipate,” “goal,” “project,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “will,” “may,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “intend,” “future” and similar words. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance and may involve risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of interest rates, inflation, unemployment, underemployment, tariff increases and trade wars, the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; our indebtedness and restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that require us to maintain minimum levels of liquidity and be in compliance with maintenance covenants and otherwise limit our flexibility in operating our business, including the significant portion of assets that are collateral under these agreements; our ability to work with lenders and others or otherwise pursue options to defer, renegotiate, refinance or restructure our existing debt profile, near-term debt amortization, newbuild-related payments and other obligations and to work with credit card processors to satisfy current or potential future demands for collateral on cash advanced from customers relating to future cruises; our need for additional financing or financing to optimize our balance sheet, which may not be available on favorable terms, or at all, and our outstanding exchangeable notes and any future financing which may be dilutive to existing shareholders; shareholder activism and/or proxy contests; the unavailability of ports of call and the impacts of port and destination fees and expenses; future increases in the price of, or major changes, disruptions or reductions in, commercial airline services; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate, including new and existing regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions; the accuracy of any appraisals of our assets; our success in controlling operating expenses and capital expenditures; adverse events impacting the security of travel, or customer perceptions of the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, geopolitical conflict, armed conflict or threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; public health crises, and their effect on the ability or desire of people to travel (including on cruises); adverse incidents involving cruise ships; our ability to maintain and strengthen our brand; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology systems and other networks or our actual or perceived failure to comply with requirements regarding data privacy and protection; changes in fuel prices and the type of fuel we are permitted to use and/or other cruise operating costs; mechanical malfunctions and repairs, delays in our shipbuilding program, maintenance and refurbishments and the consolidation of qualified shipyard facilities; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel or employee relations issues; impacts related to climate change and our ability to achieve our climate-related or other sustainability goals; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; implementing precautions in coordination with regulators and global public health authorities to protect the health, safety and security of guests, crew and the communities we visit and to comply with related regulatory restrictions; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services for certain ships and certain other services; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; our expansion into new markets and investments in new markets, businesses and land-based destination projects; overcapacity in key markets or globally; and other factors set forth under “Risk Factors” in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The above examples are not exhaustive and new risks emerge from time to time. There may be additional risks that we currently consider immaterial or which are unknown. Such forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, assumptions, expectations, estimates and projections regarding our present and future business strategies and the environment in which we expect to operate in the future. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements included in this release, which speak only as of the date made. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change of events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement was based, except as required by law. Investor Relations & Media Contacts Sarah Inmon(786) 812-3233InvestorRelations@nclcorp.com The following table sets forth selected statistical information: Adjusted Gross Margin, Net Per Diem, and Net Yield were calculated as follows (in thousands, except Net Yield, Net Per Diem, Capacity Days, Passenger Cruise Days, per Passenger Cruise Day and Capacity Day data): Gross Cruise Cost, Net Cruise Cost, Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel and Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel were calculated as follows (in thousands, except Capacity Days and per Capacity Day data): __________________________ Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS were calculated as follows (in thousands, except share and per share data): __________________________ EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA were calculated as follows (in thousands): __________________________ Net Debt and Net Leverage were calculated as follows (in thousands): 1See “Terminology”, “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Outlook and Guidance” below for additional information about Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Net Leverage and other non-GAAP financial measures.

di Simone Millimaggi Negli ultimi giorni, il dibattito pubblico è stato scosso da una scelta terminologica che molti hanno liquidato come una sottigliezza lessicale, ma che nasconde un’insidia profonda. Sostituire il termine “partigiano” con la locuzione asettica “essere umano” — come fatto recentemente da Delia — non è un atto di inclusione, ma un’operazione di chirurgia storica. Spesso, chi solleva un’obiezione su questi slittamenti semantici viene tacciato di essere un esagerato o un pignolo. In realtà, dare il giusto peso alle parole è l’unico modo che ci resta per difendere la realtà dall’annacquamento ideologico. Le parole sono contenitori: se svuoti il contenitore, il contenuto evapora. La sostituzione di “partigiano” con “essere umano” rappresenta ciò che in filosofia potremmo definire un’astrazione paralizzante. Dire che i partigiani erano “esseri umani” è una tautologia biologica che non spiega nulla, anzi, cancella tutto. Anche i sionisti che oggi bombardano i civili a Gaza o i carnefici nazisti di ieri sono, biologicamente, “esseri umani”. Se riduciamo tutto all’appartenenza alla specie, annulliamo la scelta morale. Il “partigiano” non è un’identità biologica, è un’identità politica e volitiva. È colui che, in un momento di buio, decide di prendere posizione. Il termine deriva da “parte”. Sostituirlo con “essere umano” significa compiere un’operazione di neutralizzazione del politico. Si vuole eliminare il conflitto e la responsabilità, trasformando un atto eroico di rottura in un vago e rassicurante sentimento umanitario. Qui emerge la contraddizione in termini più violenta, specialmente alla luce delle dichiarazioni successive di Delia, secondo cui la parola partigiano sarebbe “divisiva“. Si tratta di un paradosso logico: il partigiano deve essere divisivo. La sua stessa esistenza storica è fondata sulla divisione tra chi ha scelto la dignità e chi la barbarie. Definire “divisivo” ciò che è “costituente” della nostra libertà è un tentativo goffo di riconciliare l’inconciliabile. Dobbiamo chiederci allora a chi giovi questa pacificazione forzata. Chiamare i partigiani “esseri umani” è il modo più subdolo per non offendere nessuno e, di conseguenza, per non onorare nessuno. È la notte hegeliana in cui tutte le vacche sono nere. Se siamo tutti umani, allora nessuno è davvero colpevole e nessuno è davvero liberatore. Se togliamo il nome alla lotta, la lotta non è mai avvenuta. Non è una questione di cattiveria o di ottusità, come vorrebbe chi tenta di patologizzare il dissenso. Al contrario, è una questione di igiene intellettuale. Non possiamo accettare che la storia venga trasformata in una melassa asettica dove il carnefice e la vittima siedono sullo stesso piano biologico. Perdere il nome “partigiano” significa perdere la bussola etica che ha fondato la nostra Repubblica. Il blog Sostenitore ospita i post scritti dai lettori che hanno deciso di contribuire alla crescita de ilfattoquotidiano.it, sottoscrivendo l’offerta Sostenitore e diventando così parte attiva della nostra community. Tra i post inviati, Peter Gomez e la redazione selezioneranno e pubblicheranno quelli più interessanti. Questo blog nasce da un’idea dei lettori, continuate a renderlo il vostro spazio. Diventare Sostenitore significa anche metterci la faccia, la firma o l’impegno: aderisci alle nostre campagne, pensate perché tu abbia un ruolo attivo! Se vuoi partecipare, al prezzo di “un cappuccino alla settimana” potrai anche seguire in diretta streaming la riunione di redazione del giovedì – mandandoci in tempo reale suggerimenti, notizie e idee – e accedere al Forum riservato dove discutere e interagire con la redazione.

Questo articolo è gratis. Per leggerne altri, ricevere le newsletter e avere libero accesso ai contenuti scelti dalla redazione Registrati Aveva quasi finito il turno di notte e stava per rientrare, ma quando ha visto un’auto ribaltata sul Grande raccordo anulare non ha esitato a fermarsi. Antony Josue, vigilante privato di 35 anni, ha avvisato la centrale operativa e si è avvicinato per prestare soccorso. Pochi istanti dopo è stato travolto da una Mercedes mentre attraversava la carreggiata. Alla guida c’era un ragazzo di 22 anni. L’impatto è stato fatale. L’incidente – come riportato dal Messaggero – è avvenuto intorno alle 5.15, nel quadrante sud di Roma, all’altezza dello svincolo per la Tuscolana. Josue, dopo aver completato i controlli notturni presso alcune aziende – l’ultimo in un cantiere – stava rientrando per riconsegnare l’auto di servizio quando ha notato una Fiat 500 ribaltata al chilometro 40,700 della carreggiata interna. Via radio aveva segnalato l’accaduto, spiegando che si sarebbe fermato ad aiutare. Anche un secondo vigilante, di un altro istituto, si era fermato per prestare soccorso. I due avevano appena verificato che l’occupante della 500 fosse praticamente illeso quando è sopraggiunta la Mercedes. L’auto ha investito in pieno Josue e, dopo l’impatto, ha tamponato un’altra vettura in transito, ferendo anche i passeggeri a bordo e lo stesso conducente. Sul posto sono intervenute pattuglie della polizia stradale, ambulanze del 118 e i vigili del fuoco. I feriti sono stati trasportati in codice giallo agli ospedali Tor Vergata e Sant’Eugenio. Il giovane alla guida della Mercedes, sotto choc, è stato sottoposto agli accertamenti per verificare l’eventuale assunzione di alcol o droghe ed è stato denunciato per omicidio stradale. Antony Josue lascia la moglie Shamira e due figli di 5 e 7 anni. “Voleva solo aiutare”, ha raccontato la donna, ricordando l’ultimo saluto prima del turno di notte. “Dovevamo passare il pomeriggio insieme, invece mi hanno chiamato per dirmi che era morto”. I colleghi lo descrivono come una persona disponibile e legata alla famiglia. Lavorava da circa un anno per un istituto di vigilanza e parlava spesso dei suoi figli. Anche il sindacato di categoria sottolinea i rischi del lavoro e invoca maggiori controlli sulle strade per prevenire comportamenti pericolosi alla guida.

Questo articolo è gratis. Per leggerne altri, ricevere le newsletter e avere libero accesso ai contenuti scelti dalla redazione Registrati Non perde tempo, Kimi. Nella sua giovanissima carriera non l’ha mai fatto. Ha vinto tutte le categorie giovanili al primo anno, a 18 anni su una Mercedes e, dopo un anno di apprendimento, ha dichiarato l’obiettivo: “Vincere il mondiale”. Antonelli è giovane ma già centrantissimo, non parla a caso e non si nasconde, sa di avere la macchina migliore e di poter competere ma il weekend perfetto (o quasi, lo direbbe anche lui) di Miami non è merito del suo mezzo ma tutta “roba” sua. Perché con gli aggiornamenti portati McLaren si è rifatta sotto in maniera concreta, lo dimostrano pole e vittoria Sprint di Norris e il doppio podio di domenica. Per inquadrare bene la prova di forza di Antonelli bisogna guardare il compagno di squadra. George Russell ha rimediato una quarta posizione, grazie ai testacoda di Leclerc e Verstappen, ma non è mai stato veloce in Florida. Sesto in qualifica Sprint, quarto nella gara veloce approfittando della penalità proprio ad Antonelli, quinto in qualifica al sabato. Mercedes non era chiaramente la miglior vettura a Miami e la differenza Antonelli l’ha fatta, eccome. Non macchina, ma pilota. Perché il 19enne bolognese venerdì ha messo la sua monoposto in seconda posizione e sabato in pole, rifilando quattro decimi al compagno più esperto e grande favorito al titolo alla vigilia della stagione. Analizzando gli on board del giro lanciato si vede la forza con cui Antonelli sterza e fa girare la sua Mercedes, cosa che Russell non è riuscito a fare. L’inglese ha provato a rifugiarsi nel recente passato alla ricerca di una parziale scusa: “Non è una delle mie piste preferite”. Magari alludendo anche anche allo scorso anno quando proprio in Florida Antonelli ha scritto per la prima volta il suo nome in prima posizione, prendendosi la pole della Sprint (e un buon terzo posto in qualifica). Fatto sta che dopo quattro gare la classifica recita un cento (e lode) accanto al nome di Antonelli. Eguagliato il record di Rosberg nel 2016 dopo quattro round (ma allora non c’erano le Sprint), e Russell è venti punti indietro. Se in Cina e in Giappone la componente fortuna ha aiutato Kimi, negli Stati Uniti è stata solo abilità, precisione, bravura. Non si parla di punteggio, ma proprio di questo: ora Antonelli è davvero l’uomo da battere in questa stagione. In Canada anche per Mercedes arriveranno i primi aggiornamenti sostanziosi. Necessari, fondamentali per rispondere ai balzi in avanti della McLaren, se in Formula 1 ci si ferma anche solo un attimo, gli altri arrivano e ti salutano. Antonelli non è mai stato schiacciato dalla pressione, altrimenti non sarebbe il più giovane leader della storia del mondiale di F1. L’ha sofferta l’anno scorso nei momenti difficili, ma è lì che ha imparato. Nella curva verticale di apprendimento ora deve fare un ultimo step: la partenza. In quattro gare e due sprint, allo scatto, Antonelli ha perso 21 posizioni (ma poi vinto tre gare). Toto Wolff, team principal Mercedes, sabato l’ha scagionato: “Non ha sbagliato lui, il problema è stato nostro”. Proprio il capo della scuderia non vuole pressioni per il suo ragazzo d’oro: “Basta con i paragoni”. Ma sono i numeri, la cronaca, a metterlo lì con i più grandi per le prime volte. Solo Schumacher e Senna avevano ottenuto le loro prime tre pole position consecutivamente. Nessuno aveva ottenuto le prime tre vittorie consecutive dalla pole position. Dal 2000 nessuno ha più vinto tre gare consecutivamente perdendo la prima posizione al via. Numeri, dati, tanti, che vanno sempre contestualizzati. E Antonelli lo fa con la sua guida. Ecco perché l’ora è l’uomo da battere.

Le nuove attrezzature fanno parte della strategia di miglioramento infrastrutturale del terminal Manzanillo – Hutchison Ports Timsa, la divisione messicana del gruppo portuale internazionale di Hong Kong, ha preso in consegna due nuove gru mobili portuali elettriche Konecranes Gottwald Esp.10, nell’ambito di un più ampio programma di modernizzazione delle banchine nel porto di Manzanillo. Le nuove attrezzature fanno parte della strategia di miglioramento infrastrutturale del terminal, con l’obiettivo di aumentare l’efficienza operativa, potenziare la capacità di movimentazione e ridurre l’impatto ambientale delle operazioni portuali. Le gru, fornite dal produttore Konecranes, rappresentano una soluzione di nuova generazione completamente elettrica, progettata per ottimizzare le operazioni di carico e scarico delle navi portacontainer e migliorare la flessibilità nelle attività di banchina. L’investimento si inserisce nel piano di ammodernamento del Port of Manzanillo, uno degli scali container più importanti del Messico, che sta progressivamente potenziando le proprie infrastrutture per sostenere la crescita dei volumi e la domanda logistica della regione. Con questa consegna, Hutchison Ports Timsa conferma il proprio impegno verso la digitalizzazione e la sostenibilità delle operazioni portuali, puntando su tecnologie a basse emissioni e su sistemi di movimentazione sempre più efficienti e automatizzati.