diff --git a/SHiELD/SHiELD-compile/SHiELD.yaml b/SHiELD/SHiELD-compile/SHiELD.yaml
index dc680d7..5df6de6 100644
--- a/SHiELD/SHiELD-compile/SHiELD.yaml
+++ b/SHiELD/SHiELD-compile/SHiELD.yaml
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ fre_properties:
   - &FRE_STEM          !join [SHiELD/, *SHiELD_VERSION]
   - &fv3_release       main
   - &phy_release       main
-  - &fms_release       "2023.02"
+  - &fms_release       "2025.01"
   - &drivers_release   main
-  - &coupler_release   "2023.02"
+  - &coupler_release   "2025.01"
   - &FMSincludes       "-IFMS/fms2_io/include -IFMS/include -IFMS/mpp/include"
   - &momIncludes       "-Imom6/MOM6-examples/src/MOM6/pkg/CVMix-src/include"
+  - &containerLIBS     ["bacio","sp","w3emc","w3nco"]
+  - &baremetalLIBS     ["-L/gpfs/f5/gfdl_f/world-shared/Lauren.Chilutti/nceplibs/intel -lbacio  -lsp_d  -lw3emc_d  -lw3nco_d"]
   - &INTEL             "intel-classic"
 
 # compile information
diff --git a/SHiELD/SHiELD-compile/compile.yaml b/SHiELD/SHiELD-compile/compile.yaml
index aefd1fc..73e3e69 100644
--- a/SHiELD/SHiELD-compile/compile.yaml
+++ b/SHiELD/SHiELD-compile/compile.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 compile:
-     experiment: shield_nh
-     container_addlibs: ["bacio","sp","w3emc","w3nco"]
-     baremetal_addlibs: ["-L/autofs/ncrc-svm1_proj/epic/spack-stack/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/unified-env/install/intel/2023.1.0/bacio-2.4.1-wrykbu2/lib -lbacio_4", "-L/autofs/ncrc-svm1_proj/epic/spack-stack/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/unified-env/install/intel/2023.1.0/bacio-2.4.1-wrykbu2/lib -lbacio_8", "-L/autofs/ncrc-svm1_proj/epic/spack-stack/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/unified-env/install/intel/2023.1.0/sp-2.5.0-7bumbmx/lib64 -lsp_d", "-L/autofs/ncrc-svm1_proj/epic/spack-stack/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/unified-env/install/intel/2023.1.0/w3emc-2.10.0-zmuykep/lib64 -lw3emc_d", "-L/autofs/ncrc-svm1_proj/epic/spack-stack/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/unified-env/install/intel/2023.1.0/w3nco-2.4.1-76qm6h2/lib -lw3nco_d"]
+     experiment: shield
+     container_addlibs: *containerLIBS
+     baremetal_linkerflags: *baremetalLIBS
      src:
           - component: "FMS"
             repo: "https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/FMS.git"
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ compile:
             paths: [SHiELD_physics/gsmphys,
                    SHiELD_physics/GFS_layer,
                    SHiELD_physics/IPD_layer]
-            cppdefs: "-Duse_libMPI -Duse_netCDF -DHAVE_SCHED_GETAFFINITY -DSPMD -Duse_LARGEFILE -DGFS_PHYS -DUSE_GFSL63 -DNEW_TAUCTMAX -DNEMS_GSM -DINTERNAL_FILE_NML -DMOIST_CAPPA -DUSE_COND"
+            cppdefs: "-Duse_libMPI -Duse_netCDF -DHAVE_SCHED_GETAFFINITY -DSPMD -Duse_LARGEFILE -DGFS_PHYS -DUSE_GFSL63 -DNEW_TAUCTMAX -DNEMS_GSM -DINTERNAL_FILE_NML"
             otherFlags: *FMSincludes
           - component: "fv3"
             requires: ["FMS", "SHiELD_physics"]
             repo: ["https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere.git",
                   "https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/atmos_drivers.git"]
-            cppdefs: "-Duse_libMPI -Duse_netCDF -DHAVE_SCHED_GETAFFINITY -DSPMD -Duse_LARGEFILE -DGFS_PHYS -DUSE_GFSL63 -DNEW_TAUCTMAX -DNEMS_GSM -DINTERNAL_FILE_NML -DMOIST_CAPPA -DUSE_COND"
+            cppdefs: "-Duse_libMPI -Duse_netCDF -DHAVE_SCHED_GETAFFINITY -DSPMD -Duse_LARGEFILE -DGFS_PHYS -DUSE_GFSL63 -DNEW_TAUCTMAX -DNEMS_GSM -DINTERNAL_FILE_NML"
             branch: [*fv3_release, *drivers_release]
             paths: [SHiELD_physics/FV3GFS/,
                    fv3/atmos_drivers/SHiELD/atmos_model.F90,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ compile:
           - component: "FMScoupler"
             requires: ["FMS", "SHiELD_physics", "fv3"]
             repo: "https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/FMScoupler.git"
-            cppdefs: "-Duse_libMPI -Duse_netCDF -DHAVE_SCHED_GETAFFINITY -DSPMD -Duse_LARGEFILE -DGFS_PHYS -DUSE_GFSL63 -DNEW_TAUCTMAX -DNEMS_GSM -DINTERNAL_FILE_NML -DMOIST_CAPPA -DUSE_COND"
+            cppdefs: "-Duse_libMPI -Duse_netCDF -DHAVE_SCHED_GETAFFINITY -DSPMD -Duse_LARGEFILE -DGFS_PHYS -DUSE_GFSL63 -DNEW_TAUCTMAX -DNEMS_GSM -DINTERNAL_FILE_NML"
             branch: *coupler_release
             paths: ["FMScoupler/SHiELD/coupler_main.F90"]
             otherFlags: *FMSincludes
diff --git a/platforms.yaml b/platforms.yaml
index c62468c..dcb4f90 100644
--- a/platforms.yaml
+++ b/platforms.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ platforms:
      mkTemplate: "/apps/mkmf/templates/hpcme-intel24.mk"
      container2step: True
      container2base: "docker-archive:/gpfs/f5/gfdl_f/world-shared/frecontainers/hpc-me_intel2024.2rte.tar"
+   - name: hpcme.intel25
+     compiler: intel
+     RUNenv: [". /opt/spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh", "cd /opt/spack-environment/", "spack --verbose env activate ."]
+     modelRoot: /apps
+     container: True
+     containerBuild: "podman"
+     containerRun: "apptainer"
+     containerBase: "gitlab.gfdl.noaa.gov:5050/fre/hpc-me/base-ubuntu24.04-intel:2025"
+     mkTemplate: "/apps/mkmf/templates/hpcme-intel25-oneapi.mk"
+     container2step: True
+     container2base: "gitlab.gfdl.noaa.gov:5050/fre/hpc-me/base-ubuntu24.04-intel:2025rte"
    - name: amd.inteloneapi
      compiler: intel
      modules: [ oneapi/2024.2,compiler/2024.2.0,mpi,netcdf/4.9.2,hdf5/1.14.5,libyaml/0.2.5]