Maritime Executive

by The Maritime Executive on 31 October 2025 at 12:20 am

 India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the resurgence of the country’s maritime industries as the government continues to promise large investme…

by The Maritime Executive on 31 October 2025 at 12:16 am

Mexico’s president has spoken out against the new American policy of destroying suspected drug boats with airstrikes, calling for more cooperation bet…

by The Maritime Executive on 30 October 2025 at 11:23 pm

Officials in the Philippines are trying to understand how containers with radioactive dust were exported and now what to do with them since they have…

by The Maritime Executive on 30 October 2025 at 9:57 pm

The U.S. Navy has selected a former DOGE member, ex-McKinsey consultant Rachel Riley, to replace a senior Navy admiral as head of the Office of Naval…

by The Maritime Executive on 30 October 2025 at 9:47 pm

What started as a successful maritime rescue has turned into a mystery for Sri Lankan officials. The ship is now drifting eastward into the Bay of Ben…

by The Maritime Executive on 30 October 2025 at 8:44 pm

 A total of 220 passengers, mostly foreign tourists, were successfully evacuated after a fire broke out on a Nile cruise ship. The Public Prosecutor’s…

by The Maritime Executive on 30 October 2025 at 7:27 pm

 The Australian group “Rising Tide,” which calls itself “climate justice activists,” staged another protest at the Port of Newcastle to call attention…

by The Maritime Executive on 30 October 2025 at 7:07 pm

 Tuesday’s Senate hearing on “Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding” underscored a truth those of us in the maritime community have long unders…

by The Maritime Executive on 30 October 2025 at 6:00 pm

 Officials from both the United States and China are speaking positively of the results of the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese…

by The Maritime Executive on 30 October 2025 at 2:22 am

 In November 2024, BIMCO launched a Ship Recycling Alliance to help accelerate safe and environmentally sound ship recycling of ships through the coor…

by The Maritime Executive on 30 October 2025 at 2:15 am

 Debate over whether the Hong Kong Convention’s (HKC) flag-state International Ready for Recycling Certificate (IRRC) can substitute for the Basel Con…

by The Maritime Executive on 30 October 2025 at 1:48 am

 The Trump administration has reached an unexpected agreement with the government of South Korea on sharing one of America’s most closely-held capabil…

by The Maritime Executive on 30 October 2025 at 1:06 am

 In a rare intercept and boarding operation, Philippine personnel seized alleged illegal fishing equipment from a Chinese boat near the BRP Sierra Mad…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 11:46 pm

The American Waterways Operators, the trade association of the American tugboat, towboat and barge industry, has released a new video on the industry’…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 11:43 pm

During the 2025 Energy Taiwan, IX Renewables and Asia Cement Corporation (ACC) signed a cooperation agreement for the “Rui Li 1” floating offshore win…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 11:40 pm

ABS awarded approval in principle (AIP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its novel design of a wireless fire and gas detection system that advanc…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 11:33 pm

Weathernews Inc., a global leader in weather intelligence solutions, and Toqua, a Belgian developer of physics-informed AI for ship performance modeli…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 11:32 pm

ABB has won an order with Poland-based Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. to supply power distribution and propulsion systems featuring ABB’s Compact Onboard…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 11:24 pm

SGP Container Terminals, a subsidiary of Saudi Global Ports Group (together with its subsidiaries, “SGP”), has achieved a significant milestone by sur…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 11:20 pm

Everllence has announced the world’s first conversion of an Everllence B&W S90 two-stroke engine to dual-fuel methanol running following the successfu…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 10:34 pm

 A report published in the Financial Times, quoting investigations carried out by TankerTrackers.com, a maritime intelligence company, has shown clear…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 10:18 pm

 As the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit opened this week in Gyeongju, the United States and South Korea faced a defining test of industrial e…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 9:06 pm

 Noatum Logistics, a subsidiary of the AD Ports Group, has signed an agreement with Hafeet Rail to run a daily container freight train between Sohar i…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 7:58 pm

 Fatigue is not a new problem in shipping. It has been discussed, regulated, and reported for years, yet it remains one of the greatest threats to saf…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 6:50 pm

 The Royal Navy has tested out a quantum atomic clock aboard an uncrewed submarine, marking the first time such technology has operated underwater at…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 6:35 pm

 The UK carrier strike group (CSG) led by HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is safely through the Bab el Mandeb and past the coastline controlled by the Houth…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 6:09 pm

 California-based tech company Saildrone has been making long-endurance, sail-powered USVs for the U.S. Navy and other government customers for years,…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 4:48 pm

 At WISTA’s annual meeting in Barcelona, TME sat down for a chat with IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez about his priorities – including the uns…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 12:45 pm

AI is now a boardroom priority in maritime, but ambition hasn’t yet turned into readiness. New industry research reveals a striking disconnect in mari…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 3:17 am

 Korean shipbuilding conglomerate Hanwha Ocean is actively working to expand its presence in the American defense market, starting with the acquisitio…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 1:36 am

 Years after it defeated a proposal to build a coal terminal on a former Army base in West Oakland, Oakland’s city hall may have to pay out hundreds o…

by The Maritime Executive on 29 October 2025 at 12:34 am

 Australian authorities are investigating the death of a woman who appears to have fallen while on a shore excursion from a cruise ship at Lizard Isla…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 11:43 pm

 The conversion of ships to dual-fuel methanol capabilities continues to gain momentum with COSCO Shipping Lines, the China Classification Society, an…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 10:50 pm

Plans for the development of a major new transshipment hub in Morocco are proceeding with the news that CMA CGM has agreed to invest in a joint ventur…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 10:09 pm

 The Panama Canal has launched what is expected to be a year-long process to select the operators for new terminals to be built at each end of the can…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 9:42 pm

 Hot on the heels of the completion of Port of Mobile’s channel dredging project, Maersk-owned APM Terminals has agreed to build a new 1,300-foot cont…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 8:41 pm

Salvage efforts are continuing eight months after the containership MSC Baltic III went aground in a remote cove on the west shore of Newfoundland, Ca…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 8:40 pm

Iranian prosecutors are seeking a hefty fine from London-based Zodiac Maritime in connection with the seizure of MSC Aries, the Zodiac-owned boxship t…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 7:46 pm

Russian authorities are saying a criminal investigation exploring possible negligence will be launched after a floating crane capsized in Sevastopol o…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 6:47 pm

 The wreck of the ferry Estonia is a protected grave site in the Baltic Sea, and diving is prohibited at the location of the tragic accident. Taking a…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 6:35 pm

A sanctioned Russian crude oil tanker traveling as part of the southbound convoy in the Suez Canal broke down on Tuesday, October 28, briefly interfer…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 4:52 pm

 The United States appears to be escalating its attacks on alleged drug-running boats. Yesterday, for the first time, the U.S. struck four boats all i…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 4:06 pm

 A New Zealand insurer is under investigation for providing insurance for Iranian dark fleet tankers Reuters reveals in a new exposé. The report sugge…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 11:18 am

Interferry Strengthens Global Representation with Six New Board Directors, new President, and Welcomes New Chairman – Götz Becker of FRS.Interferry, t…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 11:14 am

American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC) congratulates the Hampton Roads Connector Partners (HRCP) and the Virginia Department of Transportation…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 11:12 am

Today, Birdon announced an $18.3 million (USD) contract award from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the delivery of 15 Bridge Ere…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 2:49 am

 Authorities in Kenya have charged six Iranians arrested in the high seas for trafficking a massive consignment of methamphetamines worth $63 million,…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 2:06 am

South Korea’s shipbuilding industry is taking another swing at a domestically-designed LNG containment tank system, hoping to circumvent the steep lic…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 October 2025 at 12:25 am

 One person has been found dead and one more remains missing after a collision between a tanker and a harbor launch in Amsterdam’s harbor, according t…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 11:35 pm

Rolls-Royce has successfully tested the world’s first high-speed marine engine powered exclusively by methanol on its test bench in Friedrichshafen. T…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 11:31 pm

American Cruise Lines is pleased to announce 10 new ships for the U.S. market beginning with American Pioneer debuting in Florida on October 31st. Ame…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 11:27 pm

 Hurricane Melissa has taken a hard right turn and is now headed straight for Jamaica, packing Category 5 strength. It is on track to be the most powe…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 11:21 pm

The British press and maritime authorities are reporting that a crewmember was killed yesterday aboard the P&O cruise ship Arvia. The ship was two day…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 10:38 pm

On 23rd October, Damen Shipyards Group delivered an ASD Tug 2111 to WUZ Port and Maritime Services in the Port of Rotterdam. The vessel Argo is the ei…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 10:34 pm

Everllence has won an order for 2 × 6G70ME-C Mk10.7 engines for 2 × 159,000 dwt crude oil tankers for Greek outfit, Dynacom Tankers, and currently und…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 10:31 pm

Webb Institute proudly awarded Dr. James S.C. Chao, Founder and Chairman of Foremost Group, an Honorary Doctor of Science degree in recognition of his…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 10:19 pm

A brand-new luxury river cruise ship has completed what is being reported as the first-ever inland dock-to-dock fully autonomous sailing. The 135-mete…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 9:20 pm

 The Transat Café l’Or ocean race got off to a rough start last weekend with the capsizings of no less than three high-spec Ocean Fifty racing trimara…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 8:50 pm

More than a month after the fire-damaged containership Wan Hai 503 was granted permission for entry into its port of refuge, the owners, Wan Hai, repo…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 7:54 pm

 Spain’s National Police detailed a large drug bust that they report is a major blow to the smuggling operations. The bust involved international coop…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 7:54 pm

Antwerp’s giant container port is notorious for cocaine smuggling, and for all of the ills that go with it – gangs, violence, bribery and corruption….

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 6:10 pm

 A car carrier transiting the English Channel reported a fire and subsequently requested a tow. Unlike other recent incidents, however, the fire appea…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 5:50 pm

In keeping with the massive expansion of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), a substantial increase has been seen in overseas operations…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 4:38 pm

The U.S. Pacific fleet announced late on October 26 that it had lost two aircraft, a helicopter and a fighter jet, while on routine missions from the…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 4:38 pm

Shipping today faces mounting challenges, from rising fuel costs and stricter carbon regulations to unpredictable weather, congested ports, and shifti…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 1:29 am

The Port of Seattle announced today the completion of the 2025 cruise season. The record cruise season delivered an estimated $1.2 billion in regional…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 October 2025 at 12:37 am

  Classification society DNV has awarded HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a new 15,000 TEU co…

by The Maritime Executive on 26 October 2025 at 11:36 pm

 The never-ending controversy over commercial ships’ threats to endangered whales and other species in the Californian waters has flared up again afte…

by The Maritime Executive on 26 October 2025 at 11:24 pm

AML3D Limited announced an order for approximately A$4.5 million ($US2.9 million), for 2 custom ARCEMY® systems from HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (…

by The Maritime Executive on 26 October 2025 at 11:10 pm

The long-term preservation of a historic gunboat that participated in the American Civil War is coming under serious threats owing to continuous degra…

by The Maritime Executive on 26 October 2025 at 10:40 pm

 The Middle East-based terminal operators continue to expand their footprint in Africa, with governments in the region opening ports to private invest…