Iran Responds to Trump's "Project Freedom" With Escalation and Attacks

CMA CGM Routes New Giant Containership Through the Suez Canal

Published May 4, 2026 5:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Suez Canal Authority is highlighting the passage of a new ultra-large containership through the Red Sea and Canal. It is part of its continuing effort to restore confidence in the route and attract the major carriers to restore service using the canal. The newly built CMA CGM Grand Palais was just completed about six weeks ago at one of the shipyards of China State Shipbuilding Corporation. According to the Suez Canal Authority, at 220,923 dwt and a capacity of...

Vessels at anchor off Khasab, at the north end of the Musandam Peninsula (VesselFinder)

IRGC Threatens Ships at Anchor off Musandam Peninsula

Published May 4, 2026 4:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a further serious breach of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Iran’s IRGC Navy has threatened ships at anchor in the Omani Musandam port of Khasab. The IRGC Navy has been issuing a repeated ‘serious warning’ on Channel 16, ordering ships in Khasab harbor to ‘go back to Dubai anchorage’. The warning also applied to shipping in the ports of Mina Saqr and Ras al Khaimah. Omani authorities normally attempt to jam transmissions from...

Sweden Arrests Chinese Master of Detained Shadow Fleet Tanker

Published May 4, 2026 4:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

Swedish prosecutors reported that they have arrested the captain of a product tanker that was detained yesterday, May 2, in Swedish waters. It marks the fifth vessel Sweden has detained since the beginning of March and the third that it has suspected of sailing under a false flag. Prosecutors said on Monday, May 4, the captain of the product tanker Jin Hui has been arrested on suspicion of using a false document. Under Swedish law, it is a felony to...

MSC Baltic III to be Cut Into Sections and Pulled Ashore for Recycling

Published May 4, 2026 3:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

The removal phase of the salvage operation for the wrecked containership MSC Baltic III is getting underway in Newfoundland, Canada, with the goal of clearing as much as possible this season but possibly not finishing until 2027. The ship has been lodged in a remote cove on Newfoundland since it lost power on February 15, 2025, with the first focus being on removing as much of the potential pollutants as possible. In a briefing hosted by the Canadian Coast Guard...

Shipping

CMA CGM Routes New Giant Containership Through the Suez Canal

Tugs & Salvage

Maersk Boxship Collides With Container Feeder at Chattogram

On Friday, a Maersk boxship collided with a former fleetmate near the outer anchorage at Chattogram, leaving the Maersk vessel with a large gash in her starboard quarter. The Maersk Chattogram was approaching the pilot station at Chattogram at about 0930 on Friday when she was in collision with the feeder HR Turag (formerly a Maersk vessel, ex name Maersk Arun). No injuries were reported, but photos from the scene show a long and substantial penetration in Maersk Chattogram's hull...

Government

U.S. Releases Additional Iranian Crewmembers to Pakistan for Repatriation

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry reported that it has organized the repatriation of the Iranian crewmembers from the containership Touska. Pakistani officials called it a “confidence-building measure” by the United States as it continues to seek to mediate the war between the U.S. and Iran. The statement from the Foreign Ministry said the crewmembers had been flown to Pakistan late on Sunday, May 3, to be handed over to the Iranian authorities. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed in a statement to ABC...

Corporate News

RINA Expands its Singapore Open Innovation Hub with the Support of EDB

[By: RINA] RINA - a global ship classification, inspection, certification and consulting engineering group - strengthens its Singapore Open Innovation Hub with the support of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). The aim is to accelerate innovation across the maritime and energy sectors. The Singapore Open Innovation Hub focuses on translating applied research into real-world solutions with clear industry impact. Bringing together industry, academia and technology partners, the Hub serves as a platform to co-develop and deploy innovations addressing key...

Cruise Ships

Three Have Died, Three Ill from Suspected Virus on Expedition Cruise Ship

International health authorities are supporting a rare outbreak believed to be hantavirus, which is associated with rodents. One case has been confirmed with a total of three people having died, one more is in a hospital, and two crewmembers remain ill aboard the expedition cruise ship Hondius. The ship, which entered service in June 2019, is operated by a Dutch expedition company, Oceanwide Expeditions, and was on a repositioning cruise from Argentina to Cape Verde. The ship is 6,600 gross...

Ports

Lifting operation for sunken inland cargo ship

Lifting Operation Salvages Sunken Inland Cargo Ship Near Antwerp

A lifting operation on Sunday, May 3, removed the sunken inland cargo ship Sola Gratia, which had gone down in an important shipping lane for Antwerp and Belgium. The ship sank just over two weeks ago, fortunately in a period in which the Royers Lock near Antwerp was closed for maintenance. The contract for the removal of the 86-meter (282-foot) inland cargo ship was awarded to Multraship Salvage and Herbosch-Kiere. They pointed out that it was a challenging operation because...

Shipping

CMA CGM Routes New Giant Containership Through the Suez Canal

Tugs & Salvage

Maersk Boxship Collides With Container Feeder at Chattogram

Government

U.S. Releases Additional Iranian Crewmembers to Pakistan for Repatriation

Corporate News

RINA Expands its Singapore Open Innovation Hub with the Support of EDB

Cruise Ships

Three Have Died, Three Ill from Suspected Virus on Expedition Cruise Ship

Ports

Lifting Operation Salvages Sunken Inland Cargo Ship Near Antwerp

Offshore

Military Permit Derails South Korea’s Anma Offshore Wind Project

Technical hurdles have been a primary risk in the development of offshore wind projects around the world. In South Korea, however, a non-technical issue is derailing the Anma offshore wind farm, proving how regulatory barriers could affect a project already in the construction phase. Anma is a 532 MW offshore wind farm project located 24 miles west of the South Korean Peninsula’s southwestern coastline. The $3.5 billion project was one of the successful bids on the 2024 fixed-price wind power...

Shipbuilding

India Moves to Accelerate Expanding Shipping Capacity by Adding 62 Vessels

India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, mapped out an ambitious plan to rapidly expand the country’s domestic maritime capabilities. The government has already set a high priority on building its commercial maritime operations, and now the minister told an inter-ministerial meeting it is even more important, highlighted by the recent global situation. The Minister said that the hostilities in the Middle East and the closing of the Strait of Hormuz had further highlighted the vulnerabilities and the...

Environment

IMO Adopts World’s Largest Emission Control Area and Other Issues at MPEC

While much of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MPEC 84) was bogged down with political positioning and stalling tactics, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), however, reports decisions on a number of key initiatives, including the North-East Atlantic Control Area (ECA) as well as efforts on plastics and ballast water. The new Atlantic ECA is being billed as the world’s largest emission control area, extending the efforts in Northern Europe with a far broader reach. The efforts for the ECA had...

Business

Diana Shipping Increases Pressure on Genco With Unsolicited Tender Offer

The now long-running takeover battle designed to reshape the dry bulk segment took a new turn as Diana Shipping announced it has opened a tender offer for the shareholders of Genco Shipping. It is the latest step in the five-month battle that shows no signs of being resolved. Diana launched the offer to acquire the shares of Genco that it does not already own, and later increased the valuation after questions were raised about its ability to finance the combination....

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Iran Responds to Trump's "Project Freedom" With Escalation and Attacks

CMA CGM Routes New Giant Containership Through the Suez Canal

IRGC Threatens Ships at Anchor off Musandam Peninsula

Sweden Arrests Chinese Master of Detained Shadow Fleet Tanker

MSC Baltic III to be Cut Into Sections and Pulled Ashore for Recycling

CMA CGM Routes New Giant Containership Through the Suez Canal

Maersk Boxship Collides With Container Feeder at Chattogram

U.S. Releases Additional Iranian Crewmembers to Pakistan for Repatriation

RINA Expands its Singapore Open Innovation Hub with the Support of EDB

Three Have Died, Three Ill from Suspected Virus on Expedition Cruise Ship

Lifting Operation Salvages Sunken Inland Cargo Ship Near Antwerp

Containers Don’t Lie Symposium: Actionable Forum in Chaotic Times

From Fossil Fuels to Shore Power With the Port of San Diego

From Local to Global: Genoa Maritime Forum to Bring the Industry Together

CMA CGM Routes New Giant Containership Through the Suez Canal

Maersk Boxship Collides With Container Feeder at Chattogram

U.S. Releases Additional Iranian Crewmembers to Pakistan for Repatriation

RINA Expands its Singapore Open Innovation Hub with the Support of EDB

Three Have Died, Three Ill from Suspected Virus on Expedition Cruise Ship

Lifting Operation Salvages Sunken Inland Cargo Ship Near Antwerp

Military Permit Derails South Korea’s Anma Offshore Wind Project

India Moves to Accelerate Expanding Shipping Capacity by Adding 62 Vessels

IMO Adopts World’s Largest Emission Control Area and Other Issues at MPEC

Diana Shipping Increases Pressure on Genco With Unsolicited Tender Offer

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