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Sweden Detains Third Shadow Fleet Vessel in a Month

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Chinese Bulker Grounds in Suez Canal Stopping Traffic for Four Hours

Published Apr 3, 2026 3:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Chinese bulker briefly disrupted traffic for the southbound convoy of the Suez Canal on April 2 after the vessel experienced a reported “technical failure.” While the incident only lasted four hours, it came just past the fifth anniversary of the Ever Given grounding, which blocked the canal for six days, and as analysts have emphasized the importance of the Suez Canal, with the Strait of Hormuz mostly closed. The bulker Xin Tai Yuan (75,413 dwt) was traveling in the...

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CMA CGM Vessel Is First Major Carrier Vessel Through Strait of Hormuz

Published Apr 3, 2026 2:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

Tracking services spotted that a French-owned containership was on the move and successfully made the transit of the Strait of Hormuz starting on April 2. Terms of the transit were unclear and not acknowledged by either the French government or CMA CGM, but analysts note it is the first ship owned by one of the major carriers or by the Europeans other than the Greeks to make the transit since the start of hostilities. The CMA CGM Kribi (67,467 dwt)...

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Competing Strategies Emerge for Opening the Hormuz

Published Apr 3, 2026 11:28 AM by The Maritime Executive

A resumption of international freedom of movement through the Strait of Hormuz is clearly of vital importance to the maritime community. Doing so by force has, for the moment, been largely ruled out by almost everyone who might be expected to effect it. Not only would it be a risky and high-casualty operation, but it would run the risk of further widening the conflict. It is becoming apparent that, having precipitated the closure of the Strait, the U.S. Administration may,...

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Xiang Yang Hong 09. Xiang Yang Hong are a class of Chinese oceanographic survey and research ships. Image by Boloomo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

China's Deep Sea Mining Research May Be Cover for Surveillance

Published Apr 2, 2026 11:26 PM by Mongabay

[By Elizabeth Claire Alberts and Kara Fox] A Mongabay and CNN investigation found the eight Chinese state-owned ships that conduct deep-sea mining research in China’s mining areas allocated by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) actually spent little time in these exploration areas, while spending much of their remaining time operating in militarily strategic waters. Many of these vessels are linked to the Chinese Navy, have regularly called on military-connected ports, encroached on other countries’ coastal exclusive economic zones and turned...

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QatarEnergy’s U.S. LNG Plant Achieves First Production at Critical Time

Just as the world is looking for alternative sources of LNG, Golden Pass LNG in Texas reported it has achieved first production. The project, which has been in planning and development for 15 years, is set to start export shipments in the second quarter, coming online to help fill some of the shortfall from Qatar and the Middle East. The United States is already setting records for LNG shipments and has been rivaling Qatar for the title of the largest...

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Shipbuilding

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Samsung Heavy Industries Participates in Its First U.S. Navy MASGA Project

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries announced that it will be participating in its first U.S. shipbuilding project, working with General Dynamics NASSCO and DSEC. It is a design project that is being billed as part of the South Korean program launched last year, calling for a $150 billion investment project known as Make American Shipbuilding Great Again (MASGA). The project is for the refining of the design of the future “Next Generation Logistics Support Ship,” which the U.S. Navy...

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Japan Demonstrates Hydrogen-Fueled Engine for Large Commercial Vessels

Japan reports a breakthrough with the demonstration of a large hydrogen-fueled engine being developed by Japan Engine Corporation, working with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, for a demonstration project for an ocean-going vessel. It points out that most work so far with hydrogen is on smaller engines for coastal vessels, making this a major technological milestone toward the practical use of hydrogen-fueled vessels. While interest has developed in hydrogen, to date, the Japanese project points out that most of the initiatives are...

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Business

Dali containership and Baltimore bridge

Insurer Pay Out $350M to Dali’s Owner/Operator Before Trial Starts

The insurance company that underwrote the coverage for Maryland on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore reported to the court that it has settled with the owner and operator of the containership Dali. The first of what could be several settlements comes as the court is telling the parties to be ready to go to trial in just two months. Two years after the allision that destroyed the bridge, killed six roadworkers, and cost the Baltimore and Maryland economy...

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