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Italian Coast Guard Rescues Disabled Livestock Carrier Being Drive Ashore

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Bosun Killed in Fall Aboard Handysize Bulker off Colombia

Published Jan 28, 2026 10:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Colombia's maritime authority has reported a fatal fall aboard a bulker off the coast of Buenaventura, which prompted a rapid medevac attempt. The geared bulker Cetus Narwhal was operating about 30 nautical miles from the sea buoy for Buenaventura when the ship's bosun suffered a fall in one of the cargo holds. The Buenaventura VTS center received a report of the casualty and notified the Colombian Navy and coast guard. The surface conditions on scene were too rough to carry...

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Flight operations aboard USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean, January 23, 2026 (USN)

An Armada May Be On the Way to Iran, But It Has Not Yet Arrived

Published Jan 28, 2026 9:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

President Trump has told an audience that "there's another beautiful armada floating beautifully toward Iran right now." Some commentators have taken the president at his word, and are interpreting a series of military movements towards the Middle East as being indicative of an imminent US attack on Iran. However, close examination of the movements which can be detected suggests these deployments are precautionary, and far below the scale of what would be necessary to mount an attack on Iran and...

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Second Ford-Class Carrier Heads Out on Builder's Trials

Published Jan 28, 2026 7:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy's second Ford-class carrier, USS John F. Kennedy, has headed out on builder's trials after 10 years of construction. The trials - and any additional work items identified while under way - are among the last steps before Navy acceptance, and give shipbuilder HII Newport News the opportunity to perform final checks. Steelcutting for USS Kennedy began in 2011 for a delivery date in 2020. However, technical problems in the Ford-class program emerged as early as 2013, ultimately...

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Containership Demolition Hits 20-Year Low as Orderbook Continues to Grow

Published Jan 28, 2026 6:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

The disposal of container ships during 2025 remained at record low levels as the industry sought to maintain capacity in part due to the continued diversion from the Red Sea. In a new report, Alphaliner highlights that demolitions are now at 20-year lows. “The healthy container shipping market, with a high demand for tonnage and robust charter rates throughout the year have explained in great part shipowners' reluctance to dispose of their older tonnage, preferring instead to make the most...

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Vineyard Wind Gets Fourth Preliminary Injunction Against Stop-Work Order

A U.S. District Court Judge in Massachusetts became the fourth to award a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s stop-work orders on the offshore wind energy industry. Vineyard Wind 1 had gone to court in mid-January following Dominion Energy, Ørsted, and Equinor, each of which also received preliminary injunctions in their cases, leaving only Sunrise Wind to still be heard by the courts. Vineyard Wind 1, which is located approximately 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, Massachusetts, is...

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Shipbuilding

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China Launches Largest Car Carrier for HMM-Hyundai Glovis Partnership

China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International last week floated out the largest car carrier in the world. The massive vessel surpasses the 10,000 unit mark, becoming the largest built in China after the yards turned out 9,500 unit vessels last year as part of the coming surge in the sector. The new vessel is also the first vehicle carrier built for South Korea’s HMM as part of its diversification strategy. HMM entered into long-term agreements with Hyundai Glovis, which will operate the...

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Interferry Demands Pause for EU ETS Due to Inequities and Use of Funds

Interferry, the global trade association for the ferry industry, is calling for an immediate halt to the further phasing-in of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) for the maritime sector. The group is citing inequities and a severe competitive disadvantage as road transport remains exempt from the program. Further, it alleges that a lack of a funding scheme for e-fuels and investments such as electrification means the monies are instead being diverted to national member state budgets. The trade group...

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MSC Assessed $22.67M in Civil Penalties by FMC for Shipping Act Violations

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company was fined a total of $22.67 million in civil penalties for a series of Shipping Act violations, the Federal Maritime Commission reported. It is part of the FMC’s increased efforts at enforcement and a wave of new complaints it has received after the surge in shipping volumes during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Shipping Act was updated by the U.S. Congress. The Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations, and Compliance (BEIC), through its Offices of...

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