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Empire Wind Gets Court-Ordered Injunction Against U.S. to Resume Work

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Maersk Resumes First Route Through Suez Canal–Red Sea After Two Years

Published Jan 15, 2026 6:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

Maersk is drawing a lot of attention with its announcement today that it has restarted its first service on its normal routing through the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Long seen as a bellwether for the industry, Maersk's move to fulfill its commitments to the Suez Canal Authority for a return is seen as a pivotal moment for the industry following a similar move this month by CMA CGM. In an announcement from Maersk, it called the move the “next...

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10 Senators Ask NOAA to Protect U.S. Red Snapper Fishery From Poachers

Published Jan 15, 2026 6:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

Senators from all of the U.S. Gulf Coast states have called for more support from the federal government to deter Mexican illegal fishing operators, who routinely cross the maritime boundary to poach fish in U.S. waters. The catch is often sold across the border into U.S. markets, and 10 senators have called for more enforcement targeting these imports in order to remove the market incentive for illegal fishing. Sen. John Kennedy, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and eight other senators are...

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U.S. Navy Medevacs Crewmember from U.S.-Flagged Cable Layer off Guam

Published Jan 15, 2026 5:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy teamed up to evacuate an ill crewmember from a U.S.-flagged cable layer off the coast of Guam. At about 1010 hours on Monday, the Coast Guard station at Guam received a distress call from the captain of the cable-layer Decisive. A 60-year-old crewmember had heart attack symptoms, and needed higher care. At the time, the ship was 400 nautical miles offshore - too far to reach with a helicopter for medevac....

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tanker detained by German forces

Report: Germany Refused Baltic Passage to Sanctioned “Zombie" Tanker

Published Jan 15, 2026 4:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

The German Federal Police are reported to be increasing their enforcement efforts on shipping attempting to enter the country’s territorial waters in the Baltic. In an investigation reported by the German media outlets NDR, WDR, and Süddeutsche Zeitung, they highlight that German forces last weekend turned away a “zombie” tanker that presented false papers, and it was preceded by a similar enforcement effort in December. According to the investigation, the situation began early on January 10 when a suspect tanker...

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Empire Wind Gets Court-Ordered Injunction Against U.S. to Resume Work

A U.S. District Court Judge on Thursday, January 15, found for Equinor and its Empire Wind offshore project issuing a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s December stop-work order on the construction of offshore wind farms. It was the second court this week to issue a preliminary injunction, with others expected to rule in the coming days, while today the judge said the court would expedite a decision on the underlying case. The injunction issued for Empire Wind came one...

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Shipbuilding

A new P-17A class frigate, Mahendragiri, at launch at Mazagon Dock (Gov't of India)

Report: India Wants to Ramp Up its Warship Exports

India is reportedly working to expand warship exports as part of the ongoing push to revamp its shipbuilding industry. The Ministry of Defense (MOD) has already issued directives to the state-owned shipyards, instructing the facilities to build their capacities for export orders. According to a report by the defense news site Indian Defense Research Wing, the MOD’s directive covers expansion of docking and manufacturing infrastructure in the shipyards. In addition, the shipyards are expected to customize their blueprints for naval...

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Environment

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HMM and HD KSOE Start Demonstration and Testing of Wing Sail on Tanker

South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HMM are starting a demonstration and test period for Korea’s first domestically developed wing sail for wind-assisted propulsion. The shipbuilder has been developing its version of the technology as part of its efforts to advance value-added, green ship designs and technology. The wing sail was recently installed on the product tanker Oriental Aquamarine (50,000 dwt). The vessel was built in 2020 and has been owned by HMM since 2023. Registered in...

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Business

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Dry Bulk Takeover Battle Heats Up Between Diana and Genco

Two of the leaders in the dry bulk space, Genco Shipping & Trading and Diana Shipping, are trading public jabs in the brewing takeover battle that calls for consolidating the dry bulk sector. Both companies issued public statements six weeks after Diana first went public with its rumored efforts to buy Genco. Both companies emphasize the opportunities they see emerging in the dry bulk sector. Combined, they would have a fleet of approximately 80 vessels with approximately 9 million dwt....

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