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

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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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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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South African Naval Exercise Goes From Bad to Worse

Published Jan 15, 2026 3:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

By mid-week, the Chinese-led BRICs naval "Exercise Will for Peace 2026”, now taking place in Cape Town, had already become a diplomatic disaster. Iran’s involvement alongside China and Russia threatened to cost South Africa its favorable trade status when the African Growth and Opportunity Act comes up for review in the U.S. House of Representatives this week. The Iranian participation also invited the United States to include South Africa alongside others that have had 25 percent tariffs imposed upon them...

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Seafarer Injured in Russian Strike on Port of Chernomorsk

Published Jan 15, 2026 2:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Thursday, Russian forces attacked the port of Chornomorsk, Ukraine with a ballistic missile strike, destroying several containers. One crewmember from a nearby container ship was injured, according to development minister Oleksiy Kuleba. The crewmember was evacuated and is receiving medical care, Kuleba said. Three containers were damaged, and an oil spill occurred as a result, he added. The area has been boomed off to prevent pollution. "This is another act of Russian terror against civilian port infrastructure, international trade...

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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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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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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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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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