Thursday, January 29, 2026
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Italian Coast Guard Rescues Disabled Livestock Carrier Being Drive Ashore

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Italian Officers to Go On Trial for Migrant Shipwreck that Killed 94

Published Jan 29, 2026 10:41 AM by The Maritime Executive

A case that is bound to have far-reaching ramifications on how European countries respond to search and rescue operations of migrants taking risky voyages in the Central Mediterranean Sea is set to open in Crotone, southern Italy. Human rights groups have been critical of government efforts and policies that they contend impede the rescue operations. On January 30, an Italian court will commence the trial of six officers who are accused of delayed rescue operations after a migrant boat sank...

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U.S. Navy Destroyer Joins Philippine Navy Near Contested S. China Sea Shoal

Published Jan 28, 2026 11:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last weekend, a U.S. Navy destroyer conducted a joint drill with Philippine forces near Scarborough Shoal, a Chinese-occupied reef that has become a frequent flash point in the South China Sea. The "maritime cooperative activity" drill involved the U.S. Navy destroyer USS John Finn, joined by the Philippine Coast Guard cutter BRP Gabriela Silang, the Philippine Navy frigate BRP Antonio Luna and fighter jets from the Philippine Air Force. BRP Antonio Luna - named for a general who led Philippine...

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Cetus Narwhal (file image courtesy Tony Roberts / VesselFinder)

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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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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Environment

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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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Business

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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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