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Marine Pilots: Coast Guard Funding Lapse Brings Safety Risks

Published Mar 17, 2026 11:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Events in the Strait of Hormuz have put new demands on the attention of U.S. maritime services, enough to obscure a pressing issue...

Report: USS Gerald R. Ford to Leave Red Sea for Repairs After Laundry Fire

Published Mar 17, 2026 11:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

The supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford is scheduled to return to Souda Bay, Crete shortly for repairs to damage from the laundry room...

French Navy Marine Suffers Serious Gunshot Wound Aboard Rescue Tug

Published Mar 17, 2026 11:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

Last weekend, a French Navy marine suffered a severe, life-threatening injury aboard the rescue ship Abeille Normandie, according...

U.S. Hits Iran's Antiship Missile Sites in the Strait of Hormuz

Published Mar 17, 2026 9:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

U.S. Central Command announced Tuesday that it has bombed Iranian antiship cruise missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz, an atte...

DP World Reports Record $24.4BN Revenue and $6.4BN EBITDA for 2025

Published Mar 17, 2026 9:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: DP World] DP World today announced record financial results for 2025, with revenue up 22% to $24.4 billion, and adjusted EBIT...

Bureau Veritas Certifies Everllence’s PrimeServ Assist Digital Monitoring

Published Mar 17, 2026 8:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: Everllence] Everllence has been awarded Smartship Software Type Approval Certification (TAC) and Smart Service Supplier recog...

Report: Japan and U.S. to Announce $100M Shipbuilding R&D Project Using AI

Published Mar 17, 2026 8:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipbuilding

Reports from the Japanese media on Tuesday indicated that Japan’s Prime Minister will announce a new $100 million investment proje...

Hormuz Shutdown Drives Up Bunker Prices, With Broad Effects on Shipping

Published Mar 17, 2026 7:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Business

Bunker prices around the world have soared in response to the crisis in the Mideast, as the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has d...

Mediterranean States Call on EU to Coordinate Response to Drifting Wreck

Published Mar 17, 2026 7:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

The wreck of the Russian-flagged gas carrier Arctic Metagaz continues to drift in the Mediterranean, driven by the winds and curre...

Four Killed as Japanese Cargo Ship Hits Commercial Fishing Vessel

Published Mar 17, 2026 5:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Japan is reporting another incident in which a fishing vessel was struck by an inter-island cargo vessel in the busy sea lanes aro...

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