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North Korean Missile Shipments to Russia Continue, but May Have Peaked

Published Apr 16, 2025 5:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

  North Korean exports of artillery ammunition to Russia, for use in its war against Ukraine continue.  But volumes s...

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North Korea is Shipping Billions of Dollars' Worth of Arms to Russia

Published Apr 16, 2025 2:53 PM by Dr. Giangiuseppe Pili and Cosimo Meneguzzo

  North Korea has been a significant supplier of munitions to Russia for use in the conflict in Ukraine since 2022. This f...

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U.S. Sanctions Chinese Refinery and Tankers Ahead of Talks with Iran

Published Apr 16, 2025 1:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

A day after Iran’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that indirect talks are underway with the United States, the Treasury Depart...

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Philippines Says Chinese Sea Gliders Were Used for Covert Mapping

Published Apr 15, 2025 11:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Between 2022 and 2024, Philippine fishermen found five suspicious seaglider drones in a variety of locations between Luz...

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U.S. Coast Guard Seeks Options for Another Small Icebreaker

Published Apr 15, 2025 10:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The U.S. Coast Guard is asking industry for options to buy or build another off-the-shelf icebreaker design similar in s...

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U.S. Coast Guard "Retires" Central Website for Industry Alerts

Published Apr 15, 2025 8:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Following a period of website service outages last month, the U.S. Coast Guard has officially "retired" the Ho...

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NTSB: Firefighters Should Have Stayed Out of Grande Costa D'Avorio Blaze

Published Apr 15, 2025 7:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

  In a hearing Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board approved final conclusions from the investigation of the...

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Participate in Modernizing USMMA Facilities

Published Apr 15, 2025 3:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The campus of the United States' only federal maritime academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New...

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As China Cancels Rare Earth Exports, White House Looks for Deep Sea Supply

Published Apr 14, 2025 9:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Shares in Canadian mining firm The Metals Company (TMC) soared Monday on news that President Donald Trump will likely or...

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After IMO Carbon Deal, Activists & States Say They'll Return for More

Published Apr 14, 2025 7:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The IMO's new greenhouse gas fee is not quite a full-scale carbon levy, since it is only charged on some emissions, and...

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