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Bulgarian Police Arrest Owner of Beirut's Notorious Explosives Ship

Published Sep 15, 2025 11:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Officials in Bulgaria have arrested the owner of the Rhosus, the aging freighter that brought a cargo of explosives-grad...

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U.S. Destroys Second Suspected Smuggling Boat off Venezuela

Published Sep 15, 2025 5:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

  As promised by Trump administration officials, the U.S. military has carried out a second strike on a Venezuelan boat ta...

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China’s "Man in Peru" At Center of Chancay Megaport

Published Sep 15, 2025 2:15 PM by Jessica Towhey, InsideSources

  A Florida Republican is warning the State Department about what he describes as China’s “growing influence&r...

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Busy Days in the Strait of Taiwan

Published Sep 14, 2025 11:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

  In recent days, the Taiwan Straits has been busy with allied warships. Hobart Class destroyer HMAS Brisbane (DDG-41)...

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Philippines Pushes Back on Chinese "Nature Reserve" in Philippine Waters

Published Sep 14, 2025 10:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Philippines' western allies are lining up to voice opposition to China's plan to declare an "environmen...

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Australia is Buying Dozens of Autonomous Subs. What Will They be Used For?

Published Sep 14, 2025 8:54 PM by The Strategist

  [By Sam Goldsmith] Autonomous submarines that Australia has launched into production are likely to relieve opera...

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U.S. Air Force Tests Out Anti-Ship Bomb Near Russia's Doorstep

Published Sep 14, 2025 7:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Earlier this month, the U.S. Air Force and Royal Norwegian Air Force tried out the USAF's new antiship bomb against...

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India Pledges to Support Mauritius in Surveillance of Chagos Islands

Published Sep 14, 2025 6:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

  As the UK plans to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, India is eyeing to exert its influence on the archipelago. Las...

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Cutting the Cost of Killing Drones at Sea

Published Sep 14, 2025 5:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

  [From our correspondent at DSEI] Shooting down Houthi drones in the Red Sea has been an expensive business. Royal...

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Countering China's Maritime Insurgency in the South Pacific

Published Sep 14, 2025 12:37 PM by CIMSEC

  [By Jason Lancaster] Guadalcanal, the Coral Sea, Tarawa, New Guinea, and Iron Bottom Sound highlight the strategic lo...

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