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EU Implements New Critical Infrastructure Risk System

Published Jul 29, 2026 4:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

The European Union has reached a crucial milestone in the implementation of a new risk mitigation system for critical infrastructu...

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Report: Houthis May Attempt to Impose Fees on Red Sea Transits

Published Jul 29, 2026 3:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

Yemen's Houthi rebels have launched attacks on Saudi shipping in a show of solidarity with Iran, disrupting tanker traffic in and...

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UK's New Prime Minister Faces Early Test on Offshore Oil and Gas

Published Jul 28, 2026 11:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK's new prime minister has a tough new decision in the weeks ahead: Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, wil...

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Prospects for Joint Upgrades of the St. Lawrence Seaway

Published Jul 28, 2026 10:23 PM by Harry Valentine

The development of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the international hydroelectric power dam east of Lake Ontario represented a milest...

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Iran Rejects Proposal for Joint Governance of Strait of Hormuz

Published Jul 28, 2026 7:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran has rejected the latest Omani proposal to share control of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Wall Street Journal and a t...

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Op-Ed: The Maritime Community Can Help Fight Sexual Assault at Sea

Published Jul 27, 2026 4:44 PM by Denise Krepp

The recent conviction of a ship captain for sexually assaulting a US Merchant Marine Academy midshipman in 2019 shows how long it...

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Italian Coast Guard Evacuates 700 People by Sea as Wildfires Approach

Published Jul 27, 2026 3:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Italian Coast Guard on Sunday, July 26, organized an evacuation of more than 700 people, including tourists, after people were...

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Ukraine Attacks Iranian Arms Shipments on the Caspian Sea

Published Jul 27, 2026 10:21 AM by The Maritime Executive

Details of Ukraine’s attack on shipping in the Caspian Sea over the weekend are still not clear. However, the Iranian reaction sug...

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Chinese South Pacific Missile Test Unites Opposition

Published Jul 26, 2026 10:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army (Navy) test of a submarine-launched nuclear-capable missile, fired from the South China Sea int...

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Two Missing in Russian Attack on Freighter on the Danube

Published Jul 26, 2026 8:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, a Turkish-operated freighter was hit by Russian drones on the northern branch of the Danube, leaving two crewmembers...

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