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Carmel: MARAD Was Not Consulted About Jones Act Waiver

Published Jun 3, 2026 11:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a hearing before the Congressional Transporation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday, committeemembers scrutinized the U....

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Police Charge Yacht Crew With Smuggling Wanted Fugitive Out of Australia

Published Jun 3, 2026 10:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Police in Western Australia have arrested three people in connection with an alleged attempt to smuggle a wanted fugitive out of t...

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TotalEnergies Gets Kremlin Approval to Sell Stake in Arctic LNG 2

Published Jun 3, 2026 7:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

After seven years of involvement, TotalEnergies has received approval to exit the Arctic LNG 2 liquefaction terminal project in Ru...

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Ukraine Damages Russian Frigate in Drydock on Kronstadt

Published Jun 3, 2026 5:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine's strike on St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning damaged a tank farm in the main harbor, a dramatic demonstration of its dr...

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Iran’s Claims of Retaliation Include MSC Boxship and US 5th Fleet HQ

Published Jun 3, 2026 1:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iranian officials spoke out angrily, accusing the United States of new ceasefire violations after an attack on an oil tanker, whil...

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Yemeni Government Strengthens Grip on Coastline

Published Jun 3, 2026 10:16 AM by The Maritime Executive

With the Strait of Hormuz still largely closed, Red Sea ports have risen in importance as the means to access the Arabian Peninsul...

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Podcast: Editor-in-Chief Tony Munoz on The Maritime Executive's Founding

Published Jun 2, 2026 3:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

In the latest episode of the Offshore Marine Service Association's podcast, Maritime in America, OMSA CEO Aaron Smith interviewed...

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Trump Administration Invests in Removing Ocean Research Instruments

Published Jun 1, 2026 8:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

Moving the objectives of Project 2025 one step closer to completion, the National Science Foundation is removing 900 ocean data co...

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Labor Problems Grow at Royal Fleet Auxiliary as Officers Set 24-Hour Strike

Published Jun 1, 2026 7:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary, which is responsible for the operations of the Navy’s support ships, is facing mounting labor prob...

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Lost in the Small Surface Combatant Wilderness

Published Jun 1, 2026 4:09 PM by CIMSEC

[By Kevin Eyer] Between January 13 and 15, the 38th Annual Surface Navy Symposium convened in Crystal City, Virginia, offering a d...

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