US to Pay Anchorage $180M to Settle Long-Running Port of Alaska Litigation

Published Jul 8, 2026 5:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

The United States and Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, reached a settlement agreement to conclude more than a decade of litigati...

Australian Dockers Push Back on Automation and AI on the Waterfront

Published Jul 7, 2026 10:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Docker jobs throughout the developed world are a natural target for automation, and longshore unions put the fight against automat...

Published Jul 3, 2026 1:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

Global shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is poised to make the largest foreign private investment in India’s por...

Published Jul 3, 2026 12:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

A large, smoky fire was reported aboard a bulker loading in the Port of Gdansk, Poland, on Thursday evening. There was a large ong...

Published Jul 2, 2026 11:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

The massive quakes that destroyed thousands of buildings across Venezuela's central coastline have also disrupted the normal funct...

Published Jul 2, 2026 5:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

Against the backdrop of the geopolitical rivalry between China and the United States, a court in Peru reversed a previous decision...

Published Jul 1, 2026 7:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Hapag-Lloyd, three years after launching a port terminal company, Hanseatic Global Terminals, is continuing to expand its portfoli...

Published Jun 25, 2026 4:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

South Carolina Ports, in a surprise announcement, reported it will suspend operations at its new terminal in Charleston, citing lo...

Published Jun 23, 2026 7:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a shake-up at two of the operations of major U.S. East Coast ports, PortMaimi named the current Executive Director for the Mary...

Published Jun 19, 2026 5:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

Failure by the master and pilot of the bulk carrier Pacific Century to clearly discuss and agree on the departure procedures cause...