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Italy and UK Each Find Cocaine Hidden in Shipments of Bananas

Published Jul 23, 2026 5:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

European authorities are reporting that refrigerated shipments of bananas continue to be one of the favored means of smugglers for...

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Chinese Space Firm Launches Commercial Rocket From E. China Sea

Published Jul 23, 2026 3:39 AM by The Maritime Executive

China's Gravity-1 launch vehicle, the world's most powerful solid-fuel rocket, has successfully launched from a sea-based platform...

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UK Convicts 11 Members of Drug Gang in Bumbled Smuggling Effort

Published Jul 22, 2026 5:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK’s National Crime Agency is reporting the details of a bumbled smuggling effort that nearly saw the gang lose the drugs befo...

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An Imperative Case for eLoran

Published Jul 22, 2026 3:59 PM by Victor Tasiemski

Imagine a liquefied natural gas (LNG) or an oil tanker transiting some of the world's most strategically important waterways while...

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More Ships U-Turn to Avoid Houthi Threats

Published Jul 22, 2026 10:56 AM by The Maritime Executive

Further to vessels suspected of having reversed course on July 21 to avoid potential Houthi hostile action, more ships have been i...

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EU Approves New Permanent Storage Option for Onboard Carbon Capture

Published Jul 21, 2026 11:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation has secured a step forward for the deployment of onboard carbon cap...

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Panama Canal Suspends Auction for Close-in Transits Slots

Published Jul 21, 2026 4:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Panama Canal Authority is continuing to take steps to preemptively manage against an anticipated weather pattern that could ag...

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Who Rules the Future?

Published Jul 21, 2026 2:38 PM by Chad Fuhrmann

Classification societies no longer serve solely as compliance inspectors at vessel delivery. Evolving pressures demand they mainta...

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When Compliance Becomes Performance

Published Jul 21, 2026 1:31 PM by Capt. Volodymyr Smirnov

The modern shipping industry has become increasingly proficient at demonstrating compliance. Documentation is available. Procedure...

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Houthi Blockade of Saudi Shipping Begins to Bite

Published Jul 21, 2026 1:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

The first indications have been seen that the Houthi blockade declared against ships traveling to Saudi ports is beginning to have...

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