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South Africa Rescues 21 Fishermen from a Burning Fishing Trawler

Published Jan 13, 2026 8:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

South Africa is reporting one of its most dramatic rescue operations in recent years, saving the lives of 21 fishermen who were fo...

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Maersk Tests Red Sea Transit with US-Flagged Vessel

Published Jan 13, 2026 6:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Maersk continues to carefully inch back toward a return to routes using the Red Sea and Suez Canal as it this week completes the s...

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Iran Releases Greek Tanker Seized Two Years Ago

Published Jan 13, 2026 5:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Greek-owned tanker that was caught in a series of back-and-forth maneuvers between the United States and Iran in 2023 and 2024 h...

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Drones Hit Greek Tankers Waiting to Load Oil at Black Sea Terminal

Published Jan 13, 2026 1:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

Reports indicate that multiple Greek-owned tankers waiting to load at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in the Black...

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Pirates Kidnap Chinese Crewmembers From Fishing Vessel off Gabon

Published Jan 13, 2026 2:06 AM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday, armed pirates boarded a trawler off the coast of Gabon and kidnapped multiple foreign crewmembers, according to the Gab...

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Spanish Operation “White Tide” Makes Largest Cocaine Seizure at Sea

Published Jan 12, 2026 2:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

Spain’s National Police are reporting its largest ever cocaine seizure at sea, completed last week near the Canary Islands. While...

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World’s First Large LCO2/Multi-Gas Carrier Delivered to Capital

Published Jan 11, 2026 11:29 AM by The Maritime Executive

The first large capacity vessel designed to support the efforts for the capture, transport, and storage or reuse of CO2 has been c...

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Severe Winter Storm Hits UK Shipping, Sends Containers Overboard

Published Jan 9, 2026 7:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency is reporting a busy night and efforts on Friday, January 9, to track containers after a seve...

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Piracy Surged in 2025 Around Singapore, but ReCAAP Sees Positive Indicators

Published Jan 9, 2026 6:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

After multiple warnings throughout the year about the dramatic increase in piracy around Singapore, the monitoring operation ReCAA...

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Taiwan Fines and Deports Fishing Boat Captain Who Damaged Subsea Cables

Published Jan 9, 2026 4:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Taiwan continues to carefully monitor its subsea communications cables and other connections after a series of incidents involving...

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