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Panama Canal Preemptively Lowers Draft Levels Due to El Niño Forecast

Published Jun 5, 2026 3:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Panama Canal Authority issued an advisory to shipping companies announcing that it plans to reduce the maximum authorized draf...

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Omani Oil Exports Back to Normal After Drone Attack

Published Jun 5, 2026 1:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

Oman’s oil export terminal at Mina Al Fahal is loading as normal on June 5, after Reuters was told by three separate sources that...

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US Forces Board Sanctioned Stateless Tanker Carrying Iranian Oil

Published Jun 5, 2026 11:17 AM by The Maritime Executive

The United States has carried out another interdiction of a stateless tanker in the Indian Ocean. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command report...

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LR: Shipping's ESG Progress Varies by Sector

Published Jun 4, 2026 11:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

ESG performance remains as variable in shipping as the industry itself, a new report from Lloyds Register's Advisory branch sugges...

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Oil-Market Uncertainty Ahead as U.S. Inventory Hits 22-Year Low

Published Jun 4, 2026 10:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

Oil market experts have disagreements about what comes next if the Strait of Hormuz shutdown continues on, but inventories are fal...

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Swedish Court Approves Seizure of Cargo Ship for Ukraine

Published Jun 4, 2026 3:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Swedish court has agreed with prosecutors that a cargo ship accused of stealing grain from the occupied regions of Ukraine can b...

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France Releases Captain of Shadow Fleet Tanker After 24-Hour Detention

Published Jun 4, 2026 1:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

French prosecutors confirmed that the captain of the tanker Tagor, which France stopped on May 31, has been released. Prosecutor S...

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France Arrests Russian Captain After Detaining Shadow Fleet Tanker

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

French prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the master of the shadow fleet tanker detained on Sunday into custody as the inv...

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BHP Tests Out Tallow-Based Biofuel Blend With GCMD's Assistance

Published Jun 3, 2026 2:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a development that could increase availability of biofuels, Australian mining giant BHP and Singapore's Global Centre for Marit...

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Ukrainian Drones Hit Oil Terminal in St. Petersburg's Harbor

Published Jun 2, 2026 10:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Wednesday morning, a flotilla of slow-moving Ukrainian drones penetrated Russian air defenses to attack the St. Petersburg Oil...

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