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India Reveals Unreported Incident of Iran Firing Warning Shots at Tanker

Published Apr 28, 2026 7:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

Indian officials, during an inter-ministerial meeting on Monday, revealed the details of an incident over the weekend during which...

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Major Scrap Metal Fire Breaks Out Aboard Bulker at Port of Newport

Published Apr 28, 2026 6:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Sunday, a scrap metal fire broke out aboard a bulker at the Newport Docks port complex in Wales, drawing a major emergency resp...

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British Troops Use Civilian Ferry to Travel to NATO Exercise

Published Apr 28, 2026 5:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

The British Army, for the first time in more than 20 years, has chartered a civilian ferry to transport its forces. It is putting...

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Iranian Trader Boats are Still Crossing the Strait of Hormuz

Published Apr 28, 2026 4:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

For decades, probably much longer, traders based in Iran have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, bringing goods to Oman’s Musandam gove...

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First Laden LNG Carrier and Japanese Tanker Exit from Persian Gulf

Published Apr 28, 2026 12:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

Analysts tracking shipping movement around the Strait of Hormuz are reporting that it appears the first laden LNG carrier escaped...

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Why Freight Decarbonization Must Become Network-Based

Published Apr 28, 2026 12:29 AM by Mikael Lind et al.

[By Mikael Lind, Sandra Haraldson, Wolfgang Lehmacher, Thomas Bjørdal, Valdemar Ehlers, Cecilia Gabrielii, Ida Kallmyr Lerheim, Ke...

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One Step Forward, One Step Back for U.S. Navy's Next Carrier-Based Drone

Published Apr 27, 2026 11:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy's next attempt at an unmanned carrier-borne aircraft took its maiden flight on Saturday, soaring over the skies of s...

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Ukraine Summons Israel's Ambassador Over Second Shipload of Stolen Grain

Published Apr 27, 2026 11:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

In mid-April, Ukraine's foreign ministry took the Israeli government to task for allowing a ship carrying allegedly stolen grain f...

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Iran Struggles with Alternative Routes to Avoid Sea Blockade

Published Apr 27, 2026 2:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iranian Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani has told the semi-official Mehr News Agency that over 200,000 trucks use the Baz...

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Surge in Somali Piracy as EUNAVFOR Confirms Three Ongoing Incidents

Published Apr 27, 2026 12:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

After multiple reports of increased activity last week near the coast of Somalia, EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta confirmed today that...

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