Japan Licenses Its First Autonomous Navigation Ro-Pax Ferry

Published Dec 10, 2025 3:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

Japan is set to launch service aboard its first autonomous navigation ferry. The vessel Olympia Dream Seto recently completed th...

Tanker Operator Quits Russian Trade After Suspected Ukrainian Strike

Published Dec 9, 2025 10:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

  After one of its vessels was hit and damaged in a suspected Ukrainian attack, Turkish tanker owner Besiktas Shipping has...

Published Dec 9, 2025 6:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Maritime Union of New Zealand and the International Transport Workers’ Federation are celebrating the decision...

Published Dec 9, 2025 3:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Russia’s attempts to continue to ship LNG from the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 site to China appear to have been stymi...

Published Dec 5, 2025 10:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

A bulker southbound in the Red Sea reported to authorities that it had been approached and exchanged gunshots with the unknown b...

Published Dec 5, 2025 6:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Efforts are underway in Liverpool to preserve two historic vessels that are a familiar sight in the city’s waterfr...

Published Dec 5, 2025 6:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

French carrier CMA CGM is reportedly poised to become the first major carrier to restore service on one of its routes transiting...

Published Dec 5, 2025 2:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

German shipowners, the association for the industry, and the trade union ver.di are all saying that a fair agreement has been re...

Published Dec 4, 2025 3:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Government officials in Oman and the Philippines confirmed the release of the seafarers who had been rescued from the sinking bu...

Published Dec 3, 2025 8:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Wind-assisted propulsion continues to make advancements into more segments of the shipping industry, with Norsepower rep...