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Aftermath of the Houthi attack on the tanker Sounion, September 2024 (EUNAVFOR)

Houthis Announce End of Red Sea Shipping Attacks

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Singaporean Ferry Suffers Damage in Collision With Product Tanker

Published Nov 10, 2025 11:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Authorities in Singapore are investigating a dangerous collision between a ferry and a chemical tanker in the country’s waters, an incident that left the ferry passengers in panic. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said it has launched investigations on a collision between the Singapore-registered passenger ferry Horizon 9 and the Marshall Islands-registered tanker La Digue that occurred late Monday afternoon. The ferry was en route to HarbourFront Centre when the collision occurred off the Southern Islands, with videos taken by...

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Seafarer Arrested on Charges of Smuggling Meth Into Australia

Published Nov 10, 2025 11:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Police in Australia have brought charges against a seafarer for allegedly attempting to walk down the gangway with three kilos of methamphetamine in a bag.  On Saturday, a private port security officer at Port Adelaide selected a 50-year-old Tanzanian crewmember from an unnamed vessel for a random baggage inspection as the man was heading out for shore leave. The officer checked the bag at the screening point and found three suspicious packages inside, all containing a substance with the...

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U.S. Military Kills Six More Drug Smuggling Suspects in Two Boat Strikes

Published Nov 10, 2025 10:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The U.S. military has carried out two more strikes on suspected drug boats in the Eastern Pacific, according to the Pentagon.  In a statement, the department said that two boats were eliminated, each carrying three male suspects. All were killed in airstrikes in international waters, at no risk to U.S. servicemembers.  Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, two lethal kinetic strikes were conducted on two vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.

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SS Edmund Fitzgerald, 1971 (Greenmars / CC BY SA 3.0)

50 Years Later, the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Remains a Mystery

Published Nov 10, 2025 8:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

  November 10 marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the most famous Great Lakes shipwreck and the most enduring mystery of the region's maritime lore. Built in 1958, the 26,000 dwt Edmund Fitzgerald was the largest and fastest "laker" of her era. She carried taconite iron ore from mines near Duluth, Minnesota, to the iron works in Detroit, Toledo and other Great Lakes ports. The first lake freighter built to the maximum St. Lawrence Seaway...

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Orsted Still Sees a Strong Future for Offshore Wind in Europe

  Western offshore wind leader Orsted sees signs of hope in the European market, despite near-term headwinds in the global market, executives said in a third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday.  "We remain very bullish about the prospects for offshore wind in Europe, in particular. We see the rebasing happening in the market," said Rasmus Errboe, Group President and CEO. "We will be patient, and we will prioritize value over volume." Errboe highlighted three potential business areas for growth in Europe:...

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ICE Shipyard Raid Nabs 25 Illegal Immigrants

  Immigration officers carried out a raid on a shipyard in Louisiana last week and came away with more than two dozen suspected illegal immigrants who were working for a welding contractor, according to ICE Homeland Security Investigations.  The raid occurred at an unnamed yard in Harvey, Louisiana, but the individuals in question were employed by Belle Chasse-based contractor Barrois Welding Services. ICE had specific intelligence about the workplace, HSI said: one Barrois Welding Services employee had been arrested in...

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Harbor and iron or pier at Saldanha Bay, South Africa (Hp.Baumeler / CC BY SA 4.0)

Study: South Africa-Europe Shipping Route Could Run on Ammonia by 2029

  Despite the existing uncertainty in global regulations for clean shipping, some decarbonization initiatives are setting ambitious targets for transitioning to alternative fuels. One such example is the South Africa-Europe iron ore shipping route, which could feasibly deploy ammonia-fueled bulk carriers as soon as 2029 and scale toward full decarbonization by 2035. These findings are contained in a feasibility study by the Global Maritime Forum, produced in partnership with a consortium formed in 2023 to develop a green shipping corridor...

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ABS' Board Elects John McDonald as Next Chairman and CEO

  ABS' board has elected chief operating officer John McDonald to take over as the class society's next chairman and CEO, replacing Christopher J. Wiernicki, who will retire in January. McDonald's appointment is part of an established succession plan, and was signaled in advance earlier this year.  McDonald is a Maine Maritime grad and longtime ABS employee, working his way up from a position as a front-line surveyor in 1996. He moved up the ladder to run ABS' divisions in...

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