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Report Speculates US or NATO Sank Russian Ship Carrying Nuclear Equipment

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Canada to Discontinue Construction of Nanisivik Arctic Naval Facility

Published May 12, 2026 5:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Canada is reportedly discontinuing construction at the long-delayed Nanisivik naval refueling station in the High Arctic. The naval project was initially announced in 2007 by the former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, with construction expected to be completed by 2015. Unfortunately, technical challenges and cost increases have left the project in limbo, at a time when Canada is moving to strengthen its sovereignty in the High North. According to a report by the Globe and Mail, Canada’s federal government decided to...

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Europe Launches 20th Sanctions Round Against Russia

Published May 12, 2026 5:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

In the wake of reduced Hungarian opposition following recent elections, the European Union has been able to move forward with its $106 billion loan facility for Ukraine. At the same time, the EU has also been able to promulgate its 20th sanctions round targeting Russia and its actions in Ukraine, a package of much wider scope than its predecessors, and a package with a wide impact on the shipping community. Continuing as before, the EU has sanctioned a further 46...

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Port Everglades podcast

Podcast: Port Everglades CEO Joseph Morris on Seatrade Cruise and IPW 2026

Published May 12, 2026 4:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

In this episode of the In the Know podcast series, news editor Paul Benecki caught up with Joseph Morris, CEO and Port Director of Port Everglades, to discuss the exciting growth in their operations as he comes up on two years leading the port. Following on from the recent Seatrade Cruise Global Conference, Morris talks about upcoming developments and investments as the port continues to build its operations. Morris says that Port Everglades has seen a 60 percent increase in...

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Brazilian Police Seize Over 300kg of Cocaine from Bulker Loading in Santos

Published May 12, 2026 2:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Brazilian Federal Police reported a successful raid in the ongoing efforts to disrupt drug smuggling operations. In the latest raid carried out on Sunday morning in the Port of Santos, a dozen large bundles were retrieved from the sea chest of a Greek bulker, yielding 341 kg of cocaine. The Federal Police said they were acting on intelligence work and risk monitoring carried out at the Port of Santos. The crew of the bulker Green K-Max 1 reportedly observed...

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China Deploys Largest Floating Wind Platform Adapted for Challenging Seas

China has deployed the largest single-unit capacity floating offshore wind turbine system. Developed by Goodwind and the Three Gorges Group, it represents a significant advancement in opening areas with challenging sea conditions for renewable power generation. Assembly of the semi-submersible floating platform was completed in late April at the Tieshan Port in Beihai. It was towed to a position more than 70 kilometers (more than 40 miles) offshore from Yangjiang, Guangdong Province, in southern China, below Hong Kong and Shanghai....

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Shipbuilding

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USN’s Third and Fourth Ford Supercarriers Face Further Construction Delays

In a now all-too-common occurrence, the United States Navy is reportedly expecting further delays in the construction and delivery of the third and fourth carriers in the Ford class. USNI News broke the details, reporting that the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget presentation includes the schedule delays. The third carrier of the class, named Enterprise, is now reportedly facing an additional eight-month delay, reports USNI News. Enterprise had been scheduled for delivery in March 2028 but had already seen its...

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Environment

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IMO Adopts World’s Largest Emission Control Area and Other Issues at MPEC

While much of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MPEC 84) was bogged down with political positioning and stalling tactics, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), however, reports decisions on a number of key initiatives, including the North-East Atlantic Control Area (ECA) as well as efforts on plastics and ballast water. The new Atlantic ECA is being billed as the world’s largest emission control area, extending the efforts in Northern Europe with a far broader reach. The efforts for the ECA had...

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Business

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U.S. Indicts Operator and Supervisor of Dali on Multiple Criminal Charges

The operator of the containership Dali, which destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024, along with one of the company’s technical supervisors, has been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on multiple criminal charges. The DOJ unsealed the indictment it received on April 8 from a federal grand jury that lists a total of 18 charges against Sinergy Marine in Singapore and Synergy Maritime in India as the operators of the Dali, along with a shoreside...

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