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Iran Lodges IMO Protest Over US Use of Channel 16 for Military Intimidation

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Trump Administration Asks Court to Let It Re-Evaluate Revolution Wind's COP

Published Oct 13, 2026 5:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Trump administration is renewing its challenges to Ørsted’s offshore wind farm, Revolution Wind, located off the coast of Rhode Island. The Department of Justice is asking a District Court in the District of Columbia to remand its prior approval of the construction and operations plan (“COP”) for further review on a project that has completed construction and is in the final stages of commissioning. It marks the third time the Trump administration has challenged the 704 MW wind farm...

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MARTAC T-24 at the Baltops 2023 exercise, shown with additional mission-package equipment and options (USN)

Taiwan Makes "Landmark" Purchase of American-Made Unmanned Surface Vessels

Published Oct 13, 2026 5:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration has agreed to buy autonomous surface vessels from the American boatbuilder Maritime Tactical Systems (MARTAC), maker of the Devil Ray T24, a 28-foot unmanned boat that can hit 50 knots. It has seen action with U.S. forces in a variety of roles for years. According to MARTAC, Taiwan's purchase is one of the most important foreign sales deals for a U.S. manufacturer of USVs on record. The deal began with an agreement that MARTAC made with...

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U.S. Navy Seeks Contractors for $15 Billion Puget Sound Shipyard Upgrade

Published Oct 13, 2026 4:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy is moving towards the selection of a contractor for its massive Bremerton naval shipyard overhaul, one of the largest maritime infrastructure projects in the Northwest in a generation. The $15 billion project includes the construction of a massive new drydock for aircraft carriers at Naval Base Kitsap, plus related improvements to the adjacent waterfront. Most of the existing shipyard at the Bremerton base dates back to the turn of the 20th century and is now well over...

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A China Coast Guard cutter water-cannons a Philippine patrol vessel (PCG file image)

Op-Ed: Transparency Alone Won't Deter China in the South China Sea

Published Oct 13, 2026 3:15 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

[By Charmaine Misalucha-Willoughby] On 10 October, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) reported that 22 vessels from the Chinese maritime militia had been deployed near Kota Island, a Philippine-held area in Palawan. The task force also confirmed that Chinese Maritime Militia Vessel 9622, along with 22 small boats, returned to the area after two weeks, where they engaged in unauthorised fishing and dumping waste at sea. A few days prior, on 8 October, a China Coast...

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Trump Administration Asks Court to Let It Re-Evaluate Revolution Wind's COP

The Trump administration is renewing its challenges to Ørsted’s offshore wind farm, Revolution Wind, located off the coast of Rhode Island. The Department of Justice is asking a District Court in the District of Columbia to remand its prior approval of the construction and operations plan (“COP”) for further review on a project that has completed construction and is in the final stages of commissioning. It marks the third time the Trump administration has challenged the 704 MW wind farm...

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Shipbuilding

Bremerton

U.S. Navy Seeks Contractors for $15 Billion Puget Sound Shipyard Upgrade

The U.S. Navy is moving towards the selection of a contractor for its massive Bremerton naval shipyard overhaul, one of the largest maritime infrastructure projects in the Northwest in a generation. The $15 billion project includes the construction of a massive new drydock for aircraft carriers at Naval Base Kitsap, plus related improvements to the adjacent waterfront. Most of the existing shipyard at the Bremerton base dates back to the turn of the 20th century and is now well over...

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Environment

Outlaw ocean project

Investigating the Hidden Costs of World’s Farmed Seafood

For nearly a decade, the Outlaw Ocean Project, the non-profit journalistic organization that I founded, has produced high-impact investigative stories about lawlessness at sea and the variety of threats posed to the people and biodiversity of a space that covers two thirds of our planet. The oceans bear a heavy and largely invisible burden. The public usually takes it for granted, a forever self-replenishing resource that we use to fill our stomachs or line our wallets. Our journalism intends to...

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Business

AMP

Charterparty Details are Key in an Era of Constrained Chokepoints

Since the February 2026 commencement of the military operations in Iran, the issue of maritime shipping chokepoints has dominated headlines, with the focus on the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, linking the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea (respectively) to the Indian Ocean and global shipping lanes more broadly. Even before this, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) initiated a broad-based fact-finding proceeding titled “Investigation Into Transit Constraints at International Maritime Chokepoints” focusing on seven key passages that...

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