Bulgaria Recovers Drone Fragments from Ship Attack While Second Ship Sinks

First Maersk Containership Arrives in India for Scheduled Maintenance

Published Oct 20, 2026 2:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

The first Maersk container vessel arrived in India for scheduled maintenance, marking another milestone in the efforts to expand India’s shipbuilding and repair capabilities internationally. The Maersk Chattogram (37,157 dwt) will undergo a full drydocking and overhaul starting on October 20 at India’s L&T (Larsen & Toubro) shipyard located in Kattupalli near Chennai. The vessel, which was built in 2016, has been sailing for Maersk since 2022 and is registered in Singapore. It is 186 meters (610 feet) in length...

Wright: US Sanctions Relief for Shadow Fleet Will Involve S&P Deals

Published Oct 19, 2026 11:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

To address the historically-high cost of shipping oil on long-distance routes, the White House has announced that it will ease sanctions on shadow fleet tankers. But the details are different than simply a waiver process, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Bloomberg on Monday: the U.S. sanctions designation will be removed when a "dirty" tanker is sold to a new owner and moved into a legitimate trade lane. The announcement is a new line of effort for the administration, and reflects...

Op-Ed: Why Remote Inspection Supports Operational Imperatives

Published Oct 19, 2026 11:18 PM by Christophe Chauviere

To maintain the global fleet to the required standards throughout a vessel’s lifecycle, shipowners and operators must comply with established Classification rules and regulations, ensuring vessels are equipped to meet new and future operational standards. Across the time available to survey a ship the surveyor has to utilise their expertise and experience to focus on the most important areas of the structure. New ‘remote’ technology, enabled by AI, can assist a survey, helping it be ever more comprehensive and effective....

A sample of polymetallic nodules found on the bottom in the lease area (NOAA)

Trump Administration Sets Date for First Seabed Mining Lease Auction

Published Oct 19, 2026 10:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) - recently reconfigured as the Marine Minerals Administration (MMA) - announced that it will hold a mining lease sale for seabed acreage next to Rose Atoll, a protected marine sanctuary east of American Samoa. The area may hold a substantial quantity of polymetallic nodules, as well as the species and ecosystems that have evolved around them, and will be auctioned off on November 19. "Critical minerals are no longer just commodities;...

Shipping

First Maersk Containership Arrives in India for Scheduled Maintenance

Tugs & Salvage

Bulgaria Recovers Drone Fragments from Ship Attack While Second Ship Sinks

Salvage efforts are continuing after the series of vessel attacks off the coast of Bulgaria in the Black Sea. Officials are now reporting that drone fragments have been recovered from one of the vessels, which should confirm the origins of the attack, but a second one of the vessels that was attacked is believed to have sunk overnight. Bulgarian forces mounted a salvage operation, which they estimate cost the country as much as €200,000, but they were able to secure...

Government

The EU's Arctic strategy responds to Russian naval and subsea-warfare capabilities in the high north (Russian MoD file image)

EU Arctic Strategy Puts Emphasis on Maritime Security and Subsea Cables

The EU has revised its strategy document for the Arctic, with major changes to its posture on foreign presence and a new emphasis on geopolitics and sovereignty. Left unchanged is its commitment to avoid carbon-based energy extraction in Arctic environments. EU energy commissioner Dan Jorgensen told AFP that Arctic carbon remains off-limits - despite heavy lobbying from Norway, which envisions a future for its energy industry in the offshore resources of the Barents Sea. "[The EU position] on drilling in...

Corporate News

Crowley Accepts New Tug for Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbor Operations

[By Crowley] Key Facts: • Crowley has accepted delivery of Venture, a new 82-foot, U.S.-built tug that will execute ship assist and escort operations in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. • Venture is powered by twin Caterpillar EPA Tier IV-compliant engines generating more than 6,000 horsepower and delivers up to 95 tons of bollard pull, safely assisting some of the largest vessels in North America. • The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach make up the...

Cruise Ships

Carnival Deals Blow to Australia Ending Deployment of Two Cruise Ships

In the latest blow to Australia’s already struggling cruise industry, Carnival Cruise Line announced it will redeploy permanently to North America two of the four cruise ships it has had in the market. While Australia is the fourth largest overall cruise market, a coalition formed earlier this year highlighted that the market is sagging under rising costs and a lack of regulatory certainty. Carnival Cruise Line announced the Carnival Adventure (108,865 gross tons with accommodations for up to 3,150 passengers)...

Ports

Bulker Holed in Dock Allision Prompts New Rules for Vietnamese Port

A Japanese-owned bulker docking at a private port facility in Vietnam hit the dock on Sunday, causing significant damage to the vessel and the structure. Officials are demanding a plan for the vessel and have posted new safety regulations after the incident. The Aquacharm (182,000 dwt) arrived at the Dung Quat port in Central Vietnam near Da Nang on October 14 after a trip from Australia. The vessel, which was built in 2022 and is registered in the Marshall Islands,...

Shipping

First Maersk Containership Arrives in India for Scheduled Maintenance

Tugs & Salvage

Bulgaria Recovers Drone Fragments from Ship Attack While Second Ship Sinks

Government

EU Arctic Strategy Puts Emphasis on Maritime Security and Subsea Cables

Corporate News

Crowley Accepts New Tug for Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbor Operations

Cruise Ships

Carnival Deals Blow to Australia Ending Deployment of Two Cruise Ships

Ports

Bulker Holed in Dock Allision Prompts New Rules for Vietnamese Port

Offshore

Trump Administration Asks Court to Remand Second Offshore Wind Approval

The Department of Justice filed last week with a U.S. District Court in Maryland, asking the court to remand the approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for the Maryland Offshore Wind for further review by the Department of the Interior. It is the second time in days that the federal government has attempted this tactic in its ongoing efforts to derail the offshore wind energy sector. The Trump administration, since taking office in 2025, has attempted multiple different tactics...

Shipbuilding

HMM Adds $1.4B Order to Already Record Containership Orderbook

The orderbook for new containerships continues to set records, with HMM becoming the latest to place a sizable order. It is part of the carrier’s strategy to expand its container capacity toward a goal of 1.5 million TEU of capacity while it also pursues a “hub & spoke” strategy for containers as well as expansion in other segments, including dry bulk and tankers. Last week, HMM reported its board had authorized a further shipbuilding order as well as additional vessel...

Environment

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...

Business

Op-Ed: Why Remote Inspection Supports Operational Imperatives

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Bulgaria Recovers Drone Fragments from Ship Attack While Second Ship Sinks

First Maersk Containership Arrives in India for Scheduled Maintenance

Wright: US Sanctions Relief for Shadow Fleet Will Involve S&P Deals

Op-Ed: Why Remote Inspection Supports Operational Imperatives

Trump Administration Sets Date for First Seabed Mining Lease Auction

First Maersk Containership Arrives in India for Scheduled Maintenance

Bulgaria Recovers Drone Fragments from Ship Attack While Second Ship Sinks

EU Arctic Strategy Puts Emphasis on Maritime Security and Subsea Cables

Crowley Accepts New Tug for Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbor Operations

Carnival Deals Blow to Australia Ending Deployment of Two Cruise Ships

Bulker Holed in Dock Allision Prompts New Rules for Vietnamese Port

Crew Welfare and Content: Morale, Wellbeing, and Retention

Global Industry Leaders to Take the Stage at IBIA Annual Convention 2026

Five Issues That Derail Vessel Control System Modernizations

First Maersk Containership Arrives in India for Scheduled Maintenance

Bulgaria Recovers Drone Fragments from Ship Attack While Second Ship Sinks

EU Arctic Strategy Puts Emphasis on Maritime Security and Subsea Cables

Crowley Accepts New Tug for Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbor Operations

Carnival Deals Blow to Australia Ending Deployment of Two Cruise Ships

Bulker Holed in Dock Allision Prompts New Rules for Vietnamese Port

Trump Administration Asks Court to Remand Second Offshore Wind Approval

HMM Adds $1.4B Order to Already Record Containership Orderbook

Investigating the Hidden Costs of World’s Farmed Seafood

Op-Ed: Why Remote Inspection Supports Operational Imperatives

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