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US Coast Guard Has Stopped Vessels Carrying Oil to Cuba

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Philippine Coast Guard "Chases Off" Unauthorized Chinese Research Operation

Published Oct 1, 2026 11:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Philippine Coast Guard reported Monday that it had "disrupted" and chased off a Chinese vessel that was conducting unauthorized research within the Philippine EEZ, a breach of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The vessel in question, Jia Hai Ke 7 (or Jiahai Ke 7), was spotted loitering northwest of Itbayat in the Strait of Luzon on September 28, the PCG said. The area is strategic, providing a key passage from the open Pacific into the...

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Video: Explosion and Fire Reported at Saudi Oil Port of Yanbu

Published Oct 1, 2026 11:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

The main Saudi oil export terminal on the Red Sea, located at Yanbu, appears to have been hit by an unidentified projectile on Thursday. The port has become a critical vulnerability in the European oil supply chain, and last week French President Emanuel Macron pledged to protect Yanbu with France's air defense capabilities. Bystander videos from the scene show one isolated fire in the vicinity of a tank farm; security consultancy Vanguard Tech confirms that the projectile landed within the...

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Raytheon

U.S. Navy Orders $25 Billion Worth of Missile Interceptors

Published Oct 1, 2026 9:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy has signed a five-plus-two year deal with Raytheon for up to $25 billion worth of SM-6 multipurpose interceptor missiles. This SM-series variant is designed for long range anti-air warfare and has proven capability for shooting down cruise missiles, drones, and ballistic missiles, plus a secondary application as an antiship missile - all at lower cost than an SM-3. During the high-intensity phase of the war with Iran this year, the U.S. military's global stockpiles of all high-end...

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People Are the Powerbase of the Shipping Business

Op-Ed: People Are the Powerbase of the Shipping Business

Published Oct 1, 2026 9:55 PM by Elpi Petraki

Decarbonisation, digitalisation, shifting patterns of global trade and an increasing level of influence from Asia are continuing to reshape the shipping, logistics and trading sectors. With this year’s WISTA International AGM and Conference taking place in Kuala Lumpur, the association’s president, Elpi Petraki, explains why there are important lessons to learn from the region as the challenges facing the industry demand more than new technologies and innovation. As the world’s largest maritime market, Asia offers an extraordinary degree of maritime...

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New Zealand Invests $20 Million in New Offshore Gas Projects

New Zealand has made further progress in restarting domestic gas production with a new round of funding targeting offshore exploration projects. Resources Minister Shane Jones and Associate Finance Minister Chris Bishop this week announced $21 million financing for two offshore gas projects. The financing will be made through the Gas Security Fund (GSF), a $113 million state-owned investment facility to ramp up gas production in New Zealand. One of the projects considered for funding in this round is EnZed Energy’s...

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Shipbuilding

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Five Issues That Derail Vessel Control System Modernizations

A vessel control system modernization can look straightforward on paper: remove aging components, install new hardware and software, test the system and return the vessel to service. In practice, the most difficult problems are rarely caused by a single PLC, display or sensor. They develop at the interfaces between old and new equipment, between drawings and actual shipboard conditions, and between the organizations responsible for design, installation and commissioning. 1. Starting with incomplete information Many working vessels have been modified...

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Environment

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Japan Conducts Demonstration Voyage of a Hydrogen-Fueled Tanker

Japan completed what it is calling a world’s first as it successfully demonstrated a coastal tanker using a hydrogen-fired 4-stroke high-speed engine. It is part of an ongoing research and demonstration project sponsored by The Nippon Foundation to contribute to the decarbonization of shipping. The project called for designing and demonstrating a 4,800-dwt tanker specifically designed for hydrogen propulsion. The coastal tanker Kikou Maro (IMO: 1015595) was launched on February 14, 2025, at the Nagasaki Yard of Fukuoka Shipbuilding Co.,...

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Business

People Are the Powerbase of the Shipping Business

Op-Ed: People Are the Powerbase of the Shipping Business

Decarbonisation, digitalisation, shifting patterns of global trade and an increasing level of influence from Asia are continuing to reshape the shipping, logistics and trading sectors. With this year’s WISTA International AGM and Conference taking place in Kuala Lumpur, the association’s president, Elpi Petraki, explains why there are important lessons to learn from the region as the challenges facing the industry demand more than new technologies and innovation. As the world’s largest maritime market, Asia offers an extraordinary degree of maritime...

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