Ambrey Takes On Salvage of Wrecked Tanker off Oman

The vessel in question off Perth, WA (edited to remove identifying information / MarineTraffic / Subco)

Suspicious Subsea Cable Breaks Prompt Calls for Investigation in Australia

Published Aug 13, 2026 3:39 AM by The Maritime Executive

A new awareness of the vulnerability of subsea infrastructure is leading to enhanced scrutiny with every break, particularly when there might be a ship involved. Over the weekend, a UAE-managed product tanker opted to navigate in an unusual racetrack pattern over a charted subsea cable zone off Perth, Australia; at about the same time, a fiber optic cable operator reported an outage in two cables in the same area - and raised the possibility of a security incident.d The cables...

Spill From Grounded Tanker Begins to Reach Oman's Shores

Published Aug 12, 2026 9:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

The crude oil spill emanating from the wrecked tanker Caroline Bezengi continues to spread unabated off the southeastern coast of Oman, and it is threatening to damage remote and environmentally sensitive regions where there are few local resources for a spill response. Oman's environment agency warned on Wednesday that it is on track to reach shore at the small settlements at Ras Madraka and Masirah Island. Caroline Bezengi is a sanctioned shadow fleet tanker affiliated with the Russian oil trade....

Marine Corps Picks Up Drones for Surveying the Surf Zone

Published Aug 12, 2026 8:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Marine Corps is working with a robotics contractor to field small submersible drones for use near shore, bringing automation to one of the more dangerous jobs in the service - amphibious reconnaissance. The Marine Corps' signature mission is over-the-horizon amphibious assault, launching from a specialized Navy vessel in armored amphibious vehicles and motoring ashore through surf, beach obstacles and enemy fire. But it is not done without preparation. In advance of a large operation, commanders need to know...

Admiral Makarov (Russian Navy file image)

Ukraine Confirms Hits on Four Russian Warships at Novorossiysk

Published Aug 12, 2026 6:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine's military has confirmed that its latest attack on Novorossiysk damaged four Russian warships, demonstrating again that the entire Black Sea is a high-risk region for the Black Sea Fleet. Overnight August 12, Ukrainian forces used jet-powered strike drones, locally-built Neptune anti-ship missiles, and its well-known naval drones to attack the Russian Navy fleet at Novorossiysk. Bystander footage showed an intense barrage of air defense activity. Despite the attempt to fend off the strike, Ukraine's attack hit two frigates -...

Shipping

SAR Operation Underway as Indonesian Ferry Burns at Sea

Indonesian authorities reported that, at the last tally, 212 people have been rescued from a ferry burning in the Lombok Strait located between the islands of Bali and Lombok. One person has succumbed to injuries while the authorities report the SAR operation will resume on Thursday at daylight. The ferry KM Putri Yasmin (1,790 gross tons) was traveling from Bali to Lombok on August 12 when the fire began. The strait is reported to be only 25 miles wide, although...

Tugs & Salvage

Ambrey Takes On Salvage of Wrecked Tanker off Oman

Maritime response company Ambrey has been hired by undisclosed parties for an effort to salvage the wrecked tanker Caroline Bezengi, which drifted aground in June in the Hallaniyat Islands, off the southeastern coast of Oman. The initiating incident occurred June 8 when an explosion disabled the shadow fleet Suezmax tanker off the coast of Yemen. An effective towing response was not initiated, and the ship drifted northeast with the monsoon winds for several weeks until she grounded on June 30...

Government

Supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy Gets Underway for Acceptance Trials

The second of the United States’ Ford class supercarriers, USS John F. Kennedy, got underway Wednesday afternoon, August 12, for her acceptance trials. Coming approximately six months after her first underway, the builder’s trials, the second underway marks a key milestone as the carrier closes in on her long-anticipated delivery to the U.S. Navy. Her builders, Newport News Shipbuilding, which is a division of HII, confirmed the acceptance trials are underway with a social media posting showing the massive carrier...

Corporate News

OpenTug & Blessey Marine Services to Modernize Invoicing & Customer Billing

[By: OpenTug] OpenTug today announced a strategic collaboration with Blessey Marine Services, Inc., a leading provider of inland marine transportation solutions, to modernize voyage invoicing through BargeOS. By implementing BargeOS Invoice Intelligence, Blessey will connect operational and financial workflows to automate invoice processing, improve billing visibility, and enhance financial transparency across its customer network. The initiative is designed to reduce the time required to generate customer invoices, accelerate voyage cost reconciliation, and create a faster, more efficient billing experience. By...

Cruise Ships

Crystal Cruises Finalizes Order with Fincantieri for Third Luxury Ship

Crystal Cruises finalized the order with Fincantieri for a third luxury cruise ship as the brand continues its revitalization under the ownership of A&K Travel Group (Abercrombie & Kent). Planning for the new cruise ships had been underway since the brand returned to operations in 2023, and a memorandum of agreement was signed in 2024 that called for two new cruise ships with an option for a third. Construction for the first of the three ships began in May 2026...

Ports

containership arriving at Port Everglades

Port Everglades Uses Visit of Largest Boxship to Urge Channel Improvements

Port Everglades celebrated the arrival of the largest cargo ship to ever visit the port on August 12. While highlighting the continued growth in the port’s cargo operations, officials also used it as an opportunity to urge progress on the Port Everglades Navigation Improvements Project (PENIP), which was approved by the U.S. Congress a decade ago. The MSC Vandya (182,000 dwt) made a brief port stop during which the port expected to offload approximately 1,300 TEU and load additional boxes...

Shipping

SAR Operation Underway as Indonesian Ferry Burns at Sea

Tugs & Salvage

Ambrey Takes On Salvage of Wrecked Tanker off Oman

Government

Supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy Gets Underway for Acceptance Trials

Corporate News

OpenTug & Blessey Marine Services to Modernize Invoicing & Customer Billing

Cruise Ships

Crystal Cruises Finalizes Order with Fincantieri for Third Luxury Ship

Ports

Port Everglades Uses Visit of Largest Boxship to Urge Channel Improvements

Offshore

Wind turbine installation jack-up vessels

Cadeler Orders Two More WTIV Vessels Citing Continued Strong Sector Demand

Cadeler, which already says it has the industry’s largest fleet of jack-up offshore wind installation vessels, reported that it has placed a new construction order for two more vessels. The company is continuing its relationship with COSCO Shipping Offshore shipyard in Qidong, China, reporting the value of the new contract at approximately €805 million (US$930 million). The company recently took delivery of its eleventh vessel, also from the shipyard in China, and still has one more vessel under construction due...

Shipbuilding

Investors Line Up for Sale of Megayacht Builder The Italian Sea Group

The insolvency process for bankrupt megayacht builder The Italian Sea Group is moving forward, and the company's revamped board is taking bids for acquisition of its entire enterprise, its individual business units or its physical assets. Early expressions of interest come from Italian players in the yachting world. Sanlorenzo Yachts announced in July that a shipyard consortium has submitted a bid for the entire business of The Italian Sea Group (TSIG), including its yards, brands and its Turkish subsidiary. 90%...

Environment

A boarding team crewmember inventories shark fins on a suspect vessel, May 2026 (NOAA Fisheries)

Canadian-Led Operation Reveals Scope of Illegal Fishing in North Pacific

A Canadian-led operation aimed at cracking down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has again exposed how the vast North Pacific continues to be a hotspot for criminal activity that poses a major threat to fish populations, marine environments and global seafood supply chains. Following the completion of the annual multinational mission known as Operation North Pacific Guard (Op. NPG), which involved more than two months of patrolling North Pacific waters at sea, in the air and by satellite,...

Business

Star Bulk Walks Away from Deal to Buy Genco Bulkers from Diana

Another piece of the proposed deal for Diana Shipping to acquire Genco Shipping & Trading has ended with Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announcing that it decided to withdraw from the vessel purchase agreement with Diana. Another major bulker operator, Star Bulk, had agreed to buy 16 of Genco’s vessels from Diana with the closing of the merger, which would have provided another element of financing for the deal. Diana said that it respected Star Bulk’s decision and thanked them for...

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Ambrey Takes On Salvage of Wrecked Tanker off Oman

Suspicious Subsea Cable Breaks Prompt Calls for Investigation in Australia

Spill From Grounded Tanker Begins to Reach Oman's Shores

Marine Corps Picks Up Drones for Surveying the Surf Zone

Ukraine Confirms Hits on Four Russian Warships at Novorossiysk

SAR Operation Underway as Indonesian Ferry Burns at Sea

Ambrey Takes On Salvage of Wrecked Tanker off Oman

Supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy Gets Underway for Acceptance Trials

OpenTug & Blessey Marine Services to Modernize Invoicing & Customer Billing

Crystal Cruises Finalizes Order with Fincantieri for Third Luxury Ship

Port Everglades Uses Visit of Largest Boxship to Urge Channel Improvements

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SAR Operation Underway as Indonesian Ferry Burns at Sea

Ambrey Takes On Salvage of Wrecked Tanker off Oman

Supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy Gets Underway for Acceptance Trials

OpenTug & Blessey Marine Services to Modernize Invoicing & Customer Billing

Crystal Cruises Finalizes Order with Fincantieri for Third Luxury Ship

Port Everglades Uses Visit of Largest Boxship to Urge Channel Improvements

Cadeler Orders Two More WTIV Vessels Citing Continued Strong Sector Demand

Investors Line Up for Sale of Megayacht Builder The Italian Sea Group

Canadian-Led Operation Reveals Scope of Illegal Fishing in North Pacific

Star Bulk Walks Away from Deal to Buy Genco Bulkers from Diana

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