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A bomb penetrates the deck of the tanker Riesco, Sept. 8 (CENTCOM)

U.S. Hits Five More Iranian Tankers After Second Attack on U.S. Warship

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MSC Shipmanagement and HK Shipowner Plead Guilty in MARPOL Case

Published Sep 8, 2026 5:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Department of Justice reported that MSC Shipmanagement and a Hong Kong shipowner each pleaded guilty to two counts in a MARPOL case in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Court and were fined a total of $1.75 million. The second engineer of the vessel involved in the case has also pleaded guilty and is scheduled for sentencing on September 10. “These companies repeatedly cut corners and covered it up, befouling the marine environment,” said U.S. Attorney David Metcalf for...

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Infrared signatures at the Jazan plant from Monday (bright red) and Tuesday (dark red) (NASA FIRMS)

Houthi Forces Attack Saudi Aramco's Jazan Refinery

Published Sep 8, 2026 5:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

In back-to-back strikes on Monday and Tuesday, Yemen's Houthi rebels hit the Saudi refining complex at Jazan (Jizan) with drones and missiles, starting fires and taking the facility offline. It is the second time this year that the militant group has inflicted significant damage on the Jazan plant, one of the largest and most modern in the region. Crude oil tank farms at Jazan and Abha were hit as well, according to energy-industry sourcing by the Wall Street Journal and...

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Korean Coast Guard Raids Shipping Company Office in Tugboat Investigation

Published Sep 8, 2026 4:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

Nearly a week after the loss of a tugboat while working a containership off the Port of Busan, the Coast Guard raided the offices of multiple companies in the ongoing investigation. The search for six crewmembers resumed after bad weather had limited the efforts, with both the Coast Guard and Navy working a broad search area. The Busan Coast Guard reports it went to the offices of six companies and a shipping association, as well as inspecting the containership involved...

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IRGC Captures U.S. Drone Sub in Strait of Hormuz

Published Sep 8, 2026 3:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims to have captured an American drone sub in the Strait of Hormuz, a repeat of the IRGC's previous efforts to seize U.S. Navy unmanned vessels. U.S. Central Command has confirmed the incident. "An underwater drone operated by U.S. forces malfunctioned more than a day ago. It was surveying regional waters in support of ongoing operations," a CENTCOM spokesman told NewsNation. "The defective drone was an older model that neither collected sensitive data nor carried...

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Humboldt Bay California

California Sues DOI Calling Offshore Wind Cancellation “Blatantly Unlawful"

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Energy Commission moved forward with their earlier challenges and filed a lawsuit on August 28 against the Trump administration and Golden State Wind over what it is calling “the unlawful buyout” of the offshore wind energy lease. The state is contending the deal to buy back the offshore wind lease is illegal and would jeopardize its investments to support the project, the state’s energy policy, and the commitments from the developer for...

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Shipbuilding

The original Kaiser assembly sheds, upper right, are home to New Pacific's operations. The old yard's slipways, far left, can still be discerned (New Pacific)

New Shipbuilding Company Launches at the Former Kaiser Yard in Vancouver

It's not every day that the U.S. shipbuilding industry gains a new entrant, especially one that builds civilian hulls, so the launch of a new facility in Vancouver, Washington this month is catching attention. New Pacific Industrial (NP) is a new venture helmed by experienced shipyard executives, and it is making its formal debut with a two-vessel contract for American Marine Corporation - the first time in AMC's 50-year history that it has ordered a newbuild tug. NP leverages the...

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Environment

ABS SMM

At SMM, ABS Says the Best Green Investments are Agility and Efficiency

In a panel event just before the opening of SMM 2026, the American Bureau of Shipping updated its outlook for the state of green shipping and came away with a new conclusion: success doesn't depend on picking the right winning fuel - it depends on making the right capital decisions, preparing for multiple scenarios, investing in people and execution capacity, and staying ready to adapt. At present, future fuels are constrained by a hard market reality: charterers want the least-cost...

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Arctic LNG tanker

Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Files $1B Arbitration Claim for Canceled DSME Tankers

Disputes continue to mount related to the project for South Korean shipbuilders to build Russian LNG tankers supporting Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project. Hanwha Ocean reported in a stock exchange filing that it has been hit with an approximately $1 billion arbitration claim by Arctic LNG 2 for damages related to the project, which was canceled due to the war in Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions. Hanwha Ocean is already defending itself against a prior approximately $850 million arbitration claim...

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