Bulker Comes Free on High Tide After Being Aground for a Week off Australia

From Compliance to Capability in Environmental Performance

Published Sep 23, 2026 11:35 PM by Julia Anastasiou

Shipping is no stranger to regulation. New requirements come into force, procedures are updated, training is arranged and vessels adapt. It is a cycle our industry knows very well. But the scale and pace of the environmental transition we are now facing means that responding to each new requirement as it arrives is no longer enough. That makes this year’s World Maritime Day, taking place on 24 September, particularly relevant. The International Maritime Organization has chosen “From Policy to Practice:...

USS Abraham Lincoln under way (USN file image)

Cao Confirms Eight Suicide Attempts During Lincoln CSG's Long Deployment

Published Sep 23, 2026 10:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

During the record-setting at-sea deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln to the Mideast, eight sailors attached to the carrier and other vessels in her strike group attempted to commit suicide, the U.S. Navy's top official confirmed in a letter to a Democratic senator this week. The account appears to contradict previous official assessments of the morale situation with Lincoln, and align more closely with familymember reports of concerning conditions. "Since the beginning of Lincoln’s deployment, there have been a total...

Trump Takes Aim at IMO and the Net Zero Framework at the UN

Published Sep 23, 2026 8:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

As the first global carbon price mechanism of any kind, the IMO Net Zero Framework's "economic measures" system has had its critics, and has attracted particular scrutiny from the Trump administration. The industry's proposed carbon agreement has even risen to the attention of the president, who used it in an address at the UN General Assembly as an example of the form of international regulation that he opposes. "Last year, my administration was forced to intervene to stop an obscure...

Coast Guard Expands Base Kodiak With Two More Piers

Published Sep 23, 2026 6:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard is investing more than $300 million to build out new waterfront infrastructure at its growing base on Kodiak Island, a remote outpost well-positioned to cover Southeast Alaska, Western Alaska and the Arctic. The new contract to Tutor Perini Corporation covers the design and construction of a new fuel pier and a new cutter pier at Base Kodiak. It will be designed to take fuel deliveries by tank barge (standard in the region) and host up to...

Shipping

Overcapacity Looms Over Container Shipping as Supply Pressure Mounts

The return of container vessels to the Suez Canal - Red Sea route is likely to have a profound impact on the sector, especially as it continues to roll out new vessels and other issues begin to subside. In a new analysis of the container market, trade group BIMCO highlights that even with the Strait of Hormuz closed and disruptions persisting, supply pressure is mounting for the container shipping market. Global container volumes grew 5.1 percent year-on-year during the first...

Tugs & Salvage

Bulker Comes Free on High Tide After Being Aground for a Week off Australia

The grounded bulker Cape Falcon (182,066 dwt) came free Thursday morning, September 24, in an earlier-than-planned effort. A salvage attempt had been scheduled to start during the evening tide for the vessel, which grounded on September 18. Maritime Safety Queensland (Australia) reported the vessel had been refloated on the morning high tide after several previous efforts over the past week had failed to free the Capesize bulker. The vessel is reported to be fully laden and was aground approximately six...

Government

On World Maritime Day, IMO Highlights Need to Put Rules Into Practice

Both this year and next, the International Maritime Organization is focusing its World Maritime Day message on an issue of growing concern: getting its hard-won regulations into use on the waterfront, everywhere that ships go. It's not enough to pass a convention, even one as useful as SOLAS - each IMO rule also has to be implemented in each member state. That means translating the convention into national law, then training up officials to put it into practice, then using...

Corporate News

ABS and lomarlabs Team Up to Accelerate Early-Stage, Innovative Solutions

[By ABS] ABS and lomarlabs have signed a Master Research Collaboration Agreement (MRCA) to explore innovative technologies from early-stage technology companies that aim to reduce emissions, increase fuel efficiency and automate operations in the maritime industry. The MRCA establishes a framework for both organizations to share expertise and advisory services to engage with the startups to support research, development and testing of novel solutions for maritime applications. “At ABS, we’ve built deep expertise in evaluating and qualifying novel technologies across...

Cruise Ships

MSC Cruises Jumps into River Cruising with Explora Journeys

MSC Cruises’ ultra-luxury brand Explora Journeys confirmed that it is entering the European river cruise market. Today’s statement put to rest months of rumors in the market and continues the rapid expansion of the sector. Explora Journeys confirmed it has signed a Letter of Intent with Dutch shipbuilder Dan Breejeen Shipyard for the construction of “its first luxury river ships, marking the brand’s planned entry into river cruising.” It said details regarding the ship design, delivery schedule, and itineraries would...

Ports

Chinese Ports Had Busiest Week Ever for Containers, Says Bloomberg

Export levels from China, especially to the United States, have been defying all the predictions, and now comes news of a further boom. Citing data from China’s Ministry of Transport, Bloomberg reports that Chinese ports had their busiest week in history. The data shows a record 7.3 million containers passed through Chinese terminals in the seven days through September 20, reports Bloomberg. It says this represents a nine percent increase in volume versus the same period of 2025. The gains...

Shipping

Overcapacity Looms Over Container Shipping as Supply Pressure Mounts

Tugs & Salvage

Bulker Comes Free on High Tide After Being Aground for a Week off Australia

Government

On World Maritime Day, IMO Highlights Need to Put Rules Into Practice

Corporate News

ABS and lomarlabs Team Up to Accelerate Early-Stage, Innovative Solutions

Cruise Ships

MSC Cruises Jumps into River Cruising with Explora Journeys

Ports

Chinese Ports Had Busiest Week Ever for Containers, Says Bloomberg

Offshore

Report: Saudi Aramco Achieves Partial Restart on Strategic Red Sea Pipeline

Saudi Aramco has achieved the technical means for a partial restart on its strategic East-West Pipeline, which was significantly damaged in a drone attack on September 11, according to multiple outlets. The pipeline is now operating at reduced capacity or will be soon, industry sources confirmed to Reuters, Bloomberg and the FT. The interim objective is to achieve a pipeline transfer rate of about four million barrels per day - enough to supply Saudi Arabia's own refineries along the Red...

Shipbuilding

India’s Cochin Shipyard to Work With Synergy Marine to Grow Commercial Work

As the latest step in the efforts to expand India’s role in commercial shipbuilding and repair, the state-owned Cochin Shipyard, which is the largest builder in India, signed an agreement with global ship manager Synergy Marine. The companies look to share expertise to support the growth of the business for both newbuilds as well as vessel engineering and conversion projects. Synergy Marine Group and Cochin Shipyard Limited signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly pursue shipbuilding, repair and conversion projects...

Environment

Executive Interview: Carleen Lyden Walker, Co-Founder & CEO, NAMEPA

Carleen Lyden Walker is one of the best-known figures in maritime – founder of her own marketing business, co-founder of NAMEPA, former IMO Maritime Ambassador, Chief Evolution Officer of SHIPPINGInsight and a fierce advocate for all things maritime. She's a frequent speaker and participant at maritime conferences around the world, advocating for seafarers' rights, environmental stewardship and the role of women in maritime while raising the profile of an industry that touches every aspect of human life. Welcome, Carleen, we're...

Business

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Bulker Comes Free on High Tide After Being Aground for a Week off Australia

From Compliance to Capability in Environmental Performance

Cao Confirms Eight Suicide Attempts During Lincoln CSG's Long Deployment

Trump Takes Aim at IMO and the Net Zero Framework at the UN

Coast Guard Expands Base Kodiak With Two More Piers

Overcapacity Looms Over Container Shipping as Supply Pressure Mounts

Bulker Comes Free on High Tide After Being Aground for a Week off Australia

On World Maritime Day, IMO Highlights Need to Put Rules Into Practice

ABS and lomarlabs Team Up to Accelerate Early-Stage, Innovative Solutions

MSC Cruises Jumps into River Cruising with Explora Journeys

Chinese Ports Had Busiest Week Ever for Containers, Says Bloomberg

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

Beyond Web-Based SaaS: The Cloud-Native Advantage

A Mediterranean Residence Worth Pursuing for American Families

Overcapacity Looms Over Container Shipping as Supply Pressure Mounts

Bulker Comes Free on High Tide After Being Aground for a Week off Australia

On World Maritime Day, IMO Highlights Need to Put Rules Into Practice

ABS and lomarlabs Team Up to Accelerate Early-Stage, Innovative Solutions

MSC Cruises Jumps into River Cruising with Explora Journeys

Chinese Ports Had Busiest Week Ever for Containers, Says Bloomberg

Report: Saudi Aramco Achieves Partial Restart on Strategic Red Sea Pipeline

India’s Cochin Shipyard to Work With Synergy Marine to Grow Commercial Work

Executive Interview: Carleen Lyden Walker, Co-Founder & CEO, NAMEPA

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