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Bulgaria Warns of Containers Washing Ashore from Contship Jet

Published Nov 3, 2026 6:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

There are increasing reports of debris coming ashore from the Greek-owned containership Contship Jet that was sailing for Zim when it went down last week in the Black Sea. The ship sank approximately 16 nautical miles offshore on October 29, about 12 hours after it was struck by three sea drones. The vessel was reported to have 421 containers loaded when it was lost. The manifest showed that flammable liquids and gases, non-flammable gases, and lithium-ion batteries were among the...

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Warning of Harsh Penalties for Terminals Importing “Illegal" Russian Diesel

Published Nov 3, 2026 5:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

Pressure continues to mount regarding the potential arrival of shipments of Russian diesel fuel to the United States, with the Governor of New Jersey releasing a letter sent to ports and terminal operators. The pressure campaign appears to be having an effect, as the latest tracking shows only one product tanker still bound for the United States. Governor Mikie Sherrill followed through on her earlier remarks and, on November 2, sent a letter to port and terminal operators in New...

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Modular Gun Systems Might Reduce the Risk of Drone Attacks on Shipping

Published Nov 3, 2026 4:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

A small handful of shipowners have accepted drone and missile strikes as a cost of doing business on high-revenue, high-risk routes - a recurring hazard that causes damage, disrupts operations, and may injure or kill crewmembers. But there may be an alternative to accepting kinetic hits: installing air defense systems. Multiple defense contractors are coming up with modular gun and missile systems that could abate aerial threats, and the risk of suicide drone boats as well. At this year's Euronaval...

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The Risk of a Full-Scale Conflict With Iran is at its Peak

Published Nov 3, 2026 4:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Shipowners, managers and seafarers need to have a sense of where the risk of a resumption of the U.S.-Iran war currently sits, and putting aside temptations to be precise with regard to timing, the risk of a resumption of full-scale war could not be higher than it is now - and it will stay at that level for the next week. And the initiative to restart the war could be taken by Israel, Iran, the United States or even, conceivably,...

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Vermont Eyes Nova Scotia's Offshore Wind Resources

Landlocked Vermont wants access to offshore wind power to diversify its grid supply, but the odds of procuring it from the U.S. Eastern Seaboard are limited for the foreseeable future. Given the regulatory and business climate for offshore wind in the United States, Vermont is following Massachusetts' lead and going to Canada for its wind power. Vermont's governor has set up a multiyear agreement with the government of Nova Scotia to look into options for buying and importing Canadian wind...

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Shipbuilding

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BAE Systems' Sale of Dormant Australian Naval Shipyard Raises Concerns

The likelihood of a new political debate over Chinese ownership and the sale of key elements of Australian infrastructure is growing as opponents cite the proposed sale of a former shipyard site to a real estate management company in part owned by a Hong Kong-based company. The issue of Chinese control has come to the forefront over the past few years as the political debate grew over the Port of Darwin, which was leased to a Chinese company. News broke...

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Environment

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China to Build Self-Propelled Floating Marine Research Island

The construction order was signed this week in China for what is being called the world’s first floating deep-sea island. Designed for ocean research, it will be a self-propelled vessel, a catamaran designed for long-term residence at sea with the ability to change positions. The ship will be built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao, which highlights that it will leverage its experience building the world’s largest sixth-generation 3,000-meter-deep-water semi-submersible drilling platform. The yard also highlights that China is the first shipbuilding nation...

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Business

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Russia Advances New LNG Supply Pivot to Africa

As part of a wider scheme to diversify its LNG market, Russia is targeting Africa for gas exports, projecting rising demand for energy on the continent. Energy partnership was one of the major topics at the third Russia-Africa summit held in Moscow last week. The event hosted by President Vladimir Putin brought together leaders and delegates from 48 African countries including 22 heads of state. During the summit, Russian energy giant Novatek confirmed a new focus on the African market....

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