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Video: WHOI Researchers Visit Wreck of Shackleton's Final Ship

Published Jul 14, 2026 2:36 AM by The Maritime Executive

A team of researchers are under way on an expedition to survey the famed shipwrecks of explorers Sir Ernest Shackleton and Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the aim of which is to capture and document images of the wrecks and enable the creation of 3D replicas of the ships. In what is being termed a "once-in-a-generation" expedition, the researchers are returning to the wrecks of Quest and Terra Nova, the two ships that were captained by Sir Ernest Shackleton and Capt....

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TOTE Wins U.S. Navy's First Vessel Construction Manager Contract

Published Jul 13, 2026 10:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

TOTE Services, which pioneered the idea of a third-party construction manager for U.S. government shipbuilding programs, has won the U.S. Navy's first-ever VCM award. TOTE will supervise construction of the future Medium Landing Ship (LSM) program at two Navy-selected yards, Bollinger (for the lead ship) and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (for four follow-on ships). TOTE will have flexibility to award contracts for up to three more vessels in the series. The contract is worth $2.2 billion. In its contribution to the...

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Mombasa B, seen here under an earlier name, 2024 (VesselFinder / Rush2112)

Iran Attacks Two Emirati Tankers Off Oman, Killing One Crewmember

Published Jul 13, 2026 10:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UAE's defense ministry says that two tankers connected to its oil industry were attacked by Iran while transiting the Strait of Hormuz - the latest targets in Tehran's campaign to wrest control of all shipping through the waterway. According to the UAE Ministry of Defense, the tanker "Mombasa" (likely the VLCC Mombasa B, IMO 9739501) and "Bahia" (likely the VLCC Al Bahyah, IMO 9937799, but also reported as the similarly-named LNG carrier Al Bahiya) were each hit by an...

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Gorch Fock (left) with Romanian sister ship Mircea (right) (USCG)

Photos: Four of the "Five Sisters" Meet for Historic Race off Cape Cod

Published Jul 13, 2026 7:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Friday, four out of the well-known "Five Sisters" training ships carried out a race around Cape Cod, Massachusetts en route to a festival of sail in Boston. It was the first time in 50 years that the ships have all been together for a race - and for the second time in all those years, the German "sister" won the day. The event was a rare, cinematic sight for the modern era: four full-size tall ships - the USCGC...

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Kuwait Reports Attack on Offshore Oil Platform as US and Iran Trade Fire

Kuwait's ministry of defense has reported a drone attack on an offshore drilling platform operated by the state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Company near Shuwaikh Port, causing substantial damage to the rig and injuring one worker. In a statement, the ministry called the strike a "criminal" act. The platform strike - a likely but unconfirmed operation by Iranian forces - is among the first attacks on energy infrastructure in the GCC states since the ceasefire began. The recent Iranian missile and drone...

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Boskalis Repurposes Mining Ship to Largest Subsea Rock Installation Vessel

Maritime services company Boskalis celebrated the commissioning of its new vessel Windpiper, which is the largest subsea rock installation vessel. It is an interesting example of creative reuse of an existing vessel, which the company says draws on its track record in converting existing ships for new purposes. Built in 2018 as the Mac Goliath, and later as the Nautilus New Era, the nearly 50,000-gross ton ship was designed to support offshore mining and deep-sea mining. The ship was built...

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Korean icebreaker Araon (Gary Houston / public domain)

South Korea Launches Arctic Expedition With Focus on Safety of Navigation

In the last two years, South Korea has made a big bet on Arctic shipping, rolling out massive investments in its port sector for future Arctic logistics. The recent move in this planning phase is launch of a research campaign, which will see South Korean scientists collect additional data to support safe navigation in the Arctic. This will be the focus of South Korea’s 17th Arctic Ocean expedition, flagged off on Saturday at Gwangyang Port in South Jeolla. The 83-day...

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Diana Gives Genco Shareholders Two More Weeks on the Tender Offer

Diana Shipping is continuing its battle to acquire Genco despite having been rebuffed by Genco’s board and losing in its attempt to put new directors on the board of directors. The company reports that nearly 30 percent of Genco’s shares have been tendered, and it has now extended the tender deadline from July 10 to July 24. “We are pleased that additional shareholders have tendered their shares, but this transaction cannot move forward through a tender offer alone,” commented Semiramis...

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