Operation Begins to Pull Wrecked MSC Baltic III Ashore for Dismantling

China’s Ports Suspending Operations as Super Typhoon Approaches

Published Aug 7, 2026 4:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

Chinese officials are issuing warnings and making preparations, including suspending port operations, as an expected Super Typhoon is approaching. While Typhoon Dolphin is not expected to make landfall on the Chinese coast until late on Sunday or early Monday, and it might still weaken, China’s ports are advising ships to head to sea and suspending operations, which will likely cause large backlogs. Bloomberg reports that fueling operations for ships were suspended at China’s largest maritime operations, while more than 160...

South Korea Names First Boxship for Arctic Route to Europe

Published Aug 7, 2026 3:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

South Korea continues to push forward with preparations for its first demonstration voyage of a containership through the Arctic, traveling on Russia’s Northern Sea Route. News that it has named the ship for the trip expected to depart next month comes as Russia’s Rosatom reported it has issued the permits for 2026 and says it will be the first year of regular commercial cargo service on the NSR. Rosatom reports that China’s Sea Legend Shipping has received the necessary permits...

Ukraine Continues Attacks on Russia’s Black Sea Patrol Boats

Published Aug 7, 2026 2:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Security Service of Ukraine is reporting that it damaged two more of Russia’s patrol boats used to protect key assets in the Black Sea. It is part of a series of systematic attacks targeting the boats and Russian shipping used to supply Crimea. The Ukrainian Navy reported that it used long-range drones to attack two patrol boats in the port of Kerch. It said the vessels Balaklava and Kerch were damaged in these latest strikes. The SBU reports it...

ship burning in the Strait of Hormuz after attack

War Risk Insurance Pays $11M for Loss of Mayuree Naree

Published Aug 7, 2026 12:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Thai shipping company Precious Shipping reports it has received a payment of $10.98 million on the war risk insurance related to the bulker Mayuree Naree, which was destroyed during an attack in the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel, which later grounded in Iran, was declared a constructive total loss. The 30,193-dwt bulker, which was built in 2008, was struck on March 11 by two projectiles. The company said the vessel had been following the safety advisories and was attempting...

Shipping

Wreck of 19th-Century Schooner Gets Protection on National Register

The shipwreck of a 19th-century schooner that gained fame transporting cargo in the Great Lakes is set to be accorded more protection after it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The FJ King shipwreck sits intact in Lake Michigan near Liberty Grove, in Door County, where it was discovered in June last year. Constructed by Master Shipbuilder George R. Rogers in 1867 in Toledo, Ohio, FJ King was a workhorse wooden schooner that transported cargo in the...

Tugs & Salvage

Operation Begins to Pull Wrecked MSC Baltic III Ashore for Dismantling

The salvage effort to remove the wreck of the containership MSC Baltic III has begun pulling the hull of the vessel onto shore for dismantling. The Canadian Coast Guard reports that the pulling operation started on July 31 and that there has been some movement of the vessel towards shore. It is a slow process to pull the 207-meter (679-foot) long hull onto the beach at Ceder Cove in Newfoundland. The ship came to rest in the remote cove in...

Government

Ukraine Continues Attacks on Russia’s Black Sea Patrol Boats

Corporate News

Med Marine's Latest RAmparts 2500-W Tugboat Takes to the Water

[By: Med Marine] MED MARINE has launched a new RAmparts 2500-W tugboat from the slipways of EREGLI SHIPYARD, bringing another vessel built for its own fleet one step closer to service. Successfully launched at the end of July, the 25-metre harbour tug now moves into the next phase of her journey, with preparations continuing ahead of her entry into the fleet. There is a particular meaning in watching a vessel built for your own fleet leave the shipyard. Every line...

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

US Container Imports Are Expected to Decline Monthly After an Early Peak

U.S. container import levels remain high, but according to the National Retail Federation, they have peaked early and are starting to decline steadily month-over-month. The trade group for retailers believes importers adjusted the timing of their volumes to beat the latest round of tariffs and that 2026 overall will end the year with volumes flat compared to the last two years. The group’s Global Port Taker shows that volumes peaked much earlier than in past years. In its first forecast...

Shipping

Wreck of 19th-Century Schooner Gets Protection on National Register

Tugs & Salvage

Operation Begins to Pull Wrecked MSC Baltic III Ashore for Dismantling

Government

Ukraine Continues Attacks on Russia’s Black Sea Patrol Boats

Corporate News

Med Marine's Latest RAmparts 2500-W Tugboat Takes to the Water

Cruise Ships

Crystal Cruises Finalizes Order with Fincantieri for Third Luxury Ship

Ports

US Container Imports Are Expected to Decline Monthly After an Early Peak

Offshore

Judge Orders US Defense Department to Resume Review of Wind Energy Projects

For the second time during the current Trump administration, a federal court judge has found the administration is violating U.S. administrative law in its efforts to stop the wind energy sector. On Thursday, August 6, Judge Karin Immergut of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon issued a preliminary injunction and instructed the Pentagon to resume its reviews of wind energy project applications. Earlier in the week, after a hearing, the judge had said she was inclined to...

Shipbuilding

First Multipurpose Cargo Vessel Installs Wind-Assisted Propulsion

The global shipping industry is witnessing a significant increase in the number of cargo ships deploying wind-assisted propulsion as part of efforts to cut down on energy consumption and emissions. The industry is now pushing the boundaries as the first multipurpose cargo vessel was fitted with wind-assisted propulsion. Spanish wind propulsion company bound4blue announced that it has completed the installation of its eSail suction sail on the Na Hiro E Pae, a newbuild multipurpose vessel that will provide vital transport...

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

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Operation Begins to Pull Wrecked MSC Baltic III Ashore for Dismantling

China’s Ports Suspending Operations as Super Typhoon Approaches

South Korea Names First Boxship for Arctic Route to Europe

Ukraine Continues Attacks on Russia’s Black Sea Patrol Boats

War Risk Insurance Pays $11M for Loss of Mayuree Naree

Wreck of 19th-Century Schooner Gets Protection on National Register

Operation Begins to Pull Wrecked MSC Baltic III Ashore for Dismantling

Ukraine Continues Attacks on Russia’s Black Sea Patrol Boats

Med Marine's Latest RAmparts 2500-W Tugboat Takes to the Water

Crystal Cruises Finalizes Order with Fincantieri for Third Luxury Ship

US Container Imports Are Expected to Decline Monthly After an Early Peak

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Wreck of 19th-Century Schooner Gets Protection on National Register

Operation Begins to Pull Wrecked MSC Baltic III Ashore for Dismantling

Ukraine Continues Attacks on Russia’s Black Sea Patrol Boats

Med Marine's Latest RAmparts 2500-W Tugboat Takes to the Water

Crystal Cruises Finalizes Order with Fincantieri for Third Luxury Ship

US Container Imports Are Expected to Decline Monthly After an Early Peak

Judge Orders US Defense Department to Resume Review of Wind Energy Projects

First Multipurpose Cargo Vessel Installs Wind-Assisted Propulsion

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

War Risk Insurance Pays $11M for Loss of Mayuree Naree

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