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Iran’s IRGC Retaliates by Seizing Two Boxships Linked to MSC

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Future Ford-Class Carrier Orders May Be at Risk

Published Apr 21, 2026 10:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

The future of the world's most expensive warship program is in doubt, according to the Associated Press. The long-delayed, much-scrutinized Ford-class carrier series is under review, and on Tuesday, Navy Secretary John Phelan refused to rule out the possibility that future orders might be called off. The Ford-class is a 100,000-tonne warship built around first-of-a-kind electromagnetic systems for the carrier's core equipment - her catapults, arresting gear and weapons elevators. These were not fully tested to a mature state of...

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Coast Guard’s Heavy Icebreaker Returns from Antarctica, Marking 50 Years

Published Apr 21, 2026 7:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returned to her home port of Seattle last week, wrapping up her annual deployment to Antarctica. This year was special, for in addition to supporting the resupply mission and scientific research, the vessel marked 50 years in service. Through extensive overhauls and regular maintenance, she continues to play a critical role as the U.S.’s only heavy icebreaker and must remain active until at least 2030, when the first of the new vessels is...

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Search and Rescue as Stowaways Jump from Containership off Cape Town

Published Apr 21, 2026 7:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

The authorities in Cape Town reported that a search and rescue operation had been launched after reports that seven apparent stowaways had been seen jumping from a containership. The unidentified vessel was reportedly arriving in Cape Town when the people, all believed to be males, decided to swim for shore. The alarm was sounded around 1415 on April 21 as the containership was approximately five nautical miles from shore. It was inbound for the port, but the individuals apparently thought...

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Crew of the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford move a drop tank on deck, Red Sea, April 19 (Central Command)

Trump Extends Ceasefire With Iran Indefinitely

Published Apr 21, 2026 6:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will extend its ceasefire with Iran without an end date, suspending his pledges to attack Iranian civilian infrastructure unless Tehran reached terms to end the seven-week conflict. As recently as this morning, the president warned that he was unwilling to extend the ceasefire and had said that he would "expect to be bombing" if the deadline passed without an agreement. Citing apparent leadership divisions within Iran, Trump said that he would...

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U.S. is Negotiating to Cancel More Offshore Wind Leases

Executives at the French company Engie confirmed today that they are in discussions with U.S. officials about possibly canceling their offshore wind farm leases. Last month, the administration agreed to reimburse TotalEnergies for its offshore wind leases and hinted it might use the same technique with others, although advocates and lawmakers are questioning the legal authority. The Trump administration said in March that it had agreed to reimburse TotalEnergies nearly $1 billion it had paid to acquire a large lease...

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Shipbuilding

A weapons elevator aboard USS Ford (USN)

Future Ford-Class Carrier Orders May Be at Risk

The future of the world's most expensive warship program is in doubt, according to the Associated Press. The long-delayed, much-scrutinized Ford-class carrier series is under review, and on Tuesday, Navy Secretary John Phelan refused to rule out the possibility that future orders might be called off. The Ford-class is a 100,000-tonne warship built around first-of-a-kind electromagnetic systems for the carrier's core equipment - her catapults, arresting gear and weapons elevators. These were not fully tested to a mature state of...

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Riding the LNG Wave

The age of global LNG is upon us. In the latter half of 2025, the global supply increased nearly seven percent. This came largely from North America, which frankly has LNG down to a science. It's abundant here. We know how to extract it in an environmentally conscious manner, and we have the infrastructure to process, store and move it. New U.S. LNG projects reaching final investment decisions in 2025 included Louisiana LNG, Corpus Christi Trains 8 & 9, CP2...

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A VLCC in ballast arrives at Port of Corpus Christi (file image courtesy Port of Corpus Christi)

"Energy Dominance" In Action

The crisis in the Middle East and in particular the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has upended global oil markets. Both crude oil and refined products are now in short supply. Refiners around the world are desperate to get their hands on alternative sources of crude oil, almost at any price. However, the options are limited and dwindling. The volume of Russian and Iranian oil in floating storage is shrinking fast since the U.S. has lifted some of...

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