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Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz Remains at a Trickle Due to Uncertainties

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Bulkers head for the "toll booth" between Qeshm and Larak, April 8 (Windward)

Shipping Faces Tough Choices on Whether to Pay for Access to Hormuz

Published Apr 8, 2026 10:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran is demanding a fee for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, hoping to raise funds and to normalize its control over the world's most important choke point for energy shipping. The question for shipowners is simple: is it a good idea to pay, and if so, who will cover the cost? Since March, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has generated extraordinary political leverage for Iran by metering out transit rights and attacking ships at will; by one calculation, a...

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Waesche's crew board the the ASC trawler Northern Eagle (USCG)

Bering Sea Trawler Boarded and Investigated in Pollock-Counting Dispute

Published Apr 8, 2026 10:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Seattle-based American Seafoods Company (ASC) have launched a public dispute over how to count the pollock aboard a factory trawler in the Bering Sea. The Coast Guard claims that it found "significant violations" of fishing regulations aboard the vessel Northern Eagle, based on an allegedly substantial difference between the ship's pollock production records and its official electronic logbook. No charges have yet been filed, and ASC disputes any allegations of wrongdoing; in a statement...

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IRIB

Iran Publishes Redrawn Traffic Scheme for Strait of Hormuz

Published Apr 8, 2026 7:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran's maritime authority has issued a redrawn traffic separation scheme for the Strait of Hormuz to "avoid possible collisions with naval mines." Intelligence sources have suggested that Iran laid up to a dozen mines in the waterway last month, but the claim has not been verified and is disputed. "Due to the war situation in the Persian Gulf and possible anti-ship mines in the main traffic zone of the Strait of Hormuz, vessels must to coordinate with the IRGC Navy...

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Seafarer

Liberian Registry: Sanctions Compliance Checks Should Extend to Seafarers

Published Apr 8, 2026 7:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

The world's largest shipping registry is calling for coordinated action to extend sanctions compliance checks to seafarers, starting with the credentialing process. It is the latest in the ever-expanding series of compliance verification protocols that shipping stakeholders must think about, according to the Liberian Registry, which holds a leading 17 percent share of the global flag-services market. “The regulatory environment has changed, and the industry must adapt," said Alfonso Castillero, CEO of the Liberian Registry. "As the leading flag in...

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QatarEnergy’s U.S. LNG Plant Achieves First Production at Critical Time

Just as the world is looking for alternative sources of LNG, Golden Pass LNG in Texas reported it has achieved first production. The project, which has been in planning and development for 15 years, is set to start export shipments in the second quarter, coming online to help fill some of the shortfall from Qatar and the Middle East. The United States is already setting records for LNG shipments and has been rivaling Qatar for the title of the largest...

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Shipbuilding

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Search for Missing Maintenance Worker After Fire on Submarine at Hyundai

A rescue effort was underway at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, after one worker was reported missing during a fire on a submarine undergoing maintenance. Late reports said the body of a woman in her 60s who was working as a cleaner for a subcontractor had been located, but it is in an inaccessible area of the submarine. The fire started midday on Thursday, April 9, on the Hong Beom-do, a Type 214 submarine, which...

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Environment

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EcoNavis to Validate and Demonstrate Improved Design for Wind Rotors

Scotland-based EcoNavis Solutions believes it has a technological innovation that can enhance the performance of wind rotors. With wind-assisted propulsion gaining increased interest, the company is using a Scottish Enterprise research grant to move its concept from the drawing board to validation and demonstration. The basic concept of the wind rotor promoted by Anton Flettner in the 1920s remains largely unchanged after more than a century. The spinning rotor captures the energy of the wind to provide additional thrust for...

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Business

Dali containership bridge Baltimore

Maryland Reaches Settlement in Principle with Owner/Operator of Dali

The State of Maryland announced that it has reached a settlement in principle with the owners and operators of the containership Dali for the 2024 destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Details of the settlement were not announced, with the state saying terms were being finalized but that it resolves a significant portion of its claims, specifically against Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine. Maryland had filed in U.S. District Court alleging that the disaster was the result of “negligence,...

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