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U.S. Seizes Third Runaway Sanctioned Tanker in the Indian Ocean

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USNS Mercy headed southbound towards the Yucatan Channel, February 24 (Pole Star Global)

Hospital Ship Gets Under Way After Trump Greenland Announcement

Published Feb 24, 2026 7:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

Three days after President Donald Trump declared that he had ordered a hospital ship to Greenland, the hospital ship USNS Mercy has departed a shipyard in Mobile, Alabama and gotten under way. Her next scheduled port call is at the Vigor shipyard in Portland, Oregon, where she is due to start a six-month drydocking on March 20. At Mercy's sea speed, it would take her more than 20 days of continuous sailing to reach Oregon, plus additional time spent transiting...

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India’s Swan Defense Shipyard Revives Old Projects as it Develops Yard

Published Feb 24, 2026 7:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

Efforts continue to show progress at reviving India’s shipbuilding industry at the yard in Pipavav, formerly operated by the Reliance Group. Relaunched as Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited, the yard reports it has received a contract to finish five ships ordered in 2009 and sitting idle for nearly a decade due to the collapse of the operations. It is the second deal recently announced by SDHI to revive old projects. SDHI reports it completed a deal to sell the...

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RFA Argus Set to be Towed Away as Royal Navy Confirms Scrapping Plan

Published Feb 24, 2026 6:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

One of the longest-serving support ships and the last active survivor of the UK’s Falklands War, the Royal Navy confirmed that RFA Argus has ended her career after an embarrassing incident in which she was declared unsafe. The Royal Navy had confirmed plans to tow her away from Portsmouth for the final time on February 23, but it was delayed by bad weather and is now likely for next week. The ship had been built in Italy as a Ro/Ro...

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Professional maritime militia units in the South China Sea (file image courtesy Philippine Coast Guard)

China's Maritime Militia Was More Active Than Ever in 2025

Published Feb 24, 2026 5:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

China's militia of military-trained fishing crews spent more time deployed in the South China Sea than ever before last year, according to CSIS' Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative. In a new report based on satellite imaging, AMTI detailed the movements of identifiable maritime militia vessels near 12 reefs, and found that the sustained Chinese presence in sensitive areas of the region numbers in the hundreds of vessels - every day. Nearly half of the activity occurred at Chinese-claimed Mischief Reef and...

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DOJ Files Appeal on Court Blocking Trump’s Moratorium on Wind Energy

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment & Natural Resources Division filed notice with the district court in Massachusetts for an appeal on the court ruling blocking Donald Trump’s Executive Order from January 2025 establishing a moratorium on permitting, leasing, and other authorizations for wind energy projects. It is the latest step in the Trump administration's continuing battle against renewable wind energy. The filing came 45 days after District Judge Patti B. Saris had ruled in December 2025, calling the Executive...

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OSVs under construction at Swan Defense India

India’s Swan Defense Shipyard Revives Old Projects as it Develops Yard

Efforts continue to show progress at reviving India’s shipbuilding industry at the yard in Pipavav, formerly operated by the Reliance Group. Relaunched as Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited, the yard reports it has received a contract to finish five ships ordered in 2009 and sitting idle for nearly a decade due to the collapse of the operations. It is the second deal recently announced by SDHI to revive old projects. SDHI reports it completed a deal to sell the...

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Navigating the Deadlock: Accelleron’s Daniel Bischofberger on Green Fuels

Accelleron, a leading provider of turbocharging, fuel injection, and digital solutions for marine engines and ships, recently released a study on the multifaceted, multi-industry challenges slowing shipping's transition to carbon-neutral fuels. TME recently spoke with CEO Daniel Bischofberger about the current state of marine decarbonization, regional developments in Asia-Pacific, and the path forward for the industry. Can you describe the current state of shipping's transition to carbon-neutral fuels? The ships are ready, but the fuel is not. The technology exists...

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Zim Employees Return to Work as Union Reports Tentative Agreements

The union representing Zim’s Israeli workers has reportedly reached terms on a tentative agreement regarding employment, severance payments, and compensation after staging a strike that stopped port activity and work at the company’s headquarters. The union said a tentative agreement would be finalized between ZIM CEO and Hapag-Lloyd, and according to the news outlet Calcalist, it has total trust in Eli Glickman to honor the agreement. The union had reacted to a lack of employment agreements and said it had...

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