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USCG Considers Homeporting Four New Icebreakers in Alaska by 2029

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Philippine Coast Guard

Urgent Alert After Chinese Bulker Issues Distress Signal

Published Jan 30, 2026 3:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Philippine Coast Guard issued an urgent alert to all vessels on Friday, January 30, after it received a distress call from a Chinese-owned bulker. Few details were issued, but it appears contact has been lost with the ship in the waters near Eastern Samar. The alert requested all vessels transiting the area to “keep a sharp lookout” for the distressed ship. They were instructed to report all findings to the nearest Coast Guard office or radio station. The distress...

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Italian Coast Guard Coordinates Rescues of Two Ships in Two Days

Published Jan 30, 2026 2:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Italian Coast Guard oversaw the rescue operations for two merchant ships in the course of two days from the same region of the Mediterranean. Although the report said there was a “night of apprehension,” the operations were both successful in getting the ships safely into port. The towing operation of the livestock carrier Blue Ocean A got underway on January 29, after the Coast Guard and tugs had struggled to keep the vessel off the rocks on the coast...

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Panama Cristobal container terminal

Panama Court Finds CK Hutchison's Port Terminal Concession Unconstitutional

Published Jan 30, 2026 1:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Supreme Court of Panama announced late on Thursday, January 29, that it had found the laws establishing CK Hutchison’s concession to operate terminals at the ports at the terminus of the Panama Canal unconstitutional. The government quickly issued a statement assuring that the terminal operations would continue uninterrupted, while the company and the governments in Hong Kong and Beijing denounced the decision, alluding to political motivations. The court, in its brief statement, said it had conducted “extensive deliberation and...

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A China Coast Guard cutter interacts with PLA Navy and Philippine vessels near Scarborough Shoal, 2025 (courtesy PCG)

AMTI: China Coast Guard Focuses its Patrols on Scarborough Shoal

Published Jan 29, 2026 9:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Scarborough Shoal has been a flash point for tensions between the Philippines and China since 2012, when Chinese forces occupied the atoll and began a years-long effort to control access. It has been the scene of multiple confrontations over the past year, including water-cannoning incidents that ended in injuries for Philippine citizens. New AIS data analysis from CSIS/AMTI reveals that the China Coast Guard is putting a new priority on presence operations at the reef: last year it more than...

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Dominion Energy and Vineyard Wind Reach Milestones as Work Resumes

Within days of resuming work at Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project and Avangrid’s Vineyard Wind 1, both projects have marked key milestones. The projects argued they were at critical stages of construction in court and received preliminary injunctions to prevent the Trump administration from enforcing a stop-work order. Dominion Energy provided a detailed update on the status of its project, reporting it has reached 71 percent completion and, critically, the first wind turbine generation was installed in January....

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Shipbuilding

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Tanzania Builds Ro-Pax Vessel to Boost Regional Trade on Lake Victoria

After eight years of construction, Tanzania has finally launched an inland passenger and cargo freshwater vessel that is touted as the largest in Africa and one that was built domestically. The East African nation is hailing the launch of MV New Mwanza as a significant milestone in efforts to boost maritime transport in Lake Victoria. Built at a cost of $51.8 million, construction of the vessel commenced in 2019, spearheaded by two South Korean companies, Gas Entec and KangNam Corporation,...

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Environment

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Northern Lights has Deals With Shipping Lines to Double CO2 Transport Fleet

The Norwegian CO2 storage initiative, which became the first commercial operation for carbon capture and storage, announced a new deal that will double the company’s fleet by 2029. This comes just months after the company completed its first injection of liquid CO2 for permanent storage. Northern Lights, which is a joint venture between Equinor, TotalEnergies, and Shell, reports it has struck a new charter deal with major shipping companies, including existing partner Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line), while adding MISC...

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Business

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MSC Assessed $22.67M in Civil Penalties by FMC for Shipping Act Violations

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company was fined a total of $22.67 million in civil penalties for a series of Shipping Act violations, the Federal Maritime Commission reported. It is part of the FMC’s increased efforts at enforcement and a wave of new complaints it has received after the surge in shipping volumes during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Shipping Act was updated by the U.S. Congress. The Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations, and Compliance (BEIC), through its Offices of...

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