U.S. Forces Disable Third Tanker This Week Off Oman with Indian Crew

Police Checkpoint Finds River Cruise Captain Had Too Much to Drink

Published Jun 11, 2026 5:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

The river police authorities for Belgium and the Netherlands launched a joint effort to check commercial river vessels and, to their surprise, found the captain of a cruise ship that had too much to drink. It was part of a broader effort established near the Albert Canal in Belgium that connects Antwerp and the Scheldt River with inland destinations and the Meuse River. The police reported a total of 10 vessels, nine commercial ships and one river cruise ship, were...

WTIV Loses Control in Danish Port Damaging Blades for Offshore Wind Farm

Published Jun 11, 2026 4:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

High winds and poor weather conditions are being cited as the likely cause for an incident in the Port of Esbjerg, Denmark, on Wednesday morning, June 10. Blades for an offshore wind farm were damaged, and the vessels, pier, and a crane were still being inspected, while the wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Brave Tern has been detained. Estimates in the local media are that more than $150,000 worth of damage resulted as blades for the Thor wind farm were...

Pilot–Master Interaction: Where Risk Actually Forms

Published Jun 11, 2026 1:35 PM by Capt. Volodymyr Smirnov

Risk in navigation is often attributed to individuals — the pilot or the Master. This is a convenient simplification. In reality, many marine incidents do not originate from individual failure, but from structural ambiguity in decision-making. They emerge in the space between roles. Pilotage is built on a dual structure: - the pilot provides local knowledge and navigational advice - the Master retains ultimate command responsibility On paper, this separation is clear. On the bridge, under operational pressure, it is...

British Defence Minister Resigns as Defense Budget Increase Evaporates

Published Jun 11, 2026 12:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

John Healey, the British Defence Minister, has resigned in protest at the UK government’s failure to fund the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan. Publication of the Defence Investment Plan has been delayed by at least a year, and was supposed to set out funding allocations for defence, in line with similar plans for health and welfare, which already detail plans for expenditure for the next ten years. Critical equipment plans have already been jeopardized by the delay in publishing the plan,...

Shipping

Pilot–Master Interaction: Where Risk Actually Forms

Tugs & Salvage

The Big C team prepares to deploy the boat for the crossing, June 4 (Andrew Bedwell / Facebook)

Atlantic Crossing Attempt in Four-Foot Boat Ends in Rescue off Newfoundland

The prospect of chasing a world record holds a certain fascination for adventurers, and often leads them in unusual directions. The record for a shortest-boat ocean crossing is one case, as it has a striking effect on the design of the craft. The pursuit of an ever-shorter hull forces difficult naval architecture choices as it reaches its logical limit - the dimensions of the human occupant - and there are obvious implications for safety. The last two serious attempts at...

Government

three USCG icebreakers berthed together in Seattle

USCG Selects Kodiak and Seward as Homeports for Arctic Security Cutters

The U.S. Coast Guard has selected the Alaskan ports of Kodiak and Seward as the first homeports for its new fleet of Arctic Security Cutters. It said the first three vessels would be assigned to Alaskan ports, increasing the number from an earlier announcement, and in addition to plans for a new homeport at Juneau for the USCG Storis. Under the plan announced on June 11, the USCG reports it is accelerating preparations to ensure that the ports will be...

Corporate News

Damen Signs with Carmet Tug Company for Multi Cat 2309

[By: Damen Shipyard Group] On 9 June, at the Seawork exhibition in Southampton, Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with Carmet Tug Company for a Multi Cat (MuC) 2309. Under the terms of the contract, Damen will deliver the tug within just weeks of the signing – the fast delivery made possible by its stock building programme. Merseyside UK-based towage and workboat company Carmet Tug Company operates a number of second-hand Damen vessels in its fleet, including a Shoalbuster (SBu)...

Cruise Ships

Mein Schiff Relax on sea trials (file image courtesy TUI)

Bomb Squad Called Out During Cruise Ship Boarding at Kiel

Passengers aboard the cruise ship Mein Schiff Relax got a scare this week when a regular check turned up traces of explosives on a consignment of ships' stores. On Wednesday afternoon, Mein Schiff Relax was alongside at her berth at Kiel's Ostseekai, taking on supplies and embarking a new group of passengers. At about 1300 hours, four pallets of ships' stores - loaded with rolls of steel cable - were subjected to a pre-loading inspection in the terminal parking lot....

Ports

Containers Tumble From Boxship onto Bunker Vessel in Antwerp

The authorities in the Port of Antwerp are trying to determine what caused four containers to fall off a vessel that was being serviced and land on a bunker vessel that was alongside. Luckily, no one was injured in the incident, which happened on Tuesday afternoon, June 9, at the busy container terminal. The COSCO Hope (140,000 dwt), a 13,100 TEU vessel built in 2012 and owned by Seaspan, was docked at the DP World Terminal in the Deurganckdok section...

Shipping

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Tugs & Salvage

Atlantic Crossing Attempt in Four-Foot Boat Ends in Rescue off Newfoundland

Government

USCG Selects Kodiak and Seward as Homeports for Arctic Security Cutters

Corporate News

Damen Signs with Carmet Tug Company for Multi Cat 2309

Cruise Ships

Bomb Squad Called Out During Cruise Ship Boarding at Kiel

Ports

Containers Tumble From Boxship onto Bunker Vessel in Antwerp

Offshore

UK Will Rebid Offshore Wind Lease Setting a Critical Test for the Sector

The UK's Crown Estate, which manages all the offshore assets, announced that it plans to launch a new competitive bid for a lease in the Irish Sea just months after the existing holders backed out of the project after five years of planning. The new competitive tender is seen as a key challenge for the sector after partners EnBW and JERA Nex BP opted not to proceed, calling the project no longer economically viable. The Morgan site is approximately 22...

Shipbuilding

Storied UK Shipbuilder Cammell Laird Sold in Consolidation of Sector

The famed UK shipbuilder Cammell Laird has been sold as part of an ongoing consolidation of the sector as firms posture for the anticipated increase in UK defense shipbuilding. The yard, which dates back to 1828, was sold as part of the APCL Group to a relative newcomer to the sector, Balaena. A maritime engineering and shipbuilding group based in Cornwall, Balaena was launched in 2019 and made its first major acquisition, a shipyard in Gibraltar, in 2022. The Financial...

Environment

First Ammonia Dual-Fuel Vessel Delivered to Exmar

The first newly built dual-fuel ammonia-fueled vessel, Antwerpen, has been officially delivered and went into service today, June 10, for the French division of Exmar. The pioneering ship is the first of a coming wave of deliveries and is seen as a critical step to accelerate the adoption of ammonia as a marine fuel across the wider shipping industry. Exmar, along with HD Hyundai, heralded the delivery of the vessel, the first of three due this year for Exmar, with...

Business

Markets Expect Oil Shortage if Hormuz Stays Shut, Oversupply Once it Opens

The oil market is telling two distinct stories, and future pricing depends upon which one prevails. In the short run, energy markets are leaning hard on drawdowns, run cuts, refined product inventories and demand destruction in order to keep prices in check. If the situation continues unchanged, falling inventories could drive prices skyward by midsummer. On the other hand, the market faces an oversupply situation as soon as the Strait of Hormuz reopens and a flood of Mideast oil comes...

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U.S. Forces Disable Third Tanker This Week Off Oman with Indian Crew

Police Checkpoint Finds River Cruise Captain Had Too Much to Drink

WTIV Loses Control in Danish Port Damaging Blades for Offshore Wind Farm

Pilot–Master Interaction: Where Risk Actually Forms

British Defence Minister Resigns as Defense Budget Increase Evaporates

Pilot–Master Interaction: Where Risk Actually Forms

Atlantic Crossing Attempt in Four-Foot Boat Ends in Rescue off Newfoundland

USCG Selects Kodiak and Seward as Homeports for Arctic Security Cutters

Damen Signs with Carmet Tug Company for Multi Cat 2309

Bomb Squad Called Out During Cruise Ship Boarding at Kiel

Containers Tumble From Boxship onto Bunker Vessel in Antwerp

The Hidden Clause Contradictions Driving Demurrage Claims

Six Estonian Maritime Companies Solving Retrofit and Port Challenges

Rethinking Hull Maintenance: The Problem Goes Deeper Than Fouling

Pilot–Master Interaction: Where Risk Actually Forms

Atlantic Crossing Attempt in Four-Foot Boat Ends in Rescue off Newfoundland

USCG Selects Kodiak and Seward as Homeports for Arctic Security Cutters

Damen Signs with Carmet Tug Company for Multi Cat 2309

Bomb Squad Called Out During Cruise Ship Boarding at Kiel

Containers Tumble From Boxship onto Bunker Vessel in Antwerp

UK Will Rebid Offshore Wind Lease Setting a Critical Test for the Sector

Storied UK Shipbuilder Cammell Laird Sold in Consolidation of Sector

First Ammonia Dual-Fuel Vessel Delivered to Exmar

Markets Expect Oil Shortage if Hormuz Stays Shut, Oversupply Once it Opens

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