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U.S. Disables Small Containership Approaching Iranian Blockade

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Video: SMIT Helps Egyptian Port Authority Refloat FSRU After Drone Strike

Published Aug 11, 2026 5:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

In conjunction with SMIT Salvage, the staff of the Damietta Port Authority have completed a delicate operation to refloat the LNG FSRU Energos Winter and remove it to a safe anchorage. Energos Winter was attacked by a drone from an unknown adversary on July 29, causing a blast and a fire on board. The blaze spread to a second nearby LNGC, the GasLog Salem. Both fires were brought under control, and no injuries were reported. Egyptian authorities confirmed that the...

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Ecuador Seizes Cocaine Impregnated into Cardboard in a Container

Published Aug 11, 2026 5:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Ecuadorian National Police are reporting a particularly challenging seizure of cocaine in the Port of Guayaquil before it could be exported on a containership to Spain. The seizure is part of the ongoing operation Fenix that targets exports in the port for inspection. Using risk analysis techniques applied to export cargo, the police reported they stopped a container that was labeled to be going to Spain. It was loaded with 1,080 cardboard boxes. The cocaine was impregnated between the...

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Chinese destroyer in the Gulf of Aden in 2024

China Continues Gulf of Aden Security Mission by Dispatching 49th Fleet

Published Aug 11, 2026 3:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

China’s Ministry of National Defense reported on August 11 that it will continue its escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters. It said preparations are underway for the 48th fleet to depart, continuing a mission that started in December 2008. When the mission was launched 18 years ago, China said it was in support of the UN Security Council and to support security in the region. It was reported to be the first time that China sent...

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Wilmington

Engine Room Fire Breaks Out Aboard Reefer Ship Dole Colombia

Published Aug 11, 2026 3:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday, a fire broke out in the engine room aboard a reefer ship at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware. The blaze has been brought under control, according to the local fire department. On Monday morning, the Wilmington Fire Department received a call reporting a fire on the reefer Dole Colombia at the port's Berth 5. Smoke was coming out of the ship's stacks, and the master reported a fire affecting a generator in the engine room. The department sounded...

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Cadeler Orders Two More WTIV Vessels Citing Continued Strong Sector Demand

Cadeler, which already says it has the industry’s largest fleet of jack-up offshore wind installation vessels, reported that it has placed a new construction order for two more vessels. The company is continuing its relationship with COSCO Shipping Offshore shipyard in Qidong, China, reporting the value of the new contract at approximately €805 million (US$930 million). The company recently took delivery of its eleventh vessel, also from the shipyard in China, and still has one more vessel under construction due...

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Shipbuilding

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Hanwha Offers to Buy Austal USA

The U.S. division of South Korean shipbuilding giant Hanwha has made a non-binding offer to buy Austal USA, the American operations of Australian shipbuilder Austal Ltd. If accepted, the bid would achieve most of Hanwha's previous, unsuccessful effort to acquire the entire Australian parent company. The new bid for Austal USA is in the range of US$1.0-1.2 billion, according to an Australian stock market filing posted by Austal Ltd. - a marked improvement over its last reported offer for all...

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Environment

A boarding team crewmember inventories shark fins on a suspect vessel, May 2026 (NOAA Fisheries)

Canadian-Led Operation Reveals Scope of Illegal Fishing in North Pacific

A Canadian-led operation aimed at cracking down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has again exposed how the vast North Pacific continues to be a hotspot for criminal activity that poses a major threat to fish populations, marine environments and global seafood supply chains. Following the completion of the annual multinational mission known as Operation North Pacific Guard (Op. NPG), which involved more than two months of patrolling North Pacific waters at sea, in the air and by satellite,...

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Business

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Star Bulk Walks Away from Deal to Buy Genco Bulkers from Diana

Another piece of the proposed deal for Diana Shipping to acquire Genco Shipping & Trading has ended with Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announcing that it decided to withdraw from the vessel purchase agreement with Diana. Another major bulker operator, Star Bulk, had agreed to buy 16 of Genco’s vessels from Diana with the closing of the merger, which would have provided another element of financing for the deal. Diana said that it respected Star Bulk’s decision and thanked them for...

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