The Maritime Executive
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Strike at Australian LNG Operations is Impacting Loading and Exports
The LNG carrier Pacific Breeze (92,830 dwt) finally got underway on June 3 after having been delayed by a work slowdown and now a...
France Arrests Russian Captain After Detaining Shadow Fleet Tanker
French prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the master of the shadow fleet tanker detained on Sunday into custody as the inv...
Iran’s Claims of Retaliation Include MSC Boxship and US 5th Fleet HQ
Iranian officials spoke out angrily, accusing the United States of new ceasefire violations after an attack on an oil tanker, whil...
Yemeni Government Strengthens Grip on Coastline
With the Strait of Hormuz still largely closed, Red Sea ports have risen in importance as the means to access the Arabian Peninsul...
Marinakis: "Better to Pay a Fee" for Hormuz Transits
Most shipowners are reticent to discuss the arrangements they might be willing to make with sanctioned regimes, but on Tuesday, pr...
Ukrainian Drones Hit Oil Terminal in St. Petersburg's Harbor
On Wednesday morning, a flotilla of slow-moving Ukrainian drones penetrated Russian air defenses to attack the St. Petersburg Oil...
ABS Report Shows How AI, Digitalization and New Energy are Taking Hold
[By ABS] Artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, advanced sensing capabilities and emerging energy solutions are beginning to shap...
Oil Producers Warn of Declining Reserves as Hormuz Shutdown Continues
As U.S. and Iranian forces continue to exchange limited fire in and around the Strait of Hormuz, multiple oil producers are warnin...
MSC’s Ferry Company GNV Christens New Ship as Expansion Continues
Italian ferry operator GNV (Grandi Navi Veloci), which has been a subsidiary of MSC Group since 2020, celebrated the christening o...
AD Ports Jumps Into Brazilian Ag Market with Largest-Ever M&A Transaction
AD Ports Group has agreed to acquire a Brazilian sugar and grain export terminal operator, Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura (CL...