The Maritime Executive
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Old Shipping Containers Find New Life as Russian Tank Protectors
After their life in oceangoing service, shipping containers get repurposed for all sorts of inventive uses - storage sheds, shop s...
Russian Retaliatory Strike Hits Ukrainian Sunflower Oil Terminal
On Saturday, Russian forces attacked a sunflower seed oil terminal in the Odesa region of Ukraine, causing extensive damage. It is...
Denmark Builds Up Coastal Defenses in the Oresund and Kattegat
Following a series of drone overflights directed against Danish targets in September, the Danish Ministry of Defense has concluded...
Sweden Boards and Detains Russian Gun-Running Vessel
Sweden's customs agency has completed an investigation aboard the Russian cargo ship Adler, which broke down in the Kattegat and w...
U.S. Seizes Two More Venezuela-Linked Tankers
[Breaking] On Sunday, the U.S. seized a third tanker carrying a cargo of Venezuelan crude oil. The vessel has been identified as t...
Clippership Finishes RINA-Approved Design of Autonomous Wind-Powered Vessel
[By: Glosten] Dykstra Naval Architects leads naval architecture while Glosten provides structural engineering. Autonomy and wind-p...
Shaping Class for the Future
[By: ClassNK] This has been a significant year for ClassNK and for Hayato Suga, who stepped up to the role of President & CEO in M...
Anemoi Rotor Sails & Union Maritime Chemical Tankers Beat IMO 2030 Targets
[By: Anemoi Marine Technologies] Anemoi Marine Technologies, the UK-based leading designer of Rotor Sails for wind-assisted ship p...
Damen Delivers New Tugs to the Fairplay Towage Group and Louis Meyer
[By: Damen Shipyards Group] On 21 November, Damen Shipyards Group delivered three new tugs, consisting of an RSD Tug 2513 named Fa...
ClassNK Issues AiP for Alternative Fuels Ready & OCCS Ready Bulk Carrier
[By: ClassNK] ClassNK has issued approval in principle (AiP) for a concept design of the Multiple Alternative Fuels Ready (Ammonia...