The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Officers on Van Oord Dredger Plead Guilty for Singapore Allison/Oil Spill
Four of the officers who were aboard the Van Oord dredger Vox Maxima in June 2024 when it blacked out and hit a bunker tanker pl...
Hanwha Ocean Completes First Overhaul Project for US MSC Cargo Ship
Hanwha Ocean completed an extensive overhaul and repair project on the USNS Wally Schirra marking the first time a South Korean...
Taiwan Coast Guard Chases Away Chinese Research Ship
Taiwan has remained on high alert to Chinese incursions into its waters reporting the latest incident took place on March 12 but...
Australia Destroys Indonesian Fishing Boat for Illegal Shark Finning
The Australian Border Force has destroyed an Indonesian fishing boat after finding hundreds of illegally-obtained s...
Trans Mountain Pipeline Lifts Vancouver's Cargo Volume to New Heights
The Port of Vancouver, Canada is celebrating remarkable performance after cargo throughput hit record highs last ye...
In Uncertain Era for Shippers, Analysts Suggest Avoiding Long Contracts
Shippers are adjusting to an unpredictable mix of geopolitical disruption, economic uncertainty and sweeping tariff changes, and s...
Continuing Resolution Puts U.S. Navy Maintenance, Recruitment at Risk
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a continuing resolution (CR) rather than a budget to fund the federal...
Royal Caribbean Joins Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative
[By Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative] Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) announced...
New Svitzer Tug is First to Integrate Battery with Methanol Fueled Engines
A new tug construction project underway at Turkey’s Uzmar shipyard will integrate a marine battery power system with a met...
Retailers Continue to Front-Load Imports Prompting Cut in Q2 Forecast
Retailers are continuing to front-load their imports into U.S. ports due to the uncertainty over U.S. tariffs and the potential...