The Maritime Executive
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Libyan Coast Guard Opens Fire on Rescue Vessel and Threatens to Seize It
A migrant rescue vessel in the Central Mediterranean has reported another violent encounter with the Libyan coast guard - this tim...
UKMTO: Vessel Hijacked at Anchorage off Fujairah
On Thursday morning, British maritime security agency UKMTO reported that it appears that a vessel has been seized at a position o...
U.S. is Set to Become Europe's Largest Gas Supplier, Overtaking Norway
Europe may have freed itself from excessive reliance on Russian natural gas, but only by replacing it with another foreign supplie...
Kuwait Detains Four IRGC Officers in a Boat off Bubiyan Island
Iran and Kuwait are trading words over the capture of an Iranian boat near its maritime border with Iraq. Kuwait claims that the f...
Hapag-Lloyd Calls Q1 "Unsatisfactory" While Warning of Uncertainty
Hapag-Lloyd was the latest carrier to report dramatically lower first quarter financial results. Reporting that the company swung...
U.S. Coast Guard Finalizes Five-Ship Icebreaker Order With Davie Defense
The U.S. Coast Guard has finalized its contract with UK-owned shipbuilder Davie Defense for the delivery of five Arctic Security C...
Australian High Court Says Shipping Company Cannot Limit Liabilities
Four years after a docking accident caused the loss of two tugs and caused significant environmental damage, Australia’s High Cour...
Iranian Oil Afloat is Keeping China Well Buffered
As President Trump lands in Beijing to discuss the 4 Ts (Tehran, Trade & Tariffs and Taiwan), a backdrop to the talks will be Chin...
Is War in the Gulf About to Break Out Again?
The current ceasefire between Iran and the United States was indefinitely extended in April, but to facilitate negotiations that a...
IMO Maritime Safety Committee Convenes in London to Discuss Safety and Secu
[By: International Maritime Organization] IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez opened the 111th session of the Maritime Safety...