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Kpler Closes Spire Maritime Acquisition as UK Proceeds with Investigation

Published Apr 25, 2025 7:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

The on-again-off-again acquisition of the maritime business from Spire Global by Kpler closed on Friday, April 25, the agreed da...

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S&P Global to Acquire ORBCOMM's AIS Business to Strengthen Maritime Sector

Published Apr 25, 2025 5:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

  S&P Global agreed to acquire the Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services business of ORBCOMM in a move d...

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Shipping Stocks Begin to Regain Losses After Hints of a Tariff Reprieve

Published Apr 23, 2025 8:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Clear signals that the Trump administration wants to pare back its new tariffs have prompted a market recovery, and key...

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ABS Chairman Wiernicki to Retire After Leading Organization for 14 Years

Published Apr 23, 2025 7:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

  ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki announced at the 163rd ABS Annual Members Meeting that he will step down a...

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CMB.TECH and Golden Ocean to Merge Forming Shipping Giant

Published Apr 22, 2025 5:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Saverys family is pushing forward with its strategy to grow a shipping giant that will play a leadership role in the sustain...

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Wan Hai Hit By Cyberattack

Published Apr 21, 2025 6:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Over the weekend, hackers took down the public-facing website of Taiwanese container carrier Wan Hai Lines. The identity of the ha...

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Carriers Respond to Tariff Uncertainty With "Extreme" Blanked Sailings

Published Apr 21, 2025 5:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Trump administration's steep tariffs on Chinese goods have prompted carriers to deeply slash sailings on Asia-U.S. routes,...

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Ex-Chairman of Russian Carrier FESCO Launches New Service to West Africa

Published Apr 20, 2025 4:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Former FESCO co-owner and Board Chairman Andrei Severilov has opened a new venture targeting the West African freight ma...

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Op-Ed: Manila Could Cut a Deal With Trump on S. China Sea's Oil

Published Apr 20, 2025 11:33 AM by The Lowy Interpreter

  [By Vincent Kyle Parada] Donald Trump is making good on his promise of “America First.” After admoni...

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Remote Inspections Support Safety and Efficiency

Published Apr 18, 2025 1:22 PM by Matthew Tremblay

  The evolution of remote inspection technologies is redefining how class and regulators verify compliance, writes Matthew...

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