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Maersk Predicts Difficult Times for Industry After a Strong Performance

Published Feb 5, 2026 7:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

Maersk, long considered a bellwether of the container shipping industry and broader global economy, presented a bleak near-term ou...

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Regent Secures a Buyer for its WIG Passenger Craft in Latin America

Published Feb 5, 2026 6:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

All-electric wing-in-ground craft company Regent Craft has sold another 10 units to a passenger plane company - this time, Synerge...

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SBI: India's Refiners Could Make Money By Switching to Venezuelan Oil

Published Feb 4, 2026 5:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

India's refiners might make out well by taking a deal with the United States to buy lots of Venezuelan oil, according to the State...

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India Approves Plan for Domestic Shipping Line in Broad Container Ecosystem

Published Feb 3, 2026 7:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

The government of India oversaw the formal signing of agreements on February 3, which set out the plans for the country’s new dome...

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Tanker Orders: Too Much, or Not Enough?

Published Feb 1, 2026 5:15 PM by Erik Broekhuizen / Poten & Partners

Last week, in our annual forecasting opinion ("A Fool's Game?"), we prognosticated that the tanker orderbook will decline in 2026....

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MSC Assessed $22.67M in Civil Penalties by FMC for Shipping Act Violations

Published Jan 28, 2026 5:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company was fined a total of $22.67 million in civil penalties for a series of Shipping Act violations,...

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Geopolitics Has Moved From the Margins to the Engine Room of Shipping

Published Jan 26, 2026 2:59 PM by Irene Rosberg

For much of its modern history, the maritime industry treated geopolitics as background noise. Today, that is no longer possible....

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CMA CGM on Track for Growth as it Puts 400th Owned Ship in Service

Published Jan 25, 2026 2:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

French carrier CMA CGM highlights that it will be putting its 400th owned ship (in a fleet of over 650 vessels) into service as it...

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James Fisher Takes a Stake in Dive-Capable Drone Boat Venture

Published Jan 20, 2026 11:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

British offshore services and shipping company James Fisher and Sons has bought a stake in the American autonomous sailing vessel...

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Knut Orbeck-Nilssen Fills Top Role at DNV During Remi Eriksen's Absence

Published Jan 20, 2026 6:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

DNV Maritime chief Knut Orbeck-Nilssen is stepping in temporarily to take on the role of group president and CEO across all of the...

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