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U.S. to Permit Sale of Sanctioned LPG Carrier in Texas Linked to Iran

Published May 20, 2025 9:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

A shadowy, newly built LPG tanker that has been linked to efforts to fund Iran is potentially going to be sold under a new licen...

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BOEM Plans Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale Off American Samoa

Published May 20, 2025 7:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

  After a request from U.S. deep sea mining startup Impossible Minerals and a new executive order from President Donald Tr...

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UK and EU Increase Sanctions on Shadow Fleet Tankers and Enablers

Published May 20, 2025 3:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Citing the new waves of drone attacks on Ukraine despite the reported progress made during a call between Donald Trump a...

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EU Begins Planning a New Strategy to Boost its Maritime Sector

Published May 19, 2025 8:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Last week, shipping ministers from EU member states gathered in Szczecin, Poland to lay out a strategy for boosting the...

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Houthis Reboot Red Sea Crisis With "Blockade" on Port of Haifa

Published May 19, 2025 8:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Resolving any ambiguity about whether Yemen's Houthi rebels may have agreed to a shipping ceasefire, the g...

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Federal Stop-Work Order Puts Pause on Research to Help Navy Divers

Published May 19, 2025 5:00 PM by David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle

  Everybody needs a buddy – especially Navy divers. Working underwater is physically taxing, visibility is low, and...

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Russian Forces Release Greek Tanker After Brief Detention off Estonia

Published May 19, 2025 4:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Russian authorities have released a Greek tanker that they briefly detained off the coast of Estonia on Sunday. The vess...

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U.S. Moves to Finalize Chinese-Built Ship Fees

Published May 19, 2025 12:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The U.S. Trade Representative’s office is conducting its public hearings today, May 19, as it also closes the comm...

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Russia Intercepts and Detains Greek Tanker off Estonia

Published May 18, 2025 8:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Following the Estonian Navy's attempt to intercept a Russia-bound tanker in the Baltic last week, the Russian Navy h...

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UK Puts Handover of the Strategic Chagos Islands on Hold

Published May 18, 2025 4:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Plans for the United Kingdom to surrender sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, known as the British Indian Ocean Territory...

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