Iran is Making Unimpeded Use of the Strait of Hormuz

Vancouver Posts Record Growth in Throughput as Canada Diversifies Trade

Published Mar 13, 2026 7:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Canada’s push to increase exports to overseas markets, particularly in Asia owing to increasing protectionism by its key trading partner, the U.S, is having the desired effects. The country’s largest port, Vancouver, has seen cargo throughput hit record highs. The Port of Vancouver is highlighting the impacts of the government’s efforts to double exports to non-U.S. markets, reporting record cargo volumes in 2025. The port handled 170.4 million metric tonnes (mmt) of cargo during the year, an eight percent increase...

Video: US Coast Guard Cutter Forward Interdicts Smugglers’ Go-Fast Boat

Published Mar 13, 2026 6:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard released videos showing its crews in action during the interdiction of a go-fast boat in the Eastern Pacific. According to the details, the cutter Forward was conducting standard patrols in the Pacific when it was alerted to the boat on February 24. A maritime patrol aircraft detected the vessel and reported the location to Forward. The cutter deployed its over-the-horizon cutter pursuit boat and an embarked MH-65 aircraft from the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) to...

Italy and Malta Monitor Burnt-Out Gas Carrier Drifting Between Their Shores

Published Mar 13, 2026 6:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

Italian and Maltese authorities are working together closely monitoring the hulk of the Russian-flagged gas carrier Arctic Metagaz. Both countries remain on alert as the vessel has drifted back and forth, approaching each country, and then, with the tides and winds, has been driven further out to sea. The vessel has been in this precarious situation for days after it exploded on March 4 at a position approximately 150 miles south of Malta. At the time, it was in the...

Philippine Coast Guard Rescues Engineer Trapped on Capsized Ship

Published Mar 13, 2026 4:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Philippine Coast Guard responded to the reports of a capsized cargo ship in Cebu province on March 11. It was able to rescue the crew of the vessel, but reports that one dockworker was killed in the incident. A small inter-island cargo ship named Theresa I was docked at the APO Cement Port in Naga City, Cebu. It was conducting a loading operation, which involved a de-ballasting procedure. The vessel lost stability, rolling to one side, which caused the...

Shipping

Iran is Making Unimpeded Use of the Strait of Hormuz

Getting a clear picture of what traffic is currently passing through the Strait of Hormuz is difficult at present for the external observer. The US military and the Omani coast guard will have a complete picture, but ship trackers used to dependency on AIS signals are now deprived of their primary source of information, as vessels passing through the strait are clearly not wishing to advertise their presence and are traveling with AIS systems switched off. However, it is possible...

Tugs & Salvage

Italy and Malta Monitor Burnt-Out Gas Carrier Drifting Between Their Shores

Government

Op-Ed: Kharg Island Strikes Have Little Effect if Iran's Tankers Sail On

It is unclear what the aim was behind the overwhelming air attack mounted against Kharg Island on March 13, which President Trump has described as “one of the most powerful bombing raids in the history of the Middle East.” The raid however was restricted to the military sites and emplacements manned by the IRGC to defend the island, and apparently was designed not to damage the oil infrastructure of the terminal – which is believed to be still operational. Whereas...

Corporate News

U.S. Coast Guard Authenticates Keels for First 3 Waterways Commerce Cutters

[By: U.S. Coast Guard] The U.S. Coast Guard authenticated the keels for future Coast Guard cutters Allen Thiele, Fred Permenter and Samuel Wilson on Friday in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. In a special proceeding, the keels for three cutters were authenticated simultaneously, a departure from the traditional single-vessel ceremony. Keel authentication is a time-honored maritime tradition in which the ship’s sponsor welds their initials onto a ceremonial plate that is permanently affixed to the cutter, signifying the foundation of the...

Cruise Ships

World’s Largest Sail Yacht Cruise Ship Sets New Mark on Trials

The sail-powered cruise ship Orient Express Corinthian recently completed its propulsion tests, and builder Chantiers de l’Atlantique reports the ship achieved a speed first for a sailing ship of its size. The ship is preparing for its delivery and entry into service in May 2026 as Accor Group launches its first cruise offering. The Orient Express Corinthian is a 25,200 gross ton cruise ship that will have 54 suites with a capacity for 110 passengers. The ship measures 220 meters...

Ports

Vancouver Posts Record Growth in Throughput as Canada Diversifies Trade

Shipping

Iran is Making Unimpeded Use of the Strait of Hormuz

Tugs & Salvage

Italy and Malta Monitor Burnt-Out Gas Carrier Drifting Between Their Shores

Government

Op-Ed: Kharg Island Strikes Have Little Effect if Iran's Tankers Sail On

Corporate News

U.S. Coast Guard Authenticates Keels for First 3 Waterways Commerce Cutters

Cruise Ships

World’s Largest Sail Yacht Cruise Ship Sets New Mark on Trials

Ports

Vancouver Posts Record Growth in Throughput as Canada Diversifies Trade

Offshore

Second "Big Beautiful" Offshore Lease Sale Draws Fewer Big Spenders

The U.S. Department of the Interior has completed the second offshore oil and gas auction of its revised lease plan, and the outcome was quieter this time. The auction generated $47 million in high bids for a total of 140,000 acres in 25 blocks, down from the previous auction's total of $280 million. A total of about 80 million acres were up for auction, but the majority received no bids. 13 companies participated in bidding, down from 30 in the...

Shipbuilding

Third US Training Ship State of Maine Delivered to MARAD

The third newly built U.S. training ship for the merchant marine, the State of Maine, was handed over to TOTE Services and delivered to the U.S. Maritime Administration. It will be the fifth training vessel, and the first purpose-built vessel, to be operated by the Maine Maritime Academy, located in Castine, Maine. The handover to the U.S. government took place at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard, and the vessel is scheduled to depart for Maine in the coming days. Once it...

Environment

Study: Ocean Warming Puts "Constant Negative Pressure" on Fish Populations

A new meta-study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution suggests that ocean warming has an outsize impact on the total amount of fish in the water, enough to have major implications for global fisheries. The study, led by researchers at Spain's Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, looked at hundreds of thousands of studies of fish populations in the Northern Hemisphere over a period of nearly 30 years, spanning 1993-2021. The vast data set covered more than 1,500 fish species and...

Business

ONE and Chinese Shipbuilder Increase Investment in Owner/Lessor Seaspan

Three years after taking Seaspan, the leading owner/lessor of containerships to the leading carriers, private Ocean Network Express is set to become its largest shareholder, along with the addition of Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding as an investor. The deal sees the lead investors in the go-private transaction beginning to cash out as Seaspan reaches new leads in its ownership and management of shipping assets. Seaspan was started in 2000 and was mostly working with China’s COSCO Shipping and Yang Ming,...

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Iran is Making Unimpeded Use of the Strait of Hormuz

Vancouver Posts Record Growth in Throughput as Canada Diversifies Trade

Video: US Coast Guard Cutter Forward Interdicts Smugglers’ Go-Fast Boat

Italy and Malta Monitor Burnt-Out Gas Carrier Drifting Between Their Shores

Philippine Coast Guard Rescues Engineer Trapped on Capsized Ship

Iran is Making Unimpeded Use of the Strait of Hormuz

Italy and Malta Monitor Burnt-Out Gas Carrier Drifting Between Their Shores

Op-Ed: Kharg Island Strikes Have Little Effect if Iran's Tankers Sail On

U.S. Coast Guard Authenticates Keels for First 3 Waterways Commerce Cutters

World’s Largest Sail Yacht Cruise Ship Sets New Mark on Trials

Vancouver Posts Record Growth in Throughput as Canada Diversifies Trade

Connecting Opportunities: The Power of Integrated E-Navigation

Collaborative Delivery Models Reshape Port Infrastructure Development

IMO Approved Echosounder and Speed Log System With a Single Sensor

Iran is Making Unimpeded Use of the Strait of Hormuz

Italy and Malta Monitor Burnt-Out Gas Carrier Drifting Between Their Shores

Op-Ed: Kharg Island Strikes Have Little Effect if Iran's Tankers Sail On

U.S. Coast Guard Authenticates Keels for First 3 Waterways Commerce Cutters

World’s Largest Sail Yacht Cruise Ship Sets New Mark on Trials

Vancouver Posts Record Growth in Throughput as Canada Diversifies Trade

Second "Big Beautiful" Offshore Lease Sale Draws Fewer Big Spenders

Third US Training Ship State of Maine Delivered to MARAD

Study: Ocean Warming Puts "Constant Negative Pressure" on Fish Populations

ONE and Chinese Shipbuilder Increase Investment in Owner/Lessor Seaspan

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