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One of the two destroyers in the operation was USS Truxton, above (USN file image)

Iran Attacked Two US Navy Destroyers During First Day of "Project Freedom"

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Lifting Operation Salvages Sunken Inland Cargo Ship Near Antwerp

Published May 4, 2026 6:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

A lifting operation on Sunday, May 3, removed the sunken inland cargo ship Sola Gratia, which had gone down in an important shipping lane for Antwerp and Belgium. The ship sank just over two weeks ago, fortunately in a period in which the Royers Lock near Antwerp was closed for maintenance. The contract for the removal of the 86-meter (282-foot) inland cargo ship was awarded to Multraship Salvage and Herbosch-Kiere. They pointed out that it was a challenging operation because...

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CMA CGM Routes New Giant Containership Through the Suez Canal

Published May 4, 2026 5:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Suez Canal Authority is highlighting the passage of a new ultra-large containership through the Red Sea and Canal. It is part of its continuing effort to restore confidence in the route and attract the major carriers to restore service using the canal. The newly built CMA CGM Grand Palais was just completed about six weeks ago at one of the shipyards of China State Shipbuilding Corporation. According to the Suez Canal Authority, at 220,923 dwt and a capacity of...

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Vessels at anchor off Khasab, at the north end of the Musandam Peninsula (VesselFinder)

IRGC Threatens Ships at Anchor off Musandam Peninsula

Published May 4, 2026 4:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a further serious breach of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Iran’s IRGC Navy has threatened ships at anchor in the Omani Musandam port of Khasab. The IRGC Navy has been issuing a repeated ‘serious warning’ on Channel 16, ordering ships in Khasab harbor to ‘go back to Dubai anchorage’. The warning also applied to shipping in the ports of Mina Saqr and Ras al Khaimah. Omani authorities normally attempt to jam transmissions from...

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Sweden Arrests Chinese Master of Detained Shadow Fleet Tanker

Published May 4, 2026 4:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

Swedish prosecutors reported that they have arrested the captain of a product tanker that was detained yesterday, May 2, in Swedish waters. It marks the fifth vessel Sweden has detained since the beginning of March and the third that it has suspected of sailing under a false flag. Prosecutors said on Monday, May 4, the captain of the product tanker Jin Hui has been arrested on suspicion of using a false document. Under Swedish law, it is a felony to...

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Military Permit Derails South Korea’s Anma Offshore Wind Project

Technical hurdles have been a primary risk in the development of offshore wind projects around the world. In South Korea, however, a non-technical issue is derailing the Anma offshore wind farm, proving how regulatory barriers could affect a project already in the construction phase. Anma is a 532 MW offshore wind farm project located 24 miles west of the South Korean Peninsula’s southwestern coastline. The $3.5 billion project was one of the successful bids on the 2024 fixed-price wind power...

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Shipbuilding

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India Moves to Accelerate Expanding Shipping Capacity by Adding 62 Vessels

India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, mapped out an ambitious plan to rapidly expand the country’s domestic maritime capabilities. The government has already set a high priority on building its commercial maritime operations, and now the minister told an inter-ministerial meeting it is even more important, highlighted by the recent global situation. The Minister said that the hostilities in the Middle East and the closing of the Strait of Hormuz had further highlighted the vulnerabilities and the...

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Environment

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IMO Adopts World’s Largest Emission Control Area and Other Issues at MPEC

While much of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MPEC 84) was bogged down with political positioning and stalling tactics, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), however, reports decisions on a number of key initiatives, including the North-East Atlantic Control Area (ECA) as well as efforts on plastics and ballast water. The new Atlantic ECA is being billed as the world’s largest emission control area, extending the efforts in Northern Europe with a far broader reach. The efforts for the ECA had...

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Diana Shipping Increases Pressure on Genco With Unsolicited Tender Offer

The now long-running takeover battle designed to reshape the dry bulk segment took a new turn as Diana Shipping announced it has opened a tender offer for the shareholders of Genco Shipping. It is the latest step in the five-month battle that shows no signs of being resolved. Diana launched the offer to acquire the shares of Genco that it does not already own, and later increased the valuation after questions were raised about its ability to finance the combination....

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