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Debris cascades off the stern of IRIS Shahid Bagheri after a direct hit, March 5 (US Central Command)

Video: U.S. Forces Hit Iranian Drone Carrier

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Norwegian Takes Delivery on New Cruise Ship in Long-Term Growth Plan

Published Mar 5, 2026 7:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

Fincantieri and Norwegian Cruise Line celebrated the delivery of the Norwegian Luna, the second ship in the company’s Prima Plus class and the midpoint of a six-ship order, which will later be followed by five even larger cruise ships. The new ship, a sister to the Norwegian Aqua introduced in 2025, seeks to expand on the brand’s renewed emphasis on choice and flexibility while expanding its appeal to families. At 156,300 gross tons, the Norwegian Luna is, however, more in...

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Sonangol Namibe

Iranian Bomb Boat Targeted Sonangol Tanker off Kuwait

Published Mar 5, 2026 6:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

New footage appears to suggest that Iranian forces used a drone boat to attack the tanker Sonangol Namibe off the coast of Kuwait. The tanker was at anchor about 30 nm to the southeast of Kuwait's Mubarak al Kabeer port on Wednesday night when an explosion occurred on the port side. The hull was penetrated and the ship has taken on water, according to UKMTO. However, there were no injuries, and the blast did not start a fire, according to...

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North Korea Tests New Destroyer Ahead of Commissioning

Published Mar 5, 2026 6:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

North Korean state media is hailing the successful tests of the first ship in a new generation of destroyers ahead of the vessel’s commissioning. Leader Kim Jong Un attended two days of testing, including maneuverability and the launch of cruise missiles, saying the country was proceeding towards having a “powerful offensive force” and that progress on the nuclear armament of the navy is being “carried out satisfactorily.” The 5,000-ton missile destroyer named Choe Hyon was launched last year at the...

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A sole disabled boxship (green dot off of Kumzar) shows the risks of a Hormuz transit in current conditions (MarineTraffic)

Industry Weighs Risk to Seafarers, Balance Sheets in Hormuz Transits

Published Mar 5, 2026 4:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

As the security situation in the Gulf region remains dangerous for vessel transits, industry voices differ on the question of whether vessels should stay out of the Strait of Hormuz for reasons of seafarer safety. Transits of the strait are under direct threat from Iran, which has demonstrated a capability to hit vessels that attempt to make the run. Once past the strait and inside the Gulf, all inbound merchant ships remain within targeting distance and vulnerable to Iranian attack,...

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Seatrium Delivers WTIV to Maersk Offshore Wind

The next-generation wind turbine installation vessel, which became the center of a dispute before it was completed, has been successfully delivered, with both companies now celebrating the possibilities. Seatrium reports it completed the delivery on February 26 after sea trials and final readiness evaluations at the Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore, while Maersk Offshore Wind is calling the ship the first in its journey towards growing a future-ready fleet. Maersk Offshore Wind, which is owned by the investment company A.P....

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Royal Caribbean Group Proposes Ship Repair Yard for Panama's Pacific Coast

Officials from Panama are responding positively to the concept of creating a shipyard on the Pacific coast of the country. Royal Caribbean Group met with the president of Panama, Jose Raul Mulino, and other government executives to outline its proposal, which would see a yard with capabilities to handle large ships in operation by 2031. Royal Caribbean is proposing that the shipyard be established in the Punta Pierdra sector, near the city of Puerto Armuelles, which is located in the...

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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...

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AI, Analytics, and Automation: The New Currents in Maritime Operations

For decades, maritime operations have been defined by tradition, by paper logs, phone calls, and manual entries that somehow coordinated one of the most complex systems in the world. That era is ending. Today, software is doing what steel and fuel once did for the industry, powering global trade at scale. Having worked closely on large-scale maritime HR and compliance systems, I’ve seen how digitalization is no longer about convenience. The shift from manual, disconnected workflows to integrated, data-driven operations...

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