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Tanker Boarded and Robbed in First Incident in Four Years Off Nigeria

Published Apr 23, 2025 1:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

A product tanker traveling more than 100 nautical miles south of the Nigerian coast was boarded earlier this week. Security serv...

Essential Advice from The Swedish Club for Masters Handling Liquid Cargo

Published Apr 23, 2025 7:41 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: The Swedish Club] In response to the increasing pressures faced by maritime professionals to expedite cargo operations and...

FarSounder Expands Science Capabilities with Whale & Trash Report Feature

Published Apr 23, 2025 7:35 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: FarSounder] FarSounder is excited to announce the release of a new citizen science feature in its latest SonaSoft™ s...

Royal Navy Carrier Departs on Eight-Month Deployment

Published Apr 22, 2025 11:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

  On Tuesday, the Royal Navy carrier HMS Prince of Wales got under way from Portsmouth for an eight-month deployment that...

Chinese Shipbuilders Feel "Big Relief" After US Softens Port Fee Plan

Published Apr 22, 2025 10:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

  The revised, less stringent terms of the U.S. Trade Representative's fee plan for Chinese-built ships are an encoura...

Russia Now Has a "Combat Icebreaker"

Published Apr 22, 2025 10:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

  As the U.S. looks for new ways to expand its small icebreaker fleet on a short timetable, Russia has begun testing its f...

IMF: Trump's Tariffs Could Slow Global Trade Growth by Half in 2025

Published Apr 22, 2025 6:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

  Global trade volume and global economic growth will both be reduced if new U.S. tariff policies continue on their curren...

NTSB: Not Following Maintenance Recommendations Led to Cruise Ship Fire

Published Apr 22, 2025 6:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Cruise Ships

An explosion and fire aboard the coastal cruise ship Ocean Navigator in October 2023 was likely caused by not following maintenanc...

CMB.TECH and Golden Ocean to Merge Forming Shipping Giant

Published Apr 22, 2025 5:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Business

The Saverys family is pushing forward with its strategy to grow a shipping giant that will play a leadership role in the sustain...

Japan Engine Starts Co-Firing Ammonia Engine Ahead of October Delivery

Published Apr 22, 2025 4:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

  Japan Engine Corporation reports key progress in the race among the major engine manufacturers to complete the certifica...

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