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Bulk Cargo Ship Arrives in Cuba Carrying Aid from China

Published May 25, 2026 5:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Aid shipments are continuing to arrive in Cuba despite the U.S. efforts to apply pressure on the Communist government of the Carib...

Taiwan Attempts to Row Back US Navy Secretary's Comments on Arms Sales

Published May 25, 2026 4:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Taiwanese officials have been busy downplaying a comment by newly-appointed Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao, who told a Sena...

Study: North American Ports are Getting Fewer Direct Connections

Published May 25, 2026 3:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Ports

Ongoing shifts in global shipping network could be reducing Canadian ports’ connectivity, according to a recent analysis by the Ba...

Russia Surveyed the Hulk of Arctic Metagaz in its Criminal Investigation

Published May 25, 2026 3:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

The Russian Investigative Committee released details after its survey of the wreck of the gas carrier Arctic Metagaz. It says it i...

Royal Navy Reaches Tristan da Cunha in Most Significant Emergency Response

Published May 25, 2026 2:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Nearly two weeks after the UK organized its first-ever airdrop using a parachute jump to insert medical personnel to provide human...

Russia Finds Two Mines Attached to Hull of LPG Carrier Arriving at Ust-Luga

Published May 25, 2026 12:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Russian officials are reporting that they thwarted an attempted terrorist attack after discovering mines attached to the hull of a...

Kenya Acquires New Ferry for a Crossing Plagued by Safety Concerns

Published May 24, 2026 11:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

Kenya is moving to address perennial challenges at the Likoni ferry crossing in the coastal city of Mombasa with the acquisition o...

Small Fishing Vessel Survives Collision With a Megamax Boxship

Published May 24, 2026 11:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

On May 21, a small fishing vessel collided with a 230,000 dwt container ship in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The smaller ves...

Philippine Coast Guard Helps Fight Major Fire Next to its Headquarters

Published May 24, 2026 10:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

On Saturday, the Philippine Coast Guard played a part in responding to a major waterfront fire in the Tondo district of Manila, pr...

Three Dead, One Injured in Lifeboat Accident on Malaysian FSO

Published May 24, 2026 10:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

On Saturday, three men were killed and one was injured aboard a rig off Malaysia during maintenance work on a lifeboat, according...

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