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U.S.-Flagged Cargo Ship Goes Missing During Passage of Typhoon Sinlaku

Published Apr 17, 2026 10:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

The U.S. Coast Guard reports that a small U.S.-flagged cargo ship went missing off the coast of Saipan during the passage of Super...

Royal Navy Pays a Visit to Pitcairn, the UK's Sole Pacific Territory

Published Apr 17, 2026 8:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Unlike the French, the United Kingdom has for the most part given up what used to be its empire, retaining only a ceremonial role...

Four Cruise Ships Escape Persian Gulf After Being Trapped for 47 Days

Published Apr 17, 2026 7:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Cruise Ships

Taking advantage of the relative calm with the current ceasefire and reports that the Strait of Hormuz is open, the first of the c...

Zim's Employees Go Out On Strike as Hapag Merger Moves Forward

Published Apr 17, 2026 6:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Employees of Israeli shipping firm Zim have gone on strike to protest the labor terms of the firm's sale to Hapag-Lloyd, according...

Traffic Confusion in the Strait of Hormuz

Published Apr 17, 2026 5:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X on April 17 that the Strait of Hormuz ‘is open for all commercial vess...

Pacific Basin Cancels Methanol Vessels Due to Climate-Rules Uncertainty

Published Apr 17, 2026 3:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipbuilding

Pacific Basin Shipping, one of the world's largest operators of dry bulk vessels, is partially abandoning plans to anchor its futu...

Ho Chi Minh City Approves $5B MSC Container Terminal

Published Apr 17, 2026 2:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Ports

Vietnam’s transshipment port project Can Gio International has made progress, with Ho Chi Minh City this week approving the consor...

Iran Announces "Opening" of Strait of Hormuz

Published Apr 17, 2026 11:47 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

Having secured U.S. assistance in pressuring Israel to accept a 10-day pause of hostilities against Iranian-allied terrorist group...

Multi-Million Dollar Security & Rescue Training Center To Open

Published Apr 17, 2026 7:09 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: Sahra Group] A new multi-million dollar, state-of-the-art Security and Rescue Training Center (SRTC) - the first commercial f...

Up to 29% GHG Emissions Reduction Seen in SGMF Third Life Cycle Assessment

Published Apr 17, 2026 6:59 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: SGMF] SGMF has published its latest Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) on LNG, further demonstrating significant reductions in green...

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