The Maritime Executive
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Scotland’s CMAL Selects Chinese Yard to Build Freight Flex Ferries
The Scottish government-owned ferry company Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) reported it has concluded a project that beg...
Port of Virginia Completes Project to Dredge East Coast's Deepest Harbor
The Port of Virginia and its contractors have finished work on the deepest shipping channel and harbor on the U.S. East Coast, the...
Erik Hanell to Step Down as CEO of Stena Bulk
Erik Hanell, longtime CEO of Stena Bulk, will be stepping down at the end of the year after more than a decade in the top role. Ha...
Activist Shareholder Elliott Targets Mitsui OSK Lines
The well-known activist shareholder group Elliott Investment Management reported it has acquired a “significant investment” in Mit...
Iran Hits Ras Laffan, Home of the World's Largest LNG Terminal
Qatari state petroleum company QatarEnergy has reported an Iranian attack on the natural gas hub at Ras Laffan Industrial City, ho...
Hormuz Stop Could Have Knock-on Effect on South Korean Shipbuilding
South Korea is reporting that one of the knock-on effects of the stoppage of energy exports from the Middle East is threatening pa...
Mystery Grows as Denmark Continues to Detain Iranian Boxhip
Four weeks after stopping a containership that was suspected of not being correctly registered, Danish authorities continue to hol...
White House Gives Foreign Shipowners Access to Domestic Trade for 60 Days
The Trump administration has temporarily waived the Jones Act for select liquid bulk and dry bulk cargoes, allowing foreign seafar...
South Korea Asks for Tariff Relief and Support for Hanwha’s Philly Shipyard
Officials from South Korea and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania met in South Korea on Wednesday to discuss cooperation and how they...
Tankers Appear Cuba Bound as Russia Vows Support Against External Pressure
Days after Cuba suffered one of its worst electrical blackouts due in part to the U.S. energy blockade of the island, two tankers...