The Maritime Executive
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Rescuer Lost During Evacuation of Burning Containership East of Brazil
The rescue of the crew from a burning containership took a tragic turn, according to reports from the Portuguese authorities. Whil...
Northern Lights Appoints Diesel Marine NZ as Distributor for NZ & Australia
[By: Northern Lights, Inc.] Northern Lights, Inc., the Seattle-based manufacturer of marine diesel generators, Lugger propulsion e...
Breeze Ship Design Secures Contract for Union Vega Offshore's PSV Series
[By: Breeze Ship Design] Union Vega Offshore has placed an order for two firm 900 m² Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs), with options...
ADM is Port of Virginia's Shipper of the Year Award Recipient
[By Virginia Port Authority] The Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), a global agricultural conglomerate that is a long-time user of...
Is Russia Probing NATO Weakness in the Black Sea?
Russia is clearly mounting a campaign in the Black Sea against merchant shipping, with the aim of reducing shipping volumes headin...
The Blockade on Iran Is Now Hitting Home
Analysts use the best available information to try to determine how effective the United States' blockade of Iranian shipping has...
Omani Government to End Maersk-Linked Concession in Salalah Port
The Omani government says that it will not extend the current Salalah port concession to a Maersk-linked operator beyond the curre...
Jones Walker Legal Maritime Team Featured in Chambers and Legal 500
[By Jones Walker] Jones Walker LLP is pleased to announce that its Maritime Practice Group received national rankings in the 2026...
AI, Robotics and Nuclear Top the Agenda at ABS N. America Regional Meeting
[By ABS] (NEW YORK) “Rapid technology innovation and autonomous systems are transforming shipping into a highly connected, data-dr...
IRClass Grants Type Approval to Medha Energy's Lithium-Ion Batteries
[By Medha] Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has successfully completed the Type Approval process for the 92 kWh Lithium-Ion Batte...