The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
At MEPC, Oman Proposes Ship Strike Study to Protect Whales in Arabian Sea
Tucked as Agenda Item 12 into the agenda of the 84th Session of the IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee is a proposal...
Ukraine Attacks Sanctioned Tanker Near Tuapse in Black Sea
Ukraine is continuing its efforts targeting Russia’s oil revenues with reports of new attacks on a tanker in the Black Sea as well...
Tanker Far At Sea Reports Approach as Surge in Somali Pirates Grows
In what is thought to be the fifth confirmed piracy incident in just over a week, a tanker far out to sea is reporting it was appr...
Cruise Ship Passenger Dies in Fall Near Catalina Island
On Monday, a passenger fell to her death from her balcony aboard the cruise ship Carnival Firenze. The circumstances of the fall a...
Six States Criticize China for Detaining Panama-Flagged Ships
The U.S. government and five small Latin American states have issued a statement pushing back on perceived Chinese retaliation aga...
First Commercial Bunkering of Ammonia Completed on Exmar Ship in Ulsan
The emerging market for ammonia-fueled commercial shipping achieved its next milestone with the first-ever port-to-ship bunkering...
India Reveals Unreported Incident of Iran Firing Warning Shots at Tanker
Indian officials, during an inter-ministerial meeting on Monday, revealed the details of an incident over the weekend during which...
Major Scrap Metal Fire Breaks Out Aboard Bulker at Port of Newport
On Sunday, a scrap metal fire broke out aboard a bulker at the Newport Docks port complex in Wales, drawing a major emergency resp...
Everllence Warns of 50GW Gap in Meeting IMO’s GHG Strategy Goals
[By: Everllence] Everllence has expressed concern over the current viability of the IMO’s 2023 GHG Strategy that aims for net?zero...
South Korea Extends Antitrust Restrictions on Hanwha from DSME Acquisition
South Korea’s antitrust regulators have taken the unusual step of extending a series of restrictions imposed on several of Hanwha’...