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Transnet Blacklists Corrupt Suppliers as Port Reforms Move Forward

Published Jul 12, 2026 10:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

As part of its ongoing reform campaign, South Africa's state-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has blacklisted seven companies i...

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Going Green: Energy Ports Diversify Their Cargo

Published Jul 12, 2026 2:09 PM by Tom Peters

It wasn't so long ago that "energy" ports were mainly lined with huge fuel storage tanks and a myriad of pipes intertwined with ea...

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Panama Arrests 26 Port Workers Aiding International Cocaine Trafficking

Published Jul 10, 2026 6:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

An international investigation that has been going on for two years resulted in the arrest of 26 port workers who are charged with...

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Ireland Progresses with Port Reforms as New Deepwater Facility is Proposed

Published Jul 10, 2026 5:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ireland is progressing with massive reform of its port sector. Last week, the Irish government launched a final public consultatio...

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US to Pay Anchorage $180M to Settle Long-Running Port of Alaska Litigation

Published Jul 8, 2026 5:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

The United States and Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, reached a settlement agreement to conclude more than a decade of litigati...

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Australian Dockers Push Back on Automation and AI on the Waterfront

Published Jul 7, 2026 10:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Docker jobs throughout the developed world are a natural target for automation, and longshore unions put the fight against automat...

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India Objects to Adani’s Handling of MSC’s $1.4B Investment

Published Jul 3, 2026 1:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

Global shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is poised to make the largest foreign private investment in India’s por...

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Fire Crews Battling Large Scrap Metal Fire on Bulker in Gdansk

Published Jul 3, 2026 12:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

A large, smoky fire was reported aboard a bulker loading in the Port of Gdansk, Poland, on Thursday evening. There was a large ong...

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Venezuelan Port Remains Shuttered as Quake Response Continues

Published Jul 2, 2026 11:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

The massive quakes that destroyed thousands of buildings across Venezuela's central coastline have also disrupted the normal funct...

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Court Gives Peru Oversight of Chinese-Built Port in Geopolitical Battle

Published Jul 2, 2026 5:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

Against the backdrop of the geopolitical rivalry between China and the United States, a court in Peru reversed a previous decision...

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