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Possible Piracy Incident with Product Tanker off Somalia Being Investigated

By The Maritime Executive

April 21, 2026

The EU’s security operation EUNVAFOR Atalanta confirmed that it is investigating a possible armed boarding linked to local piracy off Somalia. It comes shortly after another Iranian dhow was held...

Saudi-Owned Cruise Ship Escaped Before Hormuz Closure Resumed

By The Maritime Executive

April 20, 2026

The Aroya, a cruise ship operation launched in coordination with Cruise Saudi, became the last of the cruise ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend. Five other cruise ships, opera...

Bolidt on Deck at Scale as New Cruise Season Approaches

By The Maritime Executive

April 19, 2026

[By: Bolidt] The coming season sees major operators including MSC Cruises, Royal Caribbean and AIDA Cruises engaging industry-leading decking company Bolidt for key works across their fleets. As...

Iran Fires on Containership, Tanker and Cruise Ship Saying Hormuz is Closed

By The Maritime Executive

April 18, 2026

Iranian officials on Saturday reversed the previous statements and once again declared the Strait of Hormuz is closed, along with renewing their strict conditions. Several ships are reporting they w...

Cruise Ship Reports “Splash” in Strait as Five Ships Escape Persian Gulf

By The Maritime Executive

April 18, 2026

Taking advantage of the relative calm with the current ceasefire and reports that the Strait of Hormuz is open, the first of the cruise ships began their outward journey. Six cruise ships had bee...

Ho Chi Minh City Approves $5B MSC Container Terminal

By The Maritime Executive

April 17, 2026

Vietnam’s transshipment port project Can Gio International has made progress, with Ho Chi Minh City this week approving the consortium to lead its development. The partners under the consortium a...

Cruising Demonstrates Resiliency as Mainstream Vacation Business

By The Maritime Executive

April 14, 2026

The executives leading the major cruise corporations point to the business demonstrating its resilience as they believe cruising has finally evolved into a mainstream option from its long-term posit...

Gianluigi Aponte Transfers World's Largest Container Line to His Children

By The Maritime Executive

April 13, 2026

Gianluigi Aponte, the founder and chairman of number-one container line MSC, has transferred the ownership of his company over to his daughter Alexa and his son Diego. MSC confirmed Monday th...

Oil Spill While Bunkering Containership Disrupts Port of Antwerp

By The Maritime Executive

April 10, 2026

The Port of Antwerp, one of the busiest ports in northern Europe, reported that shipping operations have been disrupted after an oil spill was detected overnight while a vessel was bunkering. While...

Global Cruise Outlook: New Challenges

By Allan E. Jordan

April 10, 2026

After rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic with "revenge travel" driving strong growth, the cruise industry is facing new headwinds from the broader macro-environment and geopolitical pressures....

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