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Transnet Seeks International Help for South Africa’s Port Operations

By The Maritime Executive

January 11, 2024

South African ports operator Transnet is seeking international assistance in its efforts to turn around the operational issues at the country’s terminals. The company has launched a series of ten...

Chinese Car Company BYD Launches First Car Carrier for European Exports

By The Maritime Executive

January 11, 2024

An LNG-fueled car carrier which is billed as China’s first built specifically for the export of domestically made cars set sail yesterday for Europe. Part of China’s rapid ascendancy toward leadi...

Qatar Goes Big Reportedly Ordering World’s Largest LNG Carriers from China

By The Maritime Executive

January 11, 2024

QatarEnergy is reported to be moving forward with the expansion plans for the LNG carrier fleet with an agreement reached for the construction of the world’s largest carriers. According to report...

Drug Smuggling Suspect Killed During U.S. Coast Guard Pursuit

By The Maritime Executive

January 11, 2024

On New Year's Day, a Coast Guard airborne pursuit team accidentally killed a drug-running suspect during an interdiction in the Caribbean, the service said Thursday. The Coast Guard's airborne mark...

Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania Announce Joint Effort to Clear Black Sea Mines

By The Maritime Executive

January 11, 2024

A new initiative is being launched to clear mines in the Black Sea. Turkey announced the agreement on Thursday at a ceremony alongside the defense ministers of Romania and Bulgaria saying the eff...

Advancing Offshore Decarbonization Through Electrification of FPSOs

By Matthew Tremblay

January 11, 2024

The marine and offshore sectors have an important role to play in driving a successful energy transition. In recent years, significant progress has been made by operators and original equipment m...

Iran Grabs Tanker in Retaliation for US Oil Seizure in 2023

By The Maritime Executive

January 11, 2024

In an act of retaliation, Iranian forces this morning seized the crude oil tanker St Nikolas (158,573 dwt) after last year’s incident in which the United States seized a cargo of Iranian oil from...

UN Security Council Endorses Defense Against Houthi Attacks

By The Maritime Executive

January 10, 2024

On Wednesday, hours after Yemen's Houthi rebels launched their largest attack yet on international shipping, the UN Security Council passed a resolution opposing the group's campaign and calling for a...

Video: Heavy Waves Wash Aboard Car Ferry in Strait of Juan De Fuca

By The Maritime Executive

January 10, 2024

[Brief] Washington State Ferries' roll-on / roll-off car ferries usually operate on sheltered routes, but occasionally they have to make a transit across open water for repositioning. This is a routin...

U.S. Navy Settles Water-Pollution Lawsuit Over its Potomac Test Range

By The Maritime Executive

January 10, 2024

The U.S. Navy has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by two environmental nonprofits over its use of the lower Potomac River, where it has operated a live-fire testing range for more than 100 years. ...

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