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Decorated Battleship New Jersey Set for $10M Repairs During Dry Docking

By The Maritime Executive

January 5, 2024

One of the most decorated and largest battleships in the history of the U.S. Navy which served in all of America’s major conflicts from 1943 to 1990 is set to undergo a $10 million overhaul. The...

Belgium Plans Increased Fight Against Drug Trafficking Through EU Ports

By The Maritime Executive

January 5, 2024

Belgium intends to prioritize the fight against drug trafficking through the major ports in the European Union (EU) expanding on existing efforts to reign in the rampant smuggling and corruption...

Empire Wind 2 Cancels Rock Installation and Substation Contracts

By The Maritime Executive

January 5, 2024

Joint venture partners BP and Equinor are continuing to take steps to back away from the planned Empire Wind 2 offshore wind farm by canceling multiple contracts. This comes after announcing that...

Response Continues to Li-ion Battery Fire on Cargo Ship off Alaska

By The Maritime Executive

January 5, 2024

More than a week after there were reports of a cargo fire aboard a vessel transporting lithium-ion batteries across the Pacific, the U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska reports the response is still under...

MSC Reroutes World Cruise to Avoid Red Sea

By The Maritime Executive

January 5, 2024

MSC Cruises celebrated the start of the company’s epic yearly world cruise today but announced to passengers that the ship will be having to make a big detour due to the security problems in the Red...

Maersk Warns of Disruptions as Vessels Reroute for the Foreseeable Future

By The Maritime Executive

January 5, 2024

Maersk is warning customers to be prepared for complications due to the ongoing security issues in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and the potential for “significant disruption to the global network...

Elite Indian Navy Team Secures Hijacked Bulker

By The Maritime Executive

January 5, 2024

The Indian Navy intercepted the bulk carrier Lila Norfolk early on Friday, January 5, and an elite team of marine commandos boarded the vessel to “sanitize” the ship. The latest reports are that...

Port of Virginia Switches to 100% Clean Power

By The Maritime Executive

January 4, 2024

On New Years' Day, the Port of Virginia became the first seaport on the U.S. East Coast (and one of a handful in the world) to run all of its operations on 100 percent clean power. The port had planne...

The Third Revolution

By Sean Hogue

January 4, 2024

In the beginning, there was sail. Giant wooden ships plied their trade along the trade winds. This began around 3,000 BC and continued happily through the mid-1700s when the Industrial Revolut...

ECSA Appoints its First Female President

By The Maritime Executive

January 4, 2024

The European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA), the representative voice for EU shipping, has appointed Karin Orsel as its first-ever female president. Orsel takes the helm at a pivotal moment...

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