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Hong Kong Court Sentences Oil Tanker Captain to Jail for Poor Seamanship

By The Maritime Executive

January 2, 2026

A court in Hong Kong sentenced the master of a Chinese-registered oil tanker to 14 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to one count of endangering the safety of others at sea. The judge said the...

NYK Plans Long-Term Preservation of Japan’s Last Surviving Ocean Liner

By The Maritime Executive

January 2, 2026

Planning is underway for the long-term preservation of the 95-year-old former ocean liner Hikawa Maru, which is now on permanent display in Yokohama. Considered a nationally important cultural pr...

U.S. Navy Supply Ship Starts 2026 by Rescuing Adrift Filipino Fishermen

By The Maritime Executive

January 2, 2026

The crew of a U.S. Navy supply ship started 2026 on a high note as they rescued three Filipino fishermen who had been adrift at sea for five days. They earned the tanks of the Philippine government,...

Appeals Court Suspends Hawaii’s “Green Fee” for Cruise Ships Pending Appeal

By The Maritime Executive

January 2, 2026

Hawaii’s hotly contested and closely followed “Green Fee,” a new tax on hotels, short-stay rentals, and cruises, suffered a setback just hours before it was due to go into effect. It is the first ta...

SMART-SEA System Guides Seafarers Away From Collisions

By The Maritime Executive

January 2, 2026

[By: Texas A&M University] Collisions between marine vessels and stationary structures, like offshore oil platforms and depleted wellheads, are becoming increasingly common. These collisions come w...

Finland and Estonia Cooperate on Investigation into Damaged Telecom Cables

By The Maritime Executive

January 2, 2026

The Helsinki Police confirmed that they are making progress on the investigation into the damage to a subsea cable running between Finland and Estonia as they continue to interview the crew of a det...

UAE Withdrawal Underway from Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Positions

By The Maritime Executive

January 2, 2026

The deployment of Emirati forces in locations to the north and south of the Maritime Security Transit Corridor (MSTC) in the Gulf of Aden, and in similar positions dominating sea routes through t...

Ege Port Kusadasi Closes 2025 Cruise Season as Turkey's Leading Cruise Port

By The Maritime Executive

January 1, 2026

[By: Ege Port Kusadasi] Ege Port Kusadasi, operated by Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest cruise port operator, has closed the 2025 cruise season with record-breaking figures in both cruise...

U.S. Strikes Two More Suspected Smuggling Boats, Killing Five

By The Maritime Executive

January 1, 2026

U.S. Southern Command has killed another five suspected smugglers in waters off South or Central America, the agency announced on New Year's Eve. On Wednesday, aerial assets in the Southern C...

Report: Chinese Fishing Vessel Hijacked Off Somalia

By The Maritime Executive

January 1, 2026

A Chinese fishing vessel from a notorious illegal-fishing fleet has been hijacked off the coast of Puntland, Somalia, according to maritime security consultancy Vanguard Tech. The vessel in q...

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