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Captain of Seized Tanker Rushed Out of UK by USCG Ahead of Court Hearing

By The Maritime Executive

January 27, 2026

Officials in Scotland are confirming that they were advised that the U.S. Coast Guard removed the captain and first officer of the seized tanker Marinera (Bella 1) from Scotland overnight as court h...

Engine Room Fire Disables Car Carrier off Germany

By The Maritime Executive

January 27, 2026

Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies oversaw the overnight response to an engine room fire aboard a car carrier. A total of 63 emergency personnel, four ships, and two helicopters were...

Russian Navy Fleet Tug Rescues Philippine Seafarer Adrift in S. China Sea

By The Maritime Executive

January 26, 2026

On Monday, a Russian Navy salvage tug rescued a Philippine national who had gone over the side of his vessel and had managed to stay afloat for days, Russian sources report. According to Russian...

BOEM Releases Call Areas for California Offshore Drilling Plan

By The Maritime Executive

January 26, 2026

On Monday, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management began the process for an offshore oil and gas lease sale off California with the publication of two call areas, which cover the southern and...

European Nations Warn Shadow Fleet Shipowners to Play By the Rules

By The Maritime Executive

January 26, 2026

The coastal states of the North Sea and the Baltic have released a joint letter to remind shadow fleet shipowners and flag states of their legal obligations. Notably absent from the signatory lis...

Containership Briefly Grounds Blocking Port of Mobile

By The Maritime Executive

January 26, 2026

The Alabama Port Authority is reporting that the containership Ruby Tower (127,952 dwt) has been refloated and is no longer blocking the Mobile shipping channel. The ship, however, is holding in Mob...

Russia Cuts Funding to Build River-Sea Cargo Ships Citing Sanctions

By The Maritime Executive

January 26, 2026

Reports from Russia indicate that an ambitious program to build a new generation of river-sea cargo ships has been reduced. The Moscow Times cites the impact of high interest rates, import substitut...

Spanish Police Bust Major Cocaine Smuggling Syndicate

By The Maritime Executive

January 26, 2026

Spain's National Police have taken down a major maritime smuggling ring in a year-long operation, netting more than 100 arrests and more than 10 tonnes of cocaine. The Central Drug and Organized...

European Governments Adopt Ambitious Plan for 100 GW of Offshore Wind Power

By The Maritime Executive

January 26, 2026

Meeting for the third North Sea Summit, the governments of nine Northern European countries adopted a new plan calling for coordination, power sharing, and working in unison to develop 100 GW of off...

Op-Ed: Baltimore's Bridge Collapse and the Making of a P&I Super Loss

By Priyatham Sanjeeva Reddy, Ramidi

January 26, 2026

On a calm March night in 2024, a containership outbound from Baltimore lost electrical power, struck a main pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and brought down a vital artery of the U.S. transpor...

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