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Trump Says Record-Setting Carrier Deployment "Not Nearly Long Enough"

By The Maritime Executive

August 14, 2026

Following claims of poor conditions aboard the long-deployed carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, the Navy asserts that it does not have a rash of mental health issues aboard the ship, which is deployed in th...

Will Chinese Oil Imports Rebound After the Iran War?

By Erik Broekhuizen / Poten & Partners

August 14, 2026

For several decades, there has been one reliable growth engine for oil demand in the world: China. China’s massive growth in oil demand in the early 2000s was the primary driver of the tanker super cy...

Two More Tankers Attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

By The Maritime Executive

August 14, 2026

Two tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz overnight Thursday, according to UKMTO and UAE state oil company Adnoc. It was the latest round of strikes instigated by Iran in an attempt to reinfor...

Scarborough Shoal and the Philippines’ Paper Trail in the South China Sea

By The Lowy Interpreter

August 14, 2026

In the South China Sea, power is usually measured in ships, patrols and presence. In July, the Philippines opened a quieter front: the legal record. By depositing Chart No. 1567 with the United Nat...

Austal USA Delivers First LCU for the U.S. Navy

By The Maritime Executive

August 14, 2026

Defense shipbuilder Austal USA has delivered its first landing craft for the U.S. Navy, the first ever steel-hull vessel that the company has completed and delivered to its primary customer. “The...

UK Seizes $300M Worth of Cocaine at London Gateway

By The Maritime Executive

August 14, 2026

Authorities in the United Kingdom have yet again thwarted a plot by South America cartels to smuggle cocaine into the country with a three-tonne bust at London Gateway. The National Crime Agency (N...

MSC Invests in Robotic Hull Cleaning from Jotun

By The Maritime Executive

August 14, 2026

[By Jotun] Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Jotun have entered into an agreement for the installation and operation of Jotun's Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) onboard MSC Daniela, further stre...

Trump Orders Removal of Ford-Class's Electromagnetic Systems

By The Maritime Executive

August 13, 2026

Nine years after announcing his preference for steam catapults, President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to remove the electromagnetic aircraft launch system at the heart of the Ford-class car...

Trump Orders Navy to Look at Foreign Shipbuilding Options

By The Maritime Executive

August 13, 2026

In a memo released Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed a foreign-shipbuilding plan that his Office of Management and Budget shared with the press in late May. Effective Thursday, Trump...

HGK Has a $14.5B Plan to Make the Rhine Barge Fleet Ready for Drought

By The Maritime Executive

August 13, 2026

German barge line HGK has put out a policy recommendation for a generational investment in new tonnage for the nation's inland fleet. According to HGK, the water level problems on the Rhine - a recurr...

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