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Ukrainian Drones Hit Oil Terminal in St. Petersburg's Harbor

Published Jun 2, 2026 10:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Wednesday morning, a flotilla of slow-moving Ukrainian drones penetrated Russian air defenses to attack the St. Petersburg Oil...

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MSC’s Ferry Company GNV Christens New Ship as Expansion Continues

Published Jun 2, 2026 7:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Italian ferry operator GNV (Grandi Navi Veloci), which has been a subsidiary of MSC Group since 2020, celebrated the christening o...

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Genco Rejects Third Offer from Diana Two Weeks Before Shareholder Meeting

Published Jun 2, 2026 6:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

The takeover battle that has been going back and forth for six months continues to build with Genco Shipping & Trading releasing a...

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A British Minesweeper That Was Withdrawn From the Gulf is Back on Patrol

Published Jun 2, 2026 3:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Hunt Class minesweeper HMS Middleton (M34) was withdrawn from Bahrain just before the outbreak of fighting in the Gulf on Febr...

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On Day One of Posidonia, NZF and Strait of Hormuz Are at Center Stage

Published Jun 1, 2026 8:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

At the first day of the Posidonia conference in Athens, the contours of the Western shipping industry's biggest gathering became c...

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Diesel-Electric LNG Carriers Face Headwinds Under EU Emissions Rules

Published Jun 1, 2026 8:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

According to WoodMac, the fine details of climate policy are about to split the LNG carrier fleet into haves and have-nots. Aging...

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First Seaspan-Hapag Boxship Completes Dual-Fuel Methanol Conversion

Published Jun 1, 2026 5:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

The first of five planned conversions of conventionally powered containerships owned by Seaspan to dual-fuel methanol capabilities...

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Video: MSC Boxship Holed During Two Attacks by IRGC While Sailing off Iraq

Published Jun 1, 2026 1:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

A video is being circulated by a pro-Iranian Iraqi media outlet showing an MSC containership holed above the waterline. Alsumaria...

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France Boards Sanctioned Shadow Fleet Tanker in the Atlantic

Published Jun 1, 2026 12:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

French troops on May 31 boarded a sanctioned crude oil tanker suspected of sailing under a false flag. The tanker named Tagor (114...

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Australian Police Find Cocaine Inside a Luxury Bus Aboard a Ro/Ro

Published May 31, 2026 8:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Australian Border Force (ABF) has once again busted a cocaine shipment tucked inside an imported luxury bus aboard a ro/ro - a...

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