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Belgium Fines Sanctioned Tanker €10M and Detains it for Safety Violations

Published Mar 3, 2026 5:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

Belgium announced during a press briefing on Tuesday, March 3, that it has completed its inspection of the tanker Ethera, which it...

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Zim Supports Emergency Transport to Repatriate Israelis

Published Mar 3, 2026 4:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

Israel has organized a number of emergency transport efforts to aid Israelis caught overseas as the war with Iran began. Included...

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Traders Weigh Iran's Internal Politics to Figure Out Which Bets to Place

Published Mar 3, 2026 2:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

Oil and gas traders, as well as ship charterers, are faced with an open question as the impact of the crisis in the Gulf region de...

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VLCC Rates Hit New Sky-High Record: $424,000 Per Day

Published Mar 2, 2026 10:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Rates for VLCCs were already high before the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran last weekend, but three days after hostilities began, cha...

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France Arrests Greenpeace Protestors Blocking Arrival of Cargo Ship

Published Mar 2, 2026 6:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Activists from the group Greenpeace France took to kayaks and Zodiacs on Monday morning, March 2, while others chained themselves...

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Iran Threatens to Set Ships "On Fire" in Strait of Hormuz

Published Mar 2, 2026 3:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran's senior leadership has announced a full shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz and threatened to "set on fire" any vessels passing...

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U.S.-Flagged Stena Tanker Hit by Iranian Missiles During Attack on Bahrain

Published Mar 2, 2026 1:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

A tanker supplying fuel to the U.S. military was damaged early on Monday morning, March 2, as Iran continued its retaliatory strik...

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Container Lines Adjust to New Risks in Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea

Published Mar 1, 2026 11:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

Following the exchange of attacks between Iran, its neighbors and American forces in the Mideast, ocean carriers are proceeding wi...

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What Would Closure of the Strait of Hormuz Mean for Shipping?

Published Mar 1, 2026 6:01 PM by The Conversation

[By Sarah Schiffling] The reported sinking of several Iranian warships by US missiles in the Gulf of Oman serves as a reminder of...

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Study: Forced Labor Persists Aboard Fishing Vessels in South-East Asia

Published Mar 1, 2026 2:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

In Southeast Asia, some actors in the fishing and seafood processing sectors have long utilized various forms of forced labor to r...

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