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ITF Reports Shipowner Abandoned Seafarers in Las Palmas Due $68,000

Published Jul 9, 2026 6:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is reporting another example of crew abandonment. In this case, the crew is...

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Oman Makes Most Unequivocal Statement Yet on Hormuz Transits

Published Jul 9, 2026 6:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Oman has made its most unequivocal statement yet on its attitude to free passage navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Emerging from...

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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Takes Delivery of Large Methanol-Fueled Car Carrier

Published Jul 9, 2026 5:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

Calling it a defining moment for Wallenius Wilhelmsen and the car carrier industry, the company has taken delivery of the first of...

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Sempra’s West Coast Mexican LNG Terminal Ships First Cargo

Published Jul 9, 2026 5:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Energia Costa Azul (ECA) LNG project, which is being commissioned on Mexico’s West Coast, marked a key milestone with the firs...

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Maersk to Restore Second Route with US-Flagged Vessels in the Suez-Red Sea

Published Jul 9, 2026 3:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

Days after reporting it would begin a gradual resumption of routes transiting the Suez Canal and the Red Sea, Maersk announced pla...

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U.S. and Iran Continue to Exchange Strikes in Dispute Over Hormuz

Published Jul 8, 2026 11:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Overnight Wednesday, the U.S. and Iran continued exchanging fire in a pattern that has grown familiar since the start of the cease...

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Maersk and Seaspan Launch Vessel Upgrade Program to Improve Efficiency

Published Jul 8, 2026 4:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Seaspan, the large vessel owner that leases vessels to the container industry, is launching a vessel upgrade program with Maersk....

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FMC Chair Concerned China is Weaponizing Inspections of Panama-Flag Ships

Published Jul 8, 2026 3:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

The new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, Laura DiBella, issued a personal statement reiterating her concerns over Chin...

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New Reality of Tanker Ops: Why Onboard Blending and Cargo Control Matter

Published Jul 8, 2026 1:23 PM by Veronika Furs

In tanker shipping, some of the most consequential operational failures do not begin with a dramatic event. They begin quietly - w...

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DP World Acquires Containership to Expand Indian Coastal Shipping

Published Jul 7, 2026 5:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

DP World has become the latest carrier to buy and transfer a containership into the Indian register to expand its coastal service...

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