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ITF Warns Abandoned Tanker Crew is Caught in Sanctions on Illicit Oil Trade

Published Sep 1, 2025 4:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling attention to the fate of 19 seafarers abandoned on a sanc...

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Evolving Role for Ship Managers

Published Aug 29, 2025 8:53 PM by Allan E. Jordan

  Ship management is often identified as a tool for smaller fleets or individual shipowners to run their ships and keep up...

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Malfunction on Research Vessel Falkor (too) Stops Uruguay's Expedition

Published Aug 29, 2025 7:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

A high-profile research expedition to explore the deep sea in Uruguayan sovereign waters has suffered a setback after the resear...

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Arrest Warrant Issued After Captain Skips Hearing on Intoxication Charge

Published Aug 29, 2025 6:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

The containership captain, who was arrested on charges that he was operating his vessel while intoxicated, failed to show for a...

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Pirates Scared Off from Tanker Attack by Approaching Patrol Boats

Published Aug 29, 2025 12:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The suspected attack on a small chemical tanker off the coast of Togo in West Africa is over, with the crew reported to...

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Crowley Replaces Fire-Damaged Tanker to Support US Tanker Security Program

Published Aug 28, 2025 7:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Nearly six months after the tragic incident in which one of the tankers Crowley manages for the US’s Tanker Security...

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Op-Ed: Shipping Must Evolve to Support Neurodivergent Seafarers

Published Aug 28, 2025 4:50 PM by Marinos Kokkinis

  Whilst the maritime industry continues to adapt to change, one aspect of workforce inclusion is still widely overlooked...

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After Sanctions and Ukrainian Attacks, Russian Oil Flows Shift

Published Aug 27, 2025 9:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure are having complex effects on the nation's oil exports. Attacks o...

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Ship Manager Fined $2M for MARPOL Offense After Crew Provides Evidence

Published Aug 27, 2025 7:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

U.S. officials are reporting yet another case in which a MARPOL violation was discovered after a crewmember turned over evidence...

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Oceanbird Wing Sail Reaches for the Sky in Demonstration

Published Aug 27, 2025 6:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

After more than three years of planning and research, Oceanbird unveiled its first prototype wing sail as the latest entry into...

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