Matson Suspends Shipping EVs Citing Hazards of Lithium-ion Batteries

Published Jul 18, 2025 6:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

Matson surprised customers this week with an announcement that, effective immediately, it would suspend transporting bat...

New Zealand Forces Coordinate with Tanker for Challenging Nighttime Rescue

Published Jul 18, 2025 4:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Maritime New Zealand is recounting the details of a high-seas nighttime rescue. The operation was successful due to the coordinati...

Published Jul 18, 2025 11:28 AM by The Maritime Executive

Spain’s Guardia Civil is working to sort out the details of one of its more unusual cocaine busts. They moved to stop and...

Published Jul 17, 2025 10:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

Working with German owner Hartmann Group, shipmanager InterMaritime and construction materials giant Heidelberg, the UK-based star...

Published Jul 16, 2025 7:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

The race to launch the first commercial ammonia-fueled engines marked a key milestone, reports marine engine designer WinGD. The...

Published Jul 16, 2025 2:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) released its latest tally on cases of seafarer abandonment,...

Published Jul 15, 2025 12:58 PM by Phil Schifflin

Earlier this month, in my capacity as Director for the Seamen’s Church Institute’s (SCI) Center for Mariner...

Published Jul 15, 2025 12:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a story broken by Lloyds List and Yemeni journalists, evidence has emerged that the Houthi administration in Yemen is...

Published Jul 14, 2025 3:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

The early efforts to develop the infrastructure for ammonia-fueled ships are taking another key step forward with the or...

Published Jul 14, 2025 3:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

The ten rescued crewmembers from the lost bulker Eternity C have arrived safely at a port in Saudi Arabia, bringing a sa...