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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...

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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...

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Spanish Police Stop Ship as Drug Cartel Attempts to Steal Cocaine Shipment

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...

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Seabound Lands a Novel Carbon-Capture Partnership With a Cement Plant

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...

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First Two-Stroke Ammonia-Fueled Engine Installed as Newbuild Proceeds

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...

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ITF Reports “Disturbing Surge” in Seafarer Abandonment in 2025

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,...

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IMO and ILO Highlight Growing Issue of Seafarer Criminalization

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...

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Houthis Purloin Crude Oil From UN-Funded Floating Storage Tanker

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...

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Pioneering Ammonia Bunker Vessel Ordered by Itochu for Singapore Launch

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...

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16 Confirmed Survivors, 9 Presumed Dead After Houthi Attack on Bulker

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...

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