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Iran Claims to Turn Back “Indian Tanker” Asserting Oman Corridor is Empty

Published Aug 27, 2026 2:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran continues its assertions to be stopping all traffic in the Oman Channel as it seeks a deal over the operation of the Strait o...

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MSC Suspends Novorossiysk Container Service as Attacks Continue

Published Aug 27, 2026 1:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

With attacks in the Black Sea having widened to container shipping, MSC has reportedly suspended bookings for the port of Novoross...

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Trump Administration Moves to Revive Prize Courts for Vessel Seizures

Published Aug 26, 2026 7:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Trump administration is moving to reestablish a 19th-century maritime institution that has fallen into disuse: the prize court...

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India Maps 5-Year Plan to Build Shipping Independence with 100 New Ships

Published Aug 26, 2026 4:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Indian government continues to pursue its vision of expanding its national shipping capabilities as part of a plan to achieve...

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Oil and Grain Exports Plummet as Ukraine and Russia Attack Shipping

Published Aug 26, 2026 3:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

The targeting of commercial shipping, primarily in the Black Sea, continues as both Russia and Ukraine have escalated their effort...

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Fire Crews Fight Smoky Scrap Metal Fire on Bulker Docked in Cardiff

Published Aug 26, 2026 2:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

Local fire crews were warning residents to close their windows and doors and stay inside as they fought a smoky scrap metal fire o...

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Korean LPG Carrier Sets Record With $5.3M Panama Canal Slot Auction

Published Aug 25, 2026 11:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

For the second time in a month, a South Korean shipowner has set a new record for the highest transit fee ever paid for a Panama C...

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After Record At-Sea Deployment, USS Lincoln Heads to Thailand for Crew R&R

Published Aug 25, 2026 9:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

The USS Abraham Lincoln has been at sea for longer than any other carrier in recent memory, and by families' accounts, the 5,000-s...

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Oman Signals Progress on Hormuz Shipping Corridor Agreement

Published Aug 25, 2026 4:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

The foreign minister of Oman announced Tuesday that talks with Iran on the joint management of a Strait of Hormuz shipping corrido...

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MSC Follows Other Container Carriers in Return to Suez Canal and Red Sea

Published Aug 25, 2026 2:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company confirmed in an operational announcement to customers that it has started a resumption of servi...

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