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Two Capesize Bulkers Collide in Singapore Strait

Published May 20, 2026 11:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

A major collision occured in the Singapore Strait on Tuesday as a Capesize bulker that was departing an anchorage encountered anot...

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Seafarer Stabbed and Dies on Tanker Waiting for Scrapper off Bangladesh

Published May 20, 2026 5:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

The authorities in Bangladesh are dealing with an apparent murder after two crewmembers got into what is being described as a “ser...

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South Korea Tentatively Selects Small Container Line for Test Arctic Voyage

Published May 20, 2026 5:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries is defending its plan to run a trial containership voyage along Russia’s Northern S...

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Chinese and Korean VLCCs Clear Hormuz as Iran Claims to Increase Traffic

Published May 20, 2026 1:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran continues to control the flow of tankers through the Strait of Hormuz for political and propaganda gains as the war of words...

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Op-Ed: Why Women Belong at the Heart of Maritime's Future

Published May 20, 2026 11:43 AM by Jillian Verbeurgt and Jess Moss

Jillian Verbeurgt and Jess Moss recently started their careers in engineering and technology, and in this essay for the Internatio...

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Seven Stowaways Removed from Rudder of Bocimar Tanker

Published May 19, 2026 2:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Ghana Navy responded to a call for assistance from a Bocimar tanker sailing off the coast of Africa, only to find that seven s...

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After Turkey Rejects "Stolen" Ukrainian Grain, Bulker Loiters at Sea

Published May 18, 2026 10:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

Following diplomatic pressure from Kyiv, the government of Turkey has refused to allow a Greek bulker carrying allegedly stolen gr...

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Facing Risk of U.S. Sanctions, Hapag and CMA CGM Suspend Cuba Bookings

Published May 18, 2026 9:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Following the threat of asset seizures from the U.S. government, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have both paused all of their cargo booki...

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Russia's FESCO Expands Africa Operations With a New Service in Tanzania

Published May 18, 2026 3:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Russian-based container line FESCO is further expanding its global operations, with the company launching a new connection to...

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Sweden Arrests New Captain After Detained Tanker Fakes New Registry

Published May 18, 2026 1:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

Sweden’s Coast Guard reported on Monday that the country’s prosecutors have opened a new investigation into the detained product t...

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