The Maritime Executive
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E-Methanol Producer Liquid Wind Enters Bankruptcy Administration
In a blow for green shipping, the e-fuel maker Liquid Wind AB has entered bankruptcy administration and will be sold off, raising...
Turkey Defines Areas for First Offshore Wind Energy Auction
The Turkish government is pushing forward with its efforts to launch its first offshore wind energy tender in 2026. They defined t...
Europe Doubles Down on the Arctic to Bypass Risky Red Sea Internet Route
With growing instability in the Middle East, the European Union (EU) is considering using the Arctic as a bypass for its internet...
Viking Transitions Management as Torstein Hagen Becomes Executive Chairman
Viking Holdings, a cruise company that has grown to be a leader in the premium market for river, ocean, and exploration voyages, a...
French Carrier Charles De Gaulle Safely Transits Strait of Bab el Mandeb
The French Navy FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) appears to have come safely through the Strait of Bab el Man...
ICTSI Challenges Costa Rica’s Port Concession Awarded to Maersk and Hapag
The long-running efforts to select a new concession operator for Costa Rica’s main port and to modernize the operations have hit a...
U.S. Coast Guard Catches Three Cocaine Boats in a Day Off Cartagena
While U.S. Southern Command continues to strike suspected drug-running boats with lethal munitions, the U.S. Coast Guard is still...
Report: Vessel Captured off Fujairah is a Floating Armory
The vessel off the port of Fujairah was a floating armory, according to maritime security consultancy Vanguard Tech. The consultan...
China Fines MSC, CMA CGM, and Hapag, and Warns on Freight Rate Violations
China’s Ministry of Transport announced it has issued fines against a total of nine international container shipping lines, as wel...
Ukraine Strikes Black Sea Oil Terminals as Russia Unleashes Drone Barrage
Widespread attacks by both Russia and Ukraine followed the end of the temporary ceasefire for Russia’s Victory Day Parade. Ukraine...