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Royal Navy Pays a Visit to Pitcairn, the UK's Sole Pacific Territory

Published Apr 17, 2026 8:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Unlike the French, the United Kingdom has for the most part given up what used to be its empire, retaining only a ceremonial role...

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US Coast Guard Plans to Homeport First Two Finnish Icebreakers in Alaska

Published Apr 16, 2026 10:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

After considerable pressure from Alaska's congressional delegation, the Coast Guard has decided that the first two of its new Finn...

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France Opposes U.S. Involvement in Post-War Hormuz Security Mission

Published Apr 16, 2026 10:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

France is uninterested in allowing American forces to join a European-led coalition to police the Strait of Hormuz in a post-confl...

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France Fines a Russia-Linked Shadow Fleet Tanker for Flying a False Flag

Published Apr 16, 2026 9:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

Authorities in France have released the shadow fleet tanker Deyna, which was captured last month and diverted to Marseilles on sus...

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New Initiative Surveys Seafarers' Experiences of Misconduct at Sea

Published Apr 16, 2026 8:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

The global shipping industry is attempting to come to grips with an ongoing problem with sexual harassment and assault. Surveys in...

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A Temporary Corridor Strategy for Hormuz

Published Apr 16, 2026 7:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

[By Frank Bell] The Strait of Hormuz does not need to be made safe to reopen global shipping. It only needs to be made governable....

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Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Sets Post-Vietnam Record for Longest Deployment

Published Apr 16, 2026 5:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

The supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford has set a new and unwanted post-Vietnam record, achieving 297 days of continuous deployment -...

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What Next for the Chagos Islands?

Published Apr 16, 2026 2:44 PM by The Conversation

[By Tom Frost] The UK government has shelved legislation to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the US government withdr...

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U.S. Navy Redeploys for Next Phase of Gulf Operations

Published Apr 15, 2026 4:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The US Navy is presently navigating an intensely complex geopolitical situation, balancing its deployments not only so as to be ab...

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Iran Using Chinese Satellite to Target US and GCC Countries

Published Apr 15, 2026 1:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

Further startling information has been unveiled in a Financial Times report on how Chinese technology and weapons systems have bee...

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