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Danish Navy and Icelandic Coast Guard Conduct Exercises in Arctic Response

Published Jan 19, 2026 4:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

As part of the efforts to demonstrate a continuing strong presence in the Arctic region, the Royal Danish Navy conducted exercises...

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Royal Navy Pulls Last Ship From Bahrain, Ending 46-Year Gulf Presence

Published Jan 19, 2026 2:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Daily Telegraph has carried a report that the Royal Navy is intending to withdraw its last ship permanently stationed at HMS J...

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Iranian Cargo Ship Sailing Near USS Abraham Lincoln in Straits of Malacca

Published Jan 19, 2026 1:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Data shows that an Iranian cargo ship is sailing in proximity to the U.S. carrier group led by USS Abraham Lincoln as the group ma...

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"Chip Wreck" off Sussex Coast in Second Edible Food Invasion

Published Jan 18, 2026 10:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

In early December, beaches in the county of Sussex on the southern coast of England were carpeted in bananas washed ashore from 16...

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Chinese Fishing Boats Assembled in Vast Formation Near Taiwan

Published Jan 18, 2026 9:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last month, ship-tracking data consultancy Starboard Maritime Intelligence detected something unusual in the East China Sea. In pa...

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Power Struggles Over the Ocean’s Resources Call for Creative Diplomacy

Published Jan 18, 2026 4:08 PM by The Conversation

[By Jonas Gamso and Hossain Ahmed Taufiq] Oceans shape everyday life in powerful ways. They cover 70% of the planet, carry 90% of...

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Houston-Based Battery Power Startup Gets Backing From Maersk

Published Jan 18, 2026 4:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

Many shipping-industry analysts have downplayed the potential of hybrid or battery-electric propulsion for long-distance ocean rou...

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South Africa Probes Unauthorized Iranian Participation in Naval Exercise

Published Jan 18, 2026 2:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

The South African Defence Ministry has set up a Board of Inquiry to find out why President Cyril Ramaphosa’s instructions that Ira...

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Op-Ed: China's Shipping Sector Would Thrive Under IMO Carbon Rules

Published Jan 18, 2026 2:31 PM by Dialogue Earth

[By Mao Xiaoli] Later this year, member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will resume negotiations on whethe...

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Closing the Gap: EU Harmonization and the Future of Ship Recycling

Published Jan 18, 2026 12:30 PM by Prof. Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed

Global ship recycling no longer suffers from a lack of rules. It suffers from a failure to connect them. What is often described a...

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