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Justice Department Indicts Four Chinese Container Makers for Price-Fixing

Published May 19, 2026 7:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Justice Department has secured an indictment for four of the largest shipping-container manufacturers and seven of their top e...

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Iran's Drone Attacks Against Gulf Countries are Political Messaging

Published May 19, 2026 6:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

Drone attacks mounted on Gulf states by Iran (or by Iranian proxies) appear to be part of the messaging taking place between Iran...

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Mexican Aid Traveling on Merchant Ship Reaches Cuba as Tensions Remain High

Published May 19, 2026 5:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

Cuban officials hailed the arrival of a Chinese-owned cargo ship carrying aid from Mexico and Uruguay to the impoverished island....

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Report: U.S. Navy Has Seized Third Iranian Shadow Fleet Tanker

Published May 19, 2026 4:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Wall Street Journal, in an exclusive report, is saying U.S. forces overnight seized an Iran-linked oil tanker while it was cro...

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Adani Pays $275M to Settle US Investigation Into Iranian LPG Imports

Published May 19, 2026 1:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Treasury has reached an agreement with a powerful Indian business conglomerate, Adani Enterprises Limited, to settle alle...

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U.S. Expands Sanctions Against Iran as Trump Delays New Round of Attacks

Published May 19, 2026 1:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

The United States continues to use economic sanctions in an effort to strangle the Iranian economy and bring about a settlement to...

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Treasury Reverses Course and Waives Sanctions on Russian Oil for Third Time

Published May 18, 2026 8:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Treasury has once again extended a sanctions waiver for the sale of Russian oil already on the water, despite past statem...

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Israeli Forces Intercept Activist Flotilla off Crete

Published May 18, 2026 7:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

Israeli forces moved for the second time to stop the activist Global Summid Flotilla, made up of small boats heading toward Gaza....

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Iran's "Persian Gulf Strait Authority" Takes Steps Towards Operations

Published May 18, 2026 5:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran's self-proclaimed "Persian Gulf Strait Authority" for the administration of Strait of Hormuz transit authorization has formal...

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The Odds of Renewed Hostilities With Iran are Increasing

Published May 17, 2026 2:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a worrying harbinger of a possible collapse of the ceasefire in the Gulf, Iran (through its proxies) appears to have mounted an...

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