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Coast Guard Arrests Intoxicated MSC Containership Captain After Ship Docks

Published Aug 23, 2025 4:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The US Coast Guard arrested the master of a containership this week after the pilot guiding the ship to port reported th...

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Alaska Carrier is Latest to Suspend Transport of EVs Due to Fire Risk

Published Aug 22, 2025 5:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Fire concerns and the potential for toxic, runaway fires spurred by lithium-ion batteries continue to weigh heavily on the shipp...

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Marie Maersk Back Underway to Get Additional Assistance With Container Fire

Published Aug 22, 2025 2:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

  More than a week after the crew of the containership Marie Maersk reported smoking coming from containers, the fire is c...

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New Zealand Looks to Future for Troubled Interisland Ferry Service

Published Aug 22, 2025 2:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

August has marked what many hope will be a turning point and the start of a new beginning for New Zealand’s KiwiRail and i...

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Australia Investigating After Bulker Blacks Out and Drifts Toward Newcastle

Published Aug 22, 2025 12:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating the circumstances around an incident where a larger bulker lost p...

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Report: Turkey Bars Ships with Ties to Israel and Suspends All Trade

Published Aug 21, 2025 7:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Turkish government has reportedly taken steps to suspend trade with Israel and stop the movement of ships between the two co...

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Ship With Critical Aid From Cyprus for Gaza is Holding 48 Hours Offshore

Published Aug 21, 2025 5:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

The latest effort to get a meaningful amount of aid into Gaza for residents is underway, but appears to have been slowed as the...

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Captain of Eagle S Says Dragging Anchor, Cable Damage was Accident

Published Aug 21, 2025 3:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

The week before the trial is due to begin in Helsinki, Finland, over the damage to five subsea power and communication cables, S...

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External Fire Teams Reach Marie Maersk Off Africa

Published Aug 20, 2025 12:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The container fire that started a week ago aboard the Marie Maersk is continuing to burn, according to the latest update...

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Video: American SailGP Boat Suffers High-Speed Collision

Published Aug 18, 2025 4:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

  America’s boat in the Rolex SailGP Grand Prix Season 25 event taking place in Sassnitz, Germany, over the weekend,...

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