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Turkish Fishermen Find Unexploded Drone in Waters Near Istanbul

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French Navy Seizes Four Tonnes of Cocaine, Releases Smugglers

Published Feb 5, 2026 10:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

Just weeks after a major multitonne drug bust off French Polynesia, the French Navy has again seized a large cargo of cocaine from a passing vessel, the latest capture in the increasingly-active South Pacific corridor. On February 2, French Navy forces intercepted a small tanker at an unspecified location off French Polynesia, an archipelago of 120-plus islands and atolls. The responders pursued the suspect vessel with RIB boats and conducted a boarding. Upon inspection, they found 4.2 tonnes of cocaine...

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As Pentagon Lauds Drug-Boat Strikes, USCG Marks Drug-Bust Milestone

Published Feb 5, 2026 10:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

After two more large-scale busts at sea, the U.S. Coast Guard has raised the tally of cocaine seized under its new enhanced patrol campaign to 200,000 pounds - equivalent to 75 million lethal doses. The milestone was announced at about the same time as the latest strike in the Pentagon's parallel, lethal-force campaign against the same drug-boat traffic. In August, the Coast Guard doubled down on its counternarcotics operation in the Eastern Pacific with a new focused enforcement effort, dubbed...

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NGO Shipbreaking Platform Reports on 2025 and Calls for More Regulation

Published Feb 5, 2026 9:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform compiled a report on the ships sold for dismantling in 2025 while calling for continued efforts to improve the industry’s adherence to safety and environmental regulations. The group highlights that despite the Hong Kong Convention coming into effect at mid-year, there was little improvement in the performance of the shipbreakers. The listing shows a total of 321 vessels were dismantled in 2025. The overall number remains low as most segments of commercial shipping have extended the...

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Both the U.S. and China are applying heavy pressure to Panama in a bid for influence at a strategic maritime choke point (file image courtesy Roger W / CC BY)

China Moves to Penalize Panama for Court Ruling Against CK Hutchison

Published Feb 5, 2026 8:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Chinese government has reportedly forced a pause on infrastructure deals in Panama in retaliation for a Panamanian court's decision to suspend CK Hutchison's seaport operations contracts, according to Bloomberg. The development comes as Hong Kong-based Hutchison launches an arbitration process against Panama over the cancelation. Last week, the Panama Supreme Court ruled that contracts that allowed Hutchison to operate two container ports near the Panama Canal were "unconstitutional." Hutchison - which has been trying to sell the operating rights...

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Massachusetts Looks to Nova Scotia to Supply Offshore Wind Energy

Faced with the need for more electrical power and a desire to expand renewable energy, Massachusetts is looking toward the import of renewable energy from neighboring Nova Scotia. The first-of-its-kind agreement would present a novel solution to meeting the needs while also addressing the opposition of the Trump administration to the development of offshore wind energy generation. Massachusetts is a strong supporter of the offshore wind energy industry, with some of the first large projects in the United States. It...

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Photos: Future Carrier USS John F. Kennedy Completes Builder's Trials

The future USS John F. Kennedy, the second Ford-class carrier for the U.S. Navy, has completed builder's sea trials at Huntington Ingalls Newport News. It has been 17 years since the initial contract award for Kennedy, and more than 10 years since her keel-laying. The test run was the ship's first outing, and it is a milestone towards the high-tech carrier's long-awaited completion. Kennedy was affected by the same technological issues facing the first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford, which faced...

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Environment

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Northern Lights has Deals With Shipping Lines to Double CO2 Transport Fleet

The Norwegian CO2 storage initiative, which became the first commercial operation for carbon capture and storage, announced a new deal that will double the company’s fleet by 2029. This comes just months after the company completed its first injection of liquid CO2 for permanent storage. Northern Lights, which is a joint venture between Equinor, TotalEnergies, and Shell, reports it has struck a new charter deal with major shipping companies, including existing partner Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line), while adding MISC...

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Maersk Predicts Difficult Times for Industry After a Strong Performance

Maersk, long considered a bellwether of the container shipping industry and broader global economy, presented a bleak near-term outlook as it reported 2025 financial results. The company pointed to the continued uncertainties in global trade as well as a growing overcapacity in container shipping, which it foresees contributing to further declines in freight rates and its earnings outlook. While posting a strong overall performance in 2025, which included nearly five percent volume growth for ocean shipping and terminals that achieved...

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