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Israeli Defense Ministry Comes Out Against Sale of Zim to Hapag-Lloyd

Published Jul 6, 2026 12:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

Opposition continues to mount in Israel to the agreed sale of Zim to Hapag-Lloyd and the formation of a smaller domestic shipping company by an investment fund. Israel’s Defense Ministry issued a statement late on Sunday saying the deal does not adequately safeguard the security interests of Israel, while media reports said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the sale is not currently on the government’s agenda. Israel’s Defense Ministry Director of Security Almog Cohen conducted an extensive review of the...

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Gulf of Aden Yemen

IMO Trying to Improve Safety of Navigation off Yemen

Published Jul 6, 2026 11:17 AM by The Maritime Executive

The IMO is advancing its Red Sea Project to improve security and the coordination of maritime situational awareness in the Horn of Africa and the waters off Yemen. Under the project, the IMO supported a four-day workshop for the internationally-recognized Republic of Yemen governmemnt from June 22 to 25, 2026, alongside the European Union-funded Crisis Response Project for the Red Sea and the Western Indian Ocean. The workshop brought together representatives of all Yemeni agencies involved in policing and management...

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Scarlet Lady

Authorities in Turkey Turn Away Gay Cruise, Citing "Moral Values"

Published Jul 5, 2026 11:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Local authorities in Turkey have decided to temporarily ban the cruise ship Scarlet Lady from calling in Istanbul and Kusadasi, forcing the organizers of the ship's LGBT-themed voyage to alter their itinerary. The 2020-built Scarlet Lady is currently operating under charter to Atlantis Events, an organizer of gay and LGBT-themed vacations; the company is well-known, with more than 35 years of experience in its travel segment. The latest Atlantis voyage on Scarlet Lady was scheduled to depart July 5 from...

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Crash

Seaplane Crashes Near East River Ferry Terminal

Published Jul 5, 2026 11:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Sunday, a seaplane made a hard landing in the East River, damaging the aircraft and prompting a rapid SAR response from the New York Police Department and New York Fire Department. At about noon on Sunday, a Kodiak 100 commuter plane was arriving from the Hamptons and coming in for a landing near the East River ferry terminal at 23rd Street. The plane's floats made contact with the surface, hit a wave and skipped upward, causing the aircraft to...

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Offshore

China floating wind platform and 16 MW turbine

China Deploys First 16MW Floating Offshore Wind Tension-Leg Platform

China continues its developments, placing it at the forefront of the offshore wind energy sector. In the latest development, officials reported deploying the largest tension-leg floating offshore wind platform designed to hold a 16 MW turbine. The platform was assembled at the Gaolan Port in Zhuhai, south China, and departed on June 28 for its deployment in the South China Sea. The structure stands more than 307 meters (1,007 feet) and weighs almost 8,000 tonnes. It is the largest of...

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Shipbuilding

Arctic Security Cutters USCG

U.S. Finalizes Contract for Six Arctic Security Cutters

The U.S. Coast Guard reported this week that it has finalized the contracts for six Arctic Security Cutters to be built by Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions and Bollinger Shipyards Lockport. It completed the order, which was first announced in December 2025, for a total of 11 icebreakers, with the other portion going to the Davie partnership, including Helsinki Shipyard and the new Davie shipyard in Texas. The finalized contracts awarded to Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, of Lockport, Louisiana, four ASCs, valued...

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Environment

Copernicus Marine Service

Ocean Surface Temperatures Are Setting New Records Again

Amidst a record-setting summer heat wave in Europe, the EU-sponsored Copernicus Marine Service has released a familiar message: a new record global sea surface temperature, making 2026 the third year in the last four that this threshold has been passed. The incremental difference is small, about 0.1 degrees C over the previous records for the date of June 21, and it was expected. With El Nino conditions arriving in the Pacific, and high heat events observed in other ocean basins,...

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Zim containership

Israeli Defense Ministry Comes Out Against Sale of Zim to Hapag-Lloyd

Opposition continues to mount in Israel to the agreed sale of Zim to Hapag-Lloyd and the formation of a smaller domestic shipping company by an investment fund. Israel’s Defense Ministry issued a statement late on Sunday saying the deal does not adequately safeguard the security interests of Israel, while media reports said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the sale is not currently on the government’s agenda. Israel’s Defense Ministry Director of Security Almog Cohen conducted an extensive review of the...

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