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Hapag-Lloyd Reports Temporary Suspension of Feeder Calls to Ukraine

Published Jul 31, 2026 5:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

Citing the continued deterioration of the security situation, Hapag-Lloyd announced on July 31 that feeder operators have temporarily suspended calls to the Ukrainian Black Sea ports. It comes as Russian attacks on the ports have discouraged other shippers, including Maersk, which reported last week that it was diverting cargo to Romania. Hapag reports that feeder service is currently not available to the ports of Chornomorsk, Odesa, and Pivdennyi until further notice. As such, it says cargo originally planned for Ukrainian...

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CENTCOM Denies Iran's Gulf Breakout Claims Saying Danger is Verbal Threats

Published Jul 31, 2026 4:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

The war of words and claims continued after several days of relative calm, with no vessels attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran is making bold claims about stopping all traffic and turning back tankers, while U.S. Central Command denied the claims that two Iranian ships have eluded the blockade. It was being widely reported that the crude oil tanker Nora (298,414 dwt) had passed out of the Gulf. The shadow fleet vessel, which is under U.S. sanctions, has been...

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Sweden Arrests Cargo Ship Captain After Deaths in Pleasure Boat Collision

Published Jul 31, 2026 3:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Swedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday night that killed a mother and her young daughter and injured the father and his son. The Norwegian-flagged vessel Misje Verde (5,300 dwt) is believed to have run down a pleasure boat off the west coast of Sweden. The cargo ship, which was built in 2023, was traveling from Uddevalla, Sweden, to Kragero, Norway, on Tuesday night, July 28....

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Iceland Seizes Paul Watson Foundation’s Boat as it Tracks Whale Hunt

Published Jul 31, 2026 12:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Icelandic Coast Guard and a team of special forces from the police boarded the vessel Bandero operated by the Captain Paul Watson Foundation on July 31 and arrested the captain. The forces took control of the vessel, which was accused of disobeying instructions from the Coast Guard as the activists were pursuing a whaling vessel. The well-known activist group had reported it was launching a campaign this summer seeking to find and interrupt Iceland’s whaling efforts. The group accuses...

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Borr Drilling Buys Paratus' Jack-Up Fleet for Mexican Market

Oslo-listed Borr Drilling has acquired five jack-up rigs from the former Seadrill fleet through its joint venture vehicle in the Mexican offshore market. The rigs include Oeron, Titania FE, Courageous, Defender and Intrepid, all located in Mexican waters. All belonged to Paratus Energy Services, a firm spun off from Seadrill in 2022 during Seadrill's bankruptcy proceedings. The JV, BC Ventures, is getting the rigs for a total of about $287 million, including $237 million in financing from the seller. The...

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HD Hyundai Launches First Ship From Revitalized Philippine Shipyard

The Philippines marked a key milestone in its long efforts to revitalize the former shipbuilding operations at Subic Bay as HD Hyundai officially launched its first new construction. The South Korean shipbuilder last year took over the former Hanjin shipyard and restarted operations with a promise of significant investments. The 115,000 dwt petrochemical tanker Orion Jade was launched on July 29 as the first newbuild at the yard, which had ceased operations in 2019. At its pinnacle, the Philippines used...

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The New Normal for Hull Husbandry: A Continuous Hull Record

Biofouling regulation is moving from voluntary guidance to mandatory rules. But the building throughline is this: hull management is becoming a matter of record, and keeping the hull clean is only part of what that record has to show. The Rules are Changing For most of the past decade, managing biofouling was a matter of good practice. The IMO's biofouling guidelines are still voluntary, but the direction remains strong. Regionally, the rules are already here, and they are spreading. California...

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UAE Resumes Cross-Gulf Trade with Iran

A little-appreciated consequence of the all-out war that broke out in the Gulf on February 28 has been the disruption to the United Arab Emirates’ trade with Iran. A foundation of the Emirates’ extraordinary growth since 1979 has been its role as the import-export gateway to Iran. Not so long ago, about 90 percent of Iran’s trade with the outside world passed through DP World’s massive container terminal at Jebel Ali, where, from a central distribution point, global container liners...

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