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US Plans Fees Citing Evidence of Spain’s Restrictive Port Practices

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Austal Continues Efforts for Possible Sale of US Shipbuilding Operations

Published Oct 14, 2026 4:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

Austal confirmed in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday, October 14, that it has commenced commercial negotiations with Hanwha Defense USA while also extending the due diligence process following the earlier indication of interest in acquiring the US operations of the Australian company. At the same time, it reports there is an ongoing dialogue with a US-based investment firm that also indicated interest in bidding for the shipbuilding operations. The companies went public in early August, reporting that Hanwha Defense...

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Despite Rumors, Logistical Shortfalls Rule Out Russian-Iranian Oil Blending

Published Oct 14, 2026 3:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

Speculation has recently mounted that Iran is managing to export its crude oil using routes over the Caspian Sea. Given the Iranian regime’s sanctions-breaking expertise, developed over nearly 50 years, one might expect the Iranians capable of putting such diversions in place. But as yet there is little public evidence that they have managed to do so in any appreciable quantity. Iranian oil is produced onshore in the southwestern province of Khuzestan (from the Ahvaz, Gachsaran, Marun and Aghajari oilfields)...

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Abandoned Tanker Driven Ashore in Turkey Weeks After Attack off Russia

Published Oct 14, 2026 2:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Turkish authorities are once again dealing with an abandoned tanker that washed up on its shores as a casualty of the ongoing war in the Black Sea. In the latest instance, which happened on Monday, the hulk of an abandoned product tanker was driven ashore as fierce storms overtook the region. Media reports said the area in the Black Sea near Istanbul was experiencing winds up to 50 mph. Sea conditions were very rough, and rainfall was causing flooding in...

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Massive Cyber Attack Threatens Release of Data from 38 Maritime Companies

Published Oct 14, 2026 1:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

Cybersecurity firms are alerting the maritime community to what appears to be a massive data breach possibly exposing 38 organizations ranging from shipping lines to ports, terminal operators, and agencies. According to the information, a newly emerged, shadowy “data-theft extortion operation,” n0n Group, posted the names of the 38 organizations on October 12 and gave them one week to pay millions in ransom or have their data released. The list of companies includes the offices of major shipping lines, including...

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Despite Rumors, Logistical Shortfalls Rule Out Russian-Iranian Oil Blending

Speculation has recently mounted that Iran is managing to export its crude oil using routes over the Caspian Sea. Given the Iranian regime’s sanctions-breaking expertise, developed over nearly 50 years, one might expect the Iranians capable of putting such diversions in place. But as yet there is little public evidence that they have managed to do so in any appreciable quantity. Iranian oil is produced onshore in the southwestern province of Khuzestan (from the Ahvaz, Gachsaran, Marun and Aghajari oilfields)...

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Fincantieri Marine Group Wisconsin

Fincantieri Modernizes Wisconsin Yards with Investment by US Navy and MARAD

The U.S.-based division of Fincantieri reports it is moving forward with $10 million in new U.S. Navy and U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) funding. The investment is for advanced manufacturing and workforce investments across its Wisconsin shipyards. The investment consists of approximately $8.3 million in Navy Shipbuilding Capability Industrial Base (SCIB) funding and a $1.3 million MARAD Small Shipyard Grant. The company says it is part of its long-standing investments in its U.S. shipyards to expand and modernize American shipbuilding. Since...

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Investigating the Hidden Costs of World’s Farmed Seafood

For nearly a decade, the Outlaw Ocean Project, the non-profit journalistic organization that I founded, has produced high-impact investigative stories about lawlessness at sea and the variety of threats posed to the people and biodiversity of a space that covers two thirds of our planet. The oceans bear a heavy and largely invisible burden. The public usually takes it for granted, a forever self-replenishing resource that we use to fill our stomachs or line our wallets. Our journalism intends to...

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Austal shipbuilding

Austal Continues Efforts for Possible Sale of US Shipbuilding Operations

Austal confirmed in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday, October 14, that it has commenced commercial negotiations with Hanwha Defense USA while also extending the due diligence process following the earlier indication of interest in acquiring the US operations of the Australian company. At the same time, it reports there is an ongoing dialogue with a US-based investment firm that also indicated interest in bidding for the shipbuilding operations. The companies went public in early August, reporting that Hanwha Defense...

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