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Tanker Reports Being Struck, But India Denies It Was Their Vessel

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ATSB Finding of a Faulty Switch Causing Engine Shutdown Changes Operations

Published Jun 12, 2026 3:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

A fully laden iron ore carrier came within inches of grounding in a busy shipping channel in Australia in 2025 after an erroneous switch activation caused engine shutdown reports, Australian investigators. Following the investigation, the Fortescue company FMG International has amended engine management and instituted new safety checks across its iron ore fleet, while the Pilbara Ports Authority has taken safety actions, including improvements in machinery reliability, towage effectiveness, and structured emergency response. A final report by the Australian Transport...

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Norwegian Shipping Group Orders Two Electric Short-Sea Container Vessels

Published Jun 12, 2026 2:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

Norway’s maritime investment group Eitzen is moving forward on its plan to build two electric container vessels, which it says will modernize short sea shipping and accelerate the transition to battery-powered vessels. At a ceremony in Oslo on June 12, the company confirmed it was placing an order for the construction of the two vessels to be built in China. The order was placed with the Zhejiang Dongpeng Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. The first ship is scheduled for delivery in...

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Nigerian Court Fines Indian Crew and Bulker $6M in Drug Smuggling Case

Published Jun 12, 2026 1:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Nigeria’s Federal High Court on Thursday, June 11, accepted a plea deal struck with 11 Indian nationals who were the crew of a bulker that was found to be smuggling cocaine in January 2026. The crew and the ship agreed to fines with reports that the Nigerian court will auction the vessel if the shipping company fails to pay the fines. The incident began in January 2026 at Nigeria’s Apapa seaport in Lagos when a Marshall Islands-flagged Supramax bulker, Aruna...

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Three Killed in Collision of Two Harbor Crafts in Singapore

Published Jun 12, 2026 12:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

[Brief] Singapore officials are reporting that three bodies were recovered from the harbor on Friday, June 12, after two workboats collided near the Pasir Panjang Terminal. A search and rescue operation was conducted, but suspended for the night, according to CNA TV News. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore reported that the two boats collided around 0930 local time. It described one vessel as a supply boat and the other as a landing craft. Police and harbor craft from...

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France Releases Details for a Mega-Scale, 11-Project Offshore Wind Tender

The French government is set to release the specifications for its next offshore wind tender, which seeks to develop 11 projects spanning each of France’s water borders and achieve 10 GW of capacity. The Ministry of Energy is calling it one of the largest offshore wind development programs ever undertaken in Europe. The Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) will release the specifications on June 12, detailing four fixed bottom projects to provide 5 GW and an additional 5 GW from seven...

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Shipbuilding

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Norwegian Shipping Group Orders Two Electric Short-Sea Container Vessels

Norway’s maritime investment group Eitzen is moving forward on its plan to build two electric container vessels, which it says will modernize short sea shipping and accelerate the transition to battery-powered vessels. At a ceremony in Oslo on June 12, the company confirmed it was placing an order for the construction of the two vessels to be built in China. The order was placed with the Zhejiang Dongpeng Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. The first ship is scheduled for delivery in...

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Environment

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First Ammonia Dual-Fuel Vessel Delivered to Exmar

The first newly built dual-fuel ammonia-fueled vessel, Antwerpen, has been officially delivered and went into service today, June 10, for the French division of Exmar. The pioneering ship is the first of a coming wave of deliveries and is seen as a critical step to accelerate the adoption of ammonia as a marine fuel across the wider shipping industry. Exmar, along with HD Hyundai, heralded the delivery of the vessel, the first of three due this year for Exmar, with...

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Executive Interview: Hayato Suga, President & CEO, ClassNK

Tell us about yourself. How did you pick the maritime industry as a career, and what brought you to ClassNK? In 1986, when the maritime industry was facing a major downturn, I joined ClassNK. While many of my classmates from the Naval Architecture Department at Hiroshima University pursued careers in other industries, such as the automotive sector, I deliberately chose to enter this field. Rather than focusing on specialized research, I wanted to contribute to the maritime industry as a...

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