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The 24-foot Saronic Corsair has a payload of 1,000 pounds and a top speed exceeding 35 knots (Saronic file image)

USV Rescues Two U.S. Army Helicopter Pilots Who Were Shot Down by Iran

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An instrument platform at the Endurance Array off Oregon, one of seven instrumentation sites that the Trump administration is removing (UW / NSF)

EU Steps Up to Fund Ocean Data Collection as U.S. Pulls Back

Published Jun 8, 2026 9:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

Following the Trump administration's decision to remove the global ocean sensor network run by the NSF/Woods Hole's Ocean Observatories Initiative, the European Union has come up with its own funding pool to cover some of the lost scientific sensor capability. Last week, the European Commission announced that it would be launching a new program dubbed OceanEye to boost EU contributions to global ocean data collection. The long-term objective is to build about one third of the world's ocean observing system...

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AFL-CIO Calls for Strengthening of U.S. Cargo Preference Rules

Published Jun 8, 2026 9:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

The AFL-CIO's maritime unions are calling for comprehensive cargo policies to generate the revenue base for an American maritime revival. Commercial and government cargo interests often pick foreign-flag carriers when the law allows, since foreign operators are the least-cost option. Since this has a deleterious long-term effect on the health of America's maritime industry, the AFL-CIO's maritime affiliate unions (MEBA, MM&P and SUP) are calling for expanded cargo preference laws to force more government agencies to "Ship American" with taxpayer...

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Despite Iranian Blockade, ADNOC Picks Up Pace of Oil Export Sales

Published Jun 8, 2026 8:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

UAE state oil company ADNOC is selling more of its crude than might be expected given the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. This week, it announced a tender for 14 million barrels of oil, including some that has to be delivered from the "bottled-up" side of the strait, according to Bloomberg and Reuters. It is the second such tender in two weeks, and is seen by many as a sign that ADNOC is optimistic about the prospects for...

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Op-Ed: Maritime Cybersecurity is a Financial Investment

Published Jun 8, 2026 7:02 PM by Youri Hart

Over the last two months, the world has seen, in real time, the challenges and urgency of protecting maritime vessels from geopolitical threats. Since airstrikes began on Iran at the end of February, the Strait of Hormuz has become a focal point for maritime physical security. However, protection doesn’t end at physical safety for the vessel and its crew. We can’t forget that there’s another, more pervasive front to this war: the cyber front. Iran and associated nation-states are highly...

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UK Will Rebid Offshore Wind Lease Setting a Critical Test for the Sector

The UK's Crown Estate, which manages all the offshore assets, announced that it plans to launch a new competitive bid for a lease in the Irish Sea just months after the existing holders backed out of the project after five years of planning. The new competitive tender is seen as a key challenge for the sector after partners EnBW and JERA Nex BP opted not to proceed, calling the project no longer economically viable. The Morgan site is approximately 22...

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Shipbuilding

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Ghana’s New Drydock Project Progresses After Successful Financing Round

Ship diversions around Cape of Good Hope have seen vessel traffic growth along the West African coastline. Additionally, recent expansion of deepwater drilling operations by big oil companies is a development indicator for the offshore industry in West Africa. With these opportunities, the region is emerging as a global destination for ship repair and maintenance. In fact, several West Africa governments are ramping up plans to expand ship repair infrastructure. The latest milestone is from Ghana, with Takoradi Floating Dock...

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Environment

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Northern Lights Proceeds with Fleet Expansion with MISC and K Line

The first commercial cross-border carbon transport and storage program, Norway’s Northern Lights, is moving forward with its announced fleet expansion as it completed a second charter agreement with MISC Group and K Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha). This follows the January 2026 announcement that the company would add four more vessels and the recent delivery of its newest ship to Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement. Northern Lights was started in 2021 as a joint venture between Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies in support of...

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Business

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EU Calls for Sanctions on Bunker and Support Vessels in New Russian Package

Saying that the goal is to maintain the pressure from the West on Russia, the European Commission outlined its plans for the 21st sanction package since the start of the war in Ukraine. The European Union highlights the impact of its economic sanctions while saying, “Consistency with the sanctions packages is paying off.” President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, however, also highlighted the increased Russian attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine as well as the wayward attacks...

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