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Ukraine Confirms Hits on Four Russian Warships at Novorossiysk

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Vietnam Starts Construction of its Largest Domestically Built Frigate

Published Aug 12, 2026 6:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Vietnamese officials turned out on Monday, August 10, to celebrate the start of construction of what is being billed as the country’s largest and most modern warship. The frigate is being built domestically, with the state emphasizing it is part of its strategy to develop internal capabilities and demonstrate its expanding skills. The reports highlighted that the frigate is being designed entirely by Vietnamese engineers. In addition, most of its weapons and military equipment will be developed or assembled in...

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Royal Navy Monitors Increased Russian Activity in UK Waters in 2026

Published Aug 12, 2026 5:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK’s Royal Navy is highlighting the continued increase in Russian activity in the English Channel and UK waters into the North Atlantic. During July, the Royal Navy reports it monitored a 25 percent increase in activity this year over last, which was consistent with an overall increase in Russian activity of 25 percent across the first seven months of the year. Royal Navy warships and helicopters spent 21 days on operations monitoring Russian activity in UK waters and the...

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containership arriving at Port Everglades

Port Everglades Uses Visit of Largest Boxship to Urge Channel Improvements

Published Aug 12, 2026 5:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

Port Everglades celebrated the arrival of the largest cargo ship to ever visit the port on August 12. While highlighting the continued growth in the port’s cargo operations, officials also used it as an opportunity to urge progress on the Port Everglades Navigation Improvements Project (PENIP), which was approved by the U.S. Congress a decade ago. The MSC Vandya (182,000 dwt) made a brief port stop during which the port expected to offload approximately 1,300 TEU and load additional boxes...

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Indonesian ferry on fire

SAR Operation Underway as Indonesian Ferry Burns at Sea

Published Aug 12, 2026 4:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Indonesian authorities reported that, at the last tally, 212 people have been rescued from a ferry burning in the Lombok Strait located between the islands of Bali and Lombok. One person has succumbed to injuries while the authorities report the SAR operation will resume on Thursday at daylight. The ferry KM Putri Yasmin (1,790 gross tons) was traveling from Bali to Lombok on August 12 when the fire began. The strait is reported to be only 25 miles wide, although...

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Cadeler Orders Two More WTIV Vessels Citing Continued Strong Sector Demand

Cadeler, which already says it has the industry’s largest fleet of jack-up offshore wind installation vessels, reported that it has placed a new construction order for two more vessels. The company is continuing its relationship with COSCO Shipping Offshore shipyard in Qidong, China, reporting the value of the new contract at approximately €805 million (US$930 million). The company recently took delivery of its eleventh vessel, also from the shipyard in China, and still has one more vessel under construction due...

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Shipbuilding

Vietnam frigate construction ceremony

Vietnam Starts Construction of its Largest Domestically Built Frigate

Vietnamese officials turned out on Monday, August 10, to celebrate the start of construction of what is being billed as the country’s largest and most modern warship. The frigate is being built domestically, with the state emphasizing it is part of its strategy to develop internal capabilities and demonstrate its expanding skills. The reports highlighted that the frigate is being designed entirely by Vietnamese engineers. In addition, most of its weapons and military equipment will be developed or assembled in...

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Environment

A boarding team crewmember inventories shark fins on a suspect vessel, May 2026 (NOAA Fisheries)

Canadian-Led Operation Reveals Scope of Illegal Fishing in North Pacific

A Canadian-led operation aimed at cracking down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has again exposed how the vast North Pacific continues to be a hotspot for criminal activity that poses a major threat to fish populations, marine environments and global seafood supply chains. Following the completion of the annual multinational mission known as Operation North Pacific Guard (Op. NPG), which involved more than two months of patrolling North Pacific waters at sea, in the air and by satellite,...

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Business

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Star Bulk Walks Away from Deal to Buy Genco Bulkers from Diana

Another piece of the proposed deal for Diana Shipping to acquire Genco Shipping & Trading has ended with Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announcing that it decided to withdraw from the vessel purchase agreement with Diana. Another major bulker operator, Star Bulk, had agreed to buy 16 of Genco’s vessels from Diana with the closing of the merger, which would have provided another element of financing for the deal. Diana said that it respected Star Bulk’s decision and thanked them for...

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