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Revised SHIPS Act Introduced to Revitalize U.S. Merchant Marine

Published Apr 30, 2025 2:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

  A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and Representatives reintroduced the broad SHIPS for America Act which is designed t...

Hapag and ONE Point to “Considerable Uncertainty” Expecting Lower Results

Published Apr 30, 2025 1:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Business

Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) both released financial results today, April 30, providing the first outlook among t...

TASS: Three Russian Seafarers Injured in U.S. Airstrike on Ras Isa

Published Apr 29, 2025 10:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

The U.S. airstrike on the Houthi-controlled port of Ras Isa on April 18 was intended to hit energy infrastructure, but the massi...

Report: Flammable Ducting Let Engine Room Fire Burn Out of Control

Published Apr 29, 2025 9:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

  Flammable air ducts defeated a towboat's fixed firefighting system during a blaze last year, according to the NTSB....

UK Joins Airstrike on Houthi Drone Factory in Yemen

Published Apr 29, 2025 9:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

  The UK's military has rejoined the U.S.-led campaign against Yemen's Houthi rebels, reprising a role that Britai...

Mitsubishi Launches Energy-Saving Ferry as Japan Grows Sea Transport

Published Apr 29, 2025 6:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipbuilding

  The christening and launch were held today, April 29, for the first of two new large car ferries ordered by Shinnihonkai...

Wasaline’s Aurora Botnia Slated for Biggest Ever Battery Retrofit

Published Apr 29, 2025 6:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Environment

Finnish ship owner Wasaline is partnering with marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy to undertake the biggest battery retrofit...

Tanker and Towboat Collide in "Challenging" Mississippi River Conditions

Published Apr 29, 2025 5:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

  On Sunday night, a tanker collided with a towboat's tow on the Mississippi near New Orleans, sinking one barge and s...

Germany Adds FSRU and LNG Terminal as it Works to Manage Import Supply

Published Apr 29, 2025 5:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Offshore

  Germany’s federally owned Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH (DET) announced the arrival of its third FSRU unit and the...

SDHI, Wheel & Time to Launch Integrated F.A.S.T. Logistics Ecosystem

Published Apr 29, 2025 5:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited] Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI), India’s largest sh...

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