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ABS Appoints Rear Admiral Ronald J. Rábago

Published May 6, 2026 11:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: ABS] ABS has appointed U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral (Retired) Ronald J. Rábago as Senior Vice President of Government Servic...

Last-Minute Offer Adds a Twist to Hapag-Lloyd's Acquisition of Zim

Published May 6, 2026 10:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Business

A competing bid is the latest twist in the saga of Hapag-Lloyd's planned takeover of Israeli shipping line Zim - even though Zim's...

France Dispatches Carrier Strike Group to the Mideast

Published May 6, 2026 8:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Following the indefinite suspension of the U.S. security corridor for the Strait of Hormuz, France has dispatched its aircraft car...

NGO Seeks Answers After CBP Removed Crew from Cruise Ships

Published May 6, 2026 7:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

A local immigration advocacy group and other community groups are reporting that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents boarded...

Sarah McCoy Takes Helm as CEO of Port of Virginia

Published May 6, 2026 6:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Ports

The Virginia Port Authority has named its next chief executive officer: Sarah J. McCoy, a longtime veteran of port operations at V...

New Zealand Fines Ferry Operator for Grounding and Lack of Crew Training

Published May 6, 2026 6:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Business

New Zealand has ordered inter-island RoRo ferry operator KiwiRail to pay a fine of NZ$400,000 ($234,671) after it was found culpab...

After Iranian Strike on Boxship, US Says Operator Wasn't Following Rules

Published May 6, 2026 5:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Despite assurances from the U.S. military that transits through Omani waters of the Strait of Hormuz could be protected from Irani...

IRClass Academy Holds Port Facility Security Officer Training in Mauritius

Published May 6, 2026 5:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: IRClass Academy] IRClass Academy, the training arm of Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), reinforced its commitment to global...

OOCL Seeks to Overturn $45M Award Alleging FMC Process is Unconstitutional

Published May 6, 2026 5:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Business

Lawyers for Orient Overseas Container Line filed suit in U.S. District Court on May 5, challenging the Federal Maritime Commission...

BASS Wins BW LNG Contract for BASSnet Neo Cloud-Native Solution

Published May 6, 2026 5:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: BASS Software] BASS Software has secured a contract with BW LNG to implement its next-generation BASSnet Neo cloud-native mar...

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