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U.S. and Iran Continue to Exchange Strikes in Dispute Over Hormuz

Published Jul 8, 2026 11:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Overnight Wednesday, the U.S. and Iran continued exchanging fire in a pattern that has grown familiar since the start of the cease...

China Begins to Return to the World Oil Market

Published Jul 8, 2026 10:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Offshore

China's withdrawal from the global oil market was one of the biggest surprises of the Strait of Hormuz shutdown. Shortly after Ira...

Damen New AIDAmar Cruise Ship Drydocks in Exceptional Passenger Experience

Published Jul 8, 2026 10:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: Damen Shiprepair] Damen Shiprepair has completed an exceptional project for AIDA Cruises’ vessel AIDAmar. The 253-metre cruis...

Kongsberg Maritime & BCIT Landmark MCAD Marine Innovation Simulation Centre

Published Jul 8, 2026 10:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: Kongsberg Maritime] KONGSBERG, Kongsberg Maritime, and BCIT are pleased to announce a significant investment that will establ...

NextFloat Project's Installation Site Secures EIA for Pilot Deployment

Published Jul 8, 2026 10:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: X1 Wind] The PlemCat test site, a dedicated infrastructure for developing pioneering and innovative floating offshore wind pr...

Chinese Scholars Claim That the Batanes Aren't Part of Philippines

Published Jul 8, 2026 10:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

As Japan and the Philippines prepare to formally settle the small overlap between their respective exclusive economic zones, China...

Photos: U.S. Hits Iranian Ports and Military Bases in New Wave of Strikes

Published Jul 8, 2026 6:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Late Wednesday, U.S. Central Command announced that it is launching more airstrikes against targets in Iran, hoping to blunt the I...

U.S. Imports Expected to Set New Record Ahead of Tariffs and Cost Increases

Published Jul 8, 2026 6:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Business

Import levels into the United States are running at record levels as U.S. retailers and manufacturers rush to get goods into the p...

US to Pay Anchorage $180M to Settle Long-Running Port of Alaska Litigation

Published Jul 8, 2026 5:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Ports

The United States and Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, reached a settlement agreement to conclude more than a decade of litigati...

Delfin LNG Clears Legal Hurdle as Court Dismisses Environmental Claims

Published Jul 8, 2026 4:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Business

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit yesterday denied a petition for review in a legal challenge to the Maritime Admini...

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