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U.S. Intensifies Attacks on Iranian Ports in Sixth Day of Bombing Campaign

Published Jul 17, 2026 11:27 AM by The Maritime Executive

U.S. Central Command is confirming that it undertook a sixth consecutive night of bombings targeting infrastructure in Iran. It re...

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Canada’s Churchill Port to Export Grain for the First Time in Six Years

Published Jul 16, 2026 5:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

Efforts to revitalize and expand Canada’s Port of Churchill, located in Manitoba in the reaches of the Arctic, are building moment...

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Syrians Outline Future Russian Port Presence in Tartus

Published Jul 15, 2026 1:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

After months of struggling to maintain a naval presence in the Mediterranean, and speculation surrounding the future of Russia's t...

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UAE Plans to Build a New Jebel Ali to Bypass Strait of Hormuz

Published Jul 15, 2026 1:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Financial Times has added to a number of reports that the UAE is planning to expand its port and freight-handling capacity on...

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Fire Aboard US Ready Reserve Vessel in Baltimore Harbor

Published Jul 14, 2026 12:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Baltimore City Fire Department responded to reports of a fire aboard one of the U.S. military cargo ships docked in Baltimore...

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Transnet Blacklists Corrupt Suppliers as Port Reforms Move Forward

Published Jul 12, 2026 10:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

As part of its ongoing reform campaign, South Africa's state-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has blacklisted seven companies i...

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Going Green: Energy Ports Diversify Their Cargo

Published Jul 12, 2026 2:09 PM by Tom Peters

It wasn't so long ago that "energy" ports were mainly lined with huge fuel storage tanks and a myriad of pipes intertwined with ea...

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Panama Arrests 26 Port Workers Aiding International Cocaine Trafficking

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

An international investigation that has been going on for two years resulted in the arrest of 26 port workers who are charged with...

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Ireland Progresses with Port Reforms as New Deepwater Facility is Proposed

Published Jul 10, 2026 5:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ireland is progressing with massive reform of its port sector. Last week, the Irish government launched a final public consultatio...

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

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

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

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