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Cable Layer Holed in Collision with Boxship off Pakistan

Published May 29, 2026 1:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Officials in Pakistan are investigating to understand what happened overnight on May 28 when a cable ship and a containership mane...

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Product Tanker Catches Fire Anchored Off Bangladesh

Published May 28, 2026 6:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Bangladesh Coast Guard reports it was working to control a fire that was burning on a product tanker anchored off Chittagong....

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Russia Surveyed the Hulk of Arctic Metagaz in its Criminal Investigation

Published May 25, 2026 3:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Russian Investigative Committee released details after its survey of the wreck of the gas carrier Arctic Metagaz. It says it i...

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Kenya Acquires New Ferry for a Crossing Plagued by Safety Concerns

Published May 24, 2026 11:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

Kenya is moving to address perennial challenges at the Likoni ferry crossing in the coastal city of Mombasa with the acquisition o...

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Small Fishing Vessel Survives Collision With a Megamax Boxship

Published May 24, 2026 11:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

On May 21, a small fishing vessel collided with a 230,000 dwt container ship in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The smaller ves...

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Philippine Coast Guard Helps Fight Major Fire Next to its Headquarters

Published May 24, 2026 10:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, the Philippine Coast Guard played a part in responding to a major waterfront fire in the Tondo district of Manila, pr...

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Three Dead, One Injured in Lifeboat Accident on Malaysian FSO

Published May 24, 2026 10:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, three men were killed and one was injured aboard a rig off Malaysia during maintenance work on a lifeboat, according...

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Report: US Treasury Allows Demolition Sale for Four Sanctioned Ships

Published May 22, 2026 5:06 AM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Treasury has authorized a demolition sale for four sanctioned vessels linked to the Shamkhani shipping network, a large-s...

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Australian Police Intercept a Diesel Generator Filled With Multiple Drugs

Published May 21, 2026 9:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Australian Federal Police are calling on diesel repair specialists to help with a rare technical problem: the agency has confi...

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An answer to many questions: Damen Fuel Flexible Tugs

Published May 21, 2026 5:00 AM by Damen Shipyards

The numerous new regulations facing the industry in recent years leave no room for doubt – the maritime energy transition is under...

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