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Photos: Cameroon Reopens Primary Port After Bulker and Cargo Ship Collide

Published Jul 14, 2026 4:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Officials in Cameroon’s Port of Douala-Bonabéri reported that they have been able to resume operations after a bulker and a cargo ship collided early on Sunday, July 12. A crisis team responded as the cargo ship Black Rhino, loaded with containers, began sinking, potentially blocking access to the country’s main port. The Port of Douala-Bonabéri handles the majority of Cameroon’s trade. It is also a critical transshipment port, maintaining a transit corridor inland to Chad and the Central African Republic....

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Trump Drops Hormuz Protection Fee Saying Gulf States Will Invest in US

Published Jul 14, 2026 3:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The United States is resuming its blockade of shipping related to Iran today, July 14, but in a reversal of course, Donald Trump now says the Gulf States will pay for protection by investing in the United States. While still asserting “it’s not fair” that the United States is protecting the Strait for the entire world, he announced after calls from Gulf States that he would replace the 20 percent “reimbursement fee” with investment deals. Trump appeared to surprise everyone...

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Strong Decrease in Incidents of Piracy and Armed Robbery of Ships in Asia

Published Jul 14, 2026 2:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

The first six months of 2026 saw an overall strong decline in the number of reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery against shipping in Asia, reports the ReCAAP Information Sharing Center. Across Asia, the number of incidents recorded between January and June was the lowest for this period since the first half of 2019, and while ReCAAP remains concerned specifically about the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS), it also reports a strong decline year-over-year in incidents in the...

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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 as part of the Ready Reserve fleet. The fire department reports it found a fully involved fire in the area of two lifeboats aboard the Charles L. Gillard when it arrived at the site at 1100 on Monday, July 13. Built in 1972, the vessel was acquired by the U.S. Navy in the 1980s and rebuilt in the...

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Kuwait Reports Attack on Offshore Oil Platform as US and Iran Trade Fire

Kuwait's ministry of defense has reported a drone attack on an offshore drilling platform operated by the state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Company near Shuwaikh Port, causing substantial damage to the rig and injuring one worker. In a statement, the ministry called the strike a "criminal" act. The platform strike - a likely but unconfirmed operation by Iranian forces - is among the first attacks on energy infrastructure in the GCC states since the ceasefire began. The recent Iranian missile and drone...

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Boskalis Repurposes Mining Ship to Largest Subsea Rock Installation Vessel

Maritime services company Boskalis celebrated the commissioning of its new vessel Windpiper, which is the largest subsea rock installation vessel. It is an interesting example of creative reuse of an existing vessel, which the company says draws on its track record in converting existing ships for new purposes. Built in 2018 as the Mac Goliath, and later as the Nautilus New Era, the nearly 50,000-gross ton ship was designed to support offshore mining and deep-sea mining. The ship was built...

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South Korea Launches Arctic Expedition With Focus on Safety of Navigation

In the last two years, South Korea has made a big bet on Arctic shipping, rolling out massive investments in its port sector for future Arctic logistics. The recent move in this planning phase is launch of a research campaign, which will see South Korean scientists collect additional data to support safe navigation in the Arctic. This will be the focus of South Korea’s 17th Arctic Ocean expedition, flagged off on Saturday at Gwangyang Port in South Jeolla. The 83-day...

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Diana Gives Genco Shareholders Two More Weeks on the Tender Offer

Diana Shipping is continuing its battle to acquire Genco despite having been rebuffed by Genco’s board and losing in its attempt to put new directors on the board of directors. The company reports that nearly 30 percent of Genco’s shares have been tendered, and it has now extended the tender deadline from July 10 to July 24. “We are pleased that additional shareholders have tendered their shares, but this transaction cannot move forward through a tender offer alone,” commented Semiramis...

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