Video: Irish Cargo Ship Veers Into Canal Embarkment in the Netherlands
For the second time this month, a cargo vessel navigating on the busy Ghent-Terneuzen canal veered out of the navigation channel and struck the mud embankment.
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Dutch Designers Promote Electric-Powered Vessel for Short-Sea Shipping
Dutch firm Conoship International is pushing to expand the scope of its short-sea shipping offering. After having pioneered a series of standardized vessel designs, it is now launching a design for a general cargo ship that will be fully propelled…
Op-Ed: FMC Chairman DiBella Calls for Rethinking IMO’s Net-Zero Framework
The Net-Zero Framework (NZF), currently under consideration at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), is an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships, aiming for net-zero emissions in the maritime sector by the year 2050.
The Maritime Executive’s Ship Management Edition Is Now Online
(Article originally published in July/Aug 2026 edition.) It's been a long, hot summer with record temperatures in Europe and the U.S., on-and-off-again hostilities in the Middle East and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Dog days of summer?
Mercy Ships Returns to Ghana With Its Largest Hospital Ship
[By Mercy Ships] The Global Mercy, following her recent field service in Sierra Leone and scheduled annual maintenance period, arrived at the Port of Tema yesterday.
Legal Battle for Germany to Sell Oil From Detained Shadow Tanker Drags On
The legal battle over the potential seizure and sale of the crude oil cargo aboard a shadow fleet tanker detained in Germany continues. The tanker, which is considered stateless, has remained since January 2025 anchored off a popular resort island…