The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Op-Ed: Royal Navy Operational Readiness Has Been Lost
The Royal Navy is facing multiple operational readiness issues, which are impacting capability across what remains of a fleet much...
Ukraine Expands Campaign Including Targeting Mariupol and Shadow Tanker
Ukraine is accelerating its campaigns, focusing on Russia’s logistical operations in response to a series of heavy attacks launche...
U.S. Confirms Attack That Left Three Missing from Product Tanker off Oman
A Palau-flagged product tanker issued a distress call early on Wednesday morning, June 10, in a position approximately 20 nautical...
Which Ships Are Getting Through the Strait of Hormuz?
With tensions running high in the region and increased rhetoric coming from both the United States and Iran, it is unclear when th...
One Killed, One Detained in Firearm Incident Aboard Carrier USS Kennedy
The U.S. Navy is investigating a fatal shooting aboard the future USS John F. Kennedy, the second Ford-class supercarrier. At abou...
Palestinian Man Charged Over Possible Plot to Target Israeli Cruise Ship
Authorities on the island of Crete have arrested and charged a Palestinian immigrant who was allegedly planning an attack on Israe...
ABB and Cochin Shipyard to Support India’s Green Tug Transition Programme
[By: ABB] ABB has won a contract with Cochin Shipyard to supply power and propulsion systems for two forthcoming electric tugs. Du...
Cargo Ship Goes Aground and Spills Petroleum off Luzon
A bow-ramp deck cargo ship has gone aground off the northwest coast of Luzon, partially capsizing and releasing oil into the water...
Suez Canal Will Raise Surcharge Fees as It Still Looks to Increase Transits
The Suez Canal Authority has posted its first wide-ranging rate increases in the form of revised surcharges for transits in three...
Undercover Reporters Confirm Russian Paramilitary Presence on Tankers
The Danish pilots who guide merchant ships through the Oresund have often reported the presence of strange uniformed men aboard Ru...