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U.S.-Flagged Stena Tanker Hit by Iranian Missiles During Attack on Bahrain

Published Mar 2, 2026 1:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

A tanker supplying fuel to the U.S. military was damaged early on Monday morning, March 2, as Iran continued its retaliatory strik...

Iran Claims Strike on Iran-Linked Bitumen Tanker

Published Mar 2, 2026 1:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has claimed an attack on the bitumen tanker Athe Nova, currently located off the coast of...

Bandar Abbas Naval Harbor Smoking from Multiple Hits

Published Mar 2, 2026 11:34 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Ports

Imagery taken over Bandar Abbas at midday (UTC) on March 2 shows the Naval Harbor wreathed in black smoke. From the smoke pattern...

Epic Fury Settles Into an Uneven Slogging Match

Published Mar 2, 2026 9:39 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

After the shock of two days of intense warfare, Operation Epic Fury on the morning of March 2 appears to be settling into a sloggi...

Container Lines Adjust to New Risks in Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea

Published Mar 1, 2026 11:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Following the exchange of attacks between Iran, its neighbors and American forces in the Mideast, ocean carriers are proceeding wi...

Cruise Lines Navigate Gulf Conflict Amidst Continued Iranian Strikes

Published Mar 1, 2026 10:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Cruise Ships

Given the centrality of the oil trade to the GCC states, tankers have rightfully received the most attention of any vessel class i...

Ukraine Carries Out Another Strike on Russia's Novorossiysk Oil Terminal

Published Mar 1, 2026 9:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

Amidst ongoing back-and-forth strikes between Iran, its neighbors and U.S. forces, Ukraine has carried on with its campaign of lon...

Three U.S. Servicemembers Killed in Iranian Strikes on Kuwait

Published Mar 1, 2026 5:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Three U.S. servicemembers have been killed and five more injured in Iranian retaliatory strikes in Kuwait, according to U.S. Centr...

Study: Forced Labor Persists Aboard Fishing Vessels in South-East Asia

Published Mar 1, 2026 2:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

In Southeast Asia, some actors in the fishing and seafood processing sectors have long utilized various forms of forced labor to r...

World Leaders Call for Restraint After Strikes on Iran

Published Mar 1, 2026 2:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Following multiple Iranian attacks on shipping, resulting in seafarer injuries and at least one shipboard fatality, IMO Secretary...

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