The Maritime Executive
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U.S.-Flagged Stena Tanker Hit by Iranian Missiles During Attack on Bahrain
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Following multiple Iranian attacks on shipping, resulting in seafarer injuries and at least one shipboard fatality, IMO Secretary...