The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Op-Ed: Gulf States Face a Strategic Choice After Iranian Attacks
Early on March 1, barely 24 hours after the launch of Operation Epic Fury, the impact of the war on trade in the Gulf region has b...
Iran Tries to Intimidate Shipping With Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz
[Updated to note that one seafarer has died following the strike on MKD Vyom.] Iranian authorities are attempting to close the Str...
Belgium Detains False Flag Sanctioned Tanker Linked to Iran
Belgium, with the assistance of French forces and other EU partners, overnight detained a product tanker that was sailing along it...
Iran Attacks Gulf Shipping Hitting Product Tanker off Oman
As Iran continues to lash out at neighboring countries, reports of attacks on shipping have also begun. The Maritime Security Cent...
Iranian Navy Under Attack in Operation Epic Fury
As tensions rose in the Middle East immediately prior to the pre-emptive American and Israeli attack on Iran on February 28, there...
Iranian Naval Response to "Operation Epic Fury" Unclear
As tensions rose in the Middle East immediately prior to the pre-emptive American and Israeli attack on Iran on February 28, there...
Austal USA Launches Final EPF - Future USNS Lansing (EPF 16)
[By Austal USA] Austal USA launched the company’s second ship in less than a week, the Navy’s final Expeditionary Fast Transport,...
Damen Delivers Purpose-Built Multi Cat 3113 to Leask Marine
[By: Damen Shipyards Group] Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Multi Cat (MuC) 3113 to Leask Marine. The vessel was named C-Tro...
ClassNK Releases “FAQs on the EU-ETS for Shipping (3rd Edition)
[By: ClassNK] ClassNK has released “FAQs on the EU-ETS for Shipping (3rd Edition)” and “FAQs on the FuelEU Maritime (5th Edition)....
USCG Accepts Delivery of 62nd Fast Response Cutter
[By U.S. Coast Guard] The U.S. Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 62nd Fast Response Cutter, USCGC Vincent Danz (WPC 1162), on T...