Two More Ship Strikes Reported in the Strait of Hormuz

Published Oct 13, 2026 11:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday, strikes on merchant shipping in the Strait of Hormuz continued with two reported attacks, according to UK Maritime Tra...

One Dead, Two Injured in High-Speed Smuggling Boat Chase off Portugal

Published Oct 13, 2026 9:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

A cocaine-smuggling suspect was killed and two others were injured during a high-speed boat chase off the coast of Portugal on Sun...

Published Oct 13, 2026 5:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration has agreed to buy autonomous surface vessels from the American boatbuilder Maritime Tactical S...

Published Oct 13, 2026 3:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran filed a formal protest at the International Maritime Organization, asserting that U.S. military forces are misusing VHF Chann...

Published Oct 13, 2026 3:15 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

[By Charmaine Misalucha-Willoughby] On 10 October, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) reported that 22...

Published Oct 12, 2026 7:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

The French military has boarded the sanctioned shadow fleet tanker DF Peak on the high seas of the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles...

Published Oct 11, 2026 11:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

The German Navy is expanding its footprint and its fleet with the addition of a new North Sea naval base and the acquisition of fo...

Published Oct 11, 2026 9:54 PM by Erik Broekhuizen / Poten & Partners

A lot has been written about the Strait of Hormuz this year. It is a vital global energy choke point situated between the Persian...

Published Oct 11, 2026 2:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

There has been no appreciable change in the Royal Navy's dire financial situation, which has seen its capability sink below what i...

Published Oct 9, 2026 6:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

Bulgarian officials confirmed on Friday, October 9, that teams have been searching the area where the two cargo ships were struck...