Report: U.S. European Command Needs Extra Destroyer to Defend Israel

Published Aug 2, 2026 3:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

The head of U.S. European Command has informed the Pentagon that his forces will soon have so few air defense interceptors in inve...

Op-Ed: Sanctions Drive Growth of a Parallel Shipping Economy

Published Aug 2, 2026 2:22 PM by Erik Broekhuizen / Poten & Partners

The Russia – Ukraine war started on 24 February 2022, when Moscow invaded its neighbor. The invasion triggered widespread condemna...

Published Aug 2, 2026 1:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

Shipping activity overnight and into August 1 appears to have been subdued in the Strait of Hormuz, with two Iranian attacks on ve...

Published Jul 31, 2026 4:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

The war of words and claims continued after several days of relative calm, with no vessels attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran...

Published Jul 30, 2026 11:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy is beginning to show the capabilities of its unmanned vessels in higher-profile roles, including an appearance in a...

Published Jul 30, 2026 10:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Wednesday, the Pentagon awarded a combined $77 billion to U.S. submarine builders General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington...

Published Jul 30, 2026 3:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy has decommissioned the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Forth Worth (LCS-3), the latest in the series to exit...

Published Jul 29, 2026 11:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

On July 29, U.S. Central Command carried out a new round of airstrikes on Iranian positions in response to yesterday's missile att...

Published Jul 29, 2026 8:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Just one week after a controversial Chinese "fishery research" voyage into Taiwan's eastern exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the U.S...

Published Jul 29, 2026 6:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

Russia's ministry of defense claims that its forces have struck two more ships near the port of Odesa, along with shoreside infras...