After Diplomatic Dustup, China Coast Guard Rams a Philippine Patrol Vessel

Published Sep 20, 2026 6:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Preceding the recent Chinese Coast Guard attempt to ram the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel BRP Datu M...

Running Out of Options: Conflict Restricts Saudi Oil Exports

Published Sep 20, 2026 4:38 PM by Erik Broekhuizen / Poten & Partners

Saudi Arabia has traditionally been the beacon of stability within OPEC. It is the Middle East's largest producer, reliably supply...

Published Sep 20, 2026 2:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

The US Treasury has once again targeted the sanctions evasion network master-minded by regime insider Babak Zanjani, linking him t...

Published Sep 18, 2026 7:09 PM by The Conversation

[By Burak Sakir Seker] The Houthi takeover of parts of the Red Sea gives the armed group a new platform to challenge global shippi...

Published Sep 18, 2026 2:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Philippine Coast Guard is reporting another incident between one of the country’s supply vessels and a China Coast Guard vesse...

Published Sep 18, 2026 9:25 AM by The Maritime Executive

China has recently enhanced the signals communication array at its base for the People’s Liberation Army (Navy) in Djibouti. An in...

Published Sep 17, 2026 10:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Indonesian Navy is giving new life to Italy's first aircraft carrier, the 1985-built ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, which arrived in...

Published Sep 17, 2026 10:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control has identified and sanctioned an Iranian bitcoin exchange linked to the "Hormu...

Published Sep 17, 2026 8:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Turkish government has formulated a draft peace plan that proposes to bring an end to the Russian and Ukrainian maritime strik...

Published Sep 17, 2026 6:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

Commanders from the Finnish and Swedish navies met on Thursday, September 17, reaching key agreements about efforts to enhance sec...