ABS Proposes Using Efficiency Credits to Augment IMO Carbon Rules

Published Jun 8, 2026 4:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

The world's shipping interests are divided into two main camps on the question of carbon regulation at IMO. The first wants to sta...

EU Imposes Sanctions Calling For Strait of Hormuz Freedom of Navigation

Published Jun 8, 2026 3:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

The European Council announced on Monday that it was imposing sanctions, including on Iran’s IRGC, while calling for freedom of na...

Published Jun 8, 2026 1:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Russian intelligence ship is making the rounds and being closely followed by the NATO allies, with Iceland becoming the latest m...

Published Jun 8, 2026 9:41 AM by The Maritime Executive

Israel has responded to four waves of IRGC missile attacks, none of which appear to have damaged their targets, with a series of a...

Published Jun 7, 2026 3:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Friday, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control put sanctions on six more Iran-linked LPG carriers, adding to the long list o...

Published Jun 7, 2026 12:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

Reports in the UK's Sunday Times are linking the seizure of an OFAC-sanctioned VLCC tanker, the Majestic X (IMO 9198317), to the K...

Published Jun 6, 2026 3:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

On June 2, the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) tightened its controls on Iranian dark-fleet activities by de...

Published Jun 6, 2026 2:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

For several days, US forces have responded to a number of IRGC attacks in the Strait of Hormuz area by launching counterattacks of...

Published Jun 4, 2026 8:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

The carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has had a challenging year, including a 334-day deployment and a significant shipboard fire. The ve...

Published Jun 4, 2026 6:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

Negotiations between Iran and the United States appear to be continuing, but with misleading statements emerging from both sides a...