Iran Has Few Options to Circumvent the U.S. Blockade on its Oil Tankers

Published Oct 8, 2026 6:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

There is some debate about exactly how much oil and LNG is being shipped out of the Gulf from the GCC producers on its southern sh...

US and UK Pile on Sanctions to Increase Pressure on Iran and Russia

Published Oct 8, 2026 6:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Sanctions remain one of the primary tools used by the West to increase pressure on both Russia and Iran. The UK launched its secon...

Published Oct 8, 2026 4:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

The US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln returned to her home port of San Diego, California, on October 8, concluding what beca...

Published Oct 8, 2026 2:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Philippine Coast Guard has reported another dust-up at Second Thomas Shoal, where the Philippine Navy maintains an outpost abo...

Published Oct 8, 2026 12:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

Fighting in Yemen is intensifying and spreading to Saudi Arabia as the Houthis seek to deter further Saudi support for Yemen’s Int...

Published Oct 7, 2026 11:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

A series of reported diesel shipments from Ulsan to Vladivostok have added fuel to a growing diplomatic dispute between South Kore...

Published Oct 7, 2026 12:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

China’s People’s Liberation Army (Navy) (PLAN) released pictures of the Type-071 amphibious dock landing ship Yimengshan (Hull 988...

Published Oct 6, 2026 8:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

The administration of French President Emmanuel Macron is putting new emphasis on France's nuclear deterrent, and specifically on...

Published Oct 6, 2026 4:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Royal Marines have released video footage of an unusual boarding method their units can use to embark a submarine at the compl...

Published Oct 5, 2026 11:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Just days after President Donald Trump unveiled a multi-billion-dollar South Korean investment in the Alaska LNG pipeline megaproj...