Video: U.S. “Apprehends” Chinese-Owned Tanker After Leaving Venezuela

Published Dec 20, 2025 7:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

The United States has boarded a second crude oil tanker in the Caribbean, coming days after Donald Trump said the U.S. would be bl...

U.S. Sanctions 29 Shadow Tankers to Further Pressure Iran and Venezuela

Published Dec 19, 2025 4:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Trump administration is exerting more pressure on Iran after adding a total of 29 shadow fleet tankers to its sanction list. T...

Published Dec 19, 2025 4:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Royal Navy has sold the Albion Class amphibious assault ship HMS Bulwark (L15) to the Brazilian Navy for a reported $26 millio...

Published Dec 19, 2025 3:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

Among a broad range of nominees confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday were the new head for the U.S. Maritime Administration an...

Published Dec 19, 2025 12:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

Three weeks after announcing that they were canceling the Constellation-class frigate program, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan a...

Published Dec 18, 2025 11:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran has perfected the high-volume, low-cost suicide drone with the Shahed-136, a small piston-engined one way attack drone used b...

Published Dec 18, 2025 8:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

After the U.S. Coast Guard seized a sanctioned tanker carrying Venezuelan crude off Trinidad last week, the regime of Venezuelan d...

Published Dec 18, 2025 3:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Italian police have arrested a second Latvian suspect in connection with an attempted malware attack aboard a Mediterranean ferry,...

Published Dec 17, 2025 9:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

In defiance of the Trump administration's "blockade" of sanctioned tanker traffic to Venezuela's crude export terminals, Venezuela...

Published Dec 17, 2025 7:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

Airbus has been awarded a €30 million ($35 million) framework contract by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to provide Re...