Norwegian Budget Includes Money to Construct of World’s First Ship Tunnel

Published Jun 12, 2026 6:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a surprise development, the new Norwegian government budget restored hope for the construction of the world’s first ship tunnel...

Master of Shadow Fleet Tanker Pleads Guilty to Not Obeying USCG Orders

Published Jun 12, 2026 5:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

The master of the shadow fleet tanker Bella 1, which was pursued for weeks by the U.S. Coast Guard, pleaded guilty today, June 12,...

Published Jun 12, 2026 1:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Nigeria’s Federal High Court on Thursday, June 11, accepted a plea deal struck with 11 Indian nationals who were the crew of a bul...

Published Jun 12, 2026 11:40 AM by The Maritime Executive

The situation in the Persian Gulf and with the Strait of Hormuz remains very unstable, with both the United States and Iran making...

Published Jun 11, 2026 1:35 PM by Capt. Volodymyr Smirnov

Risk in navigation is often attributed to individuals — the pilot or the Master. This is a convenient simplification. In reality,...

Published Jun 11, 2026 11:23 AM by The Maritime Executive

U.S. forces reported that they have disabled a third tanker off Oman, accused of violating the blockade of Iran. The attack, which...

Published Jun 10, 2026 8:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

Officially, Europe may be working to eliminate imports of Russian liquefied natural gas, but that is not the short-term trend dire...

Published Jun 10, 2026 4:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

An incident took place approximately 88 nautical miles from Balhaf, Yemen, in the Gulf of Aden that was likely an attempted piracy...

Published Jun 10, 2026 1:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Palau-flagged product tanker issued a distress call early on Wednesday morning, June 10, in a position approximately 20 nautical...

Published Jun 10, 2026 12:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

With tensions running high in the region and increased rhetoric coming from both the United States and Iran, it is unclear when th...