Lone Russian Corvette Flies the St. Andrew’s Flag in the Med

Published Apr 5, 2026 5:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

At a time of active conflict involving both Lebanon and Israel, and when the French Navy has deployed at full strength to prevent...

Sweden Releases Shadow Tanker Detained on Suspicion of Oil Pollution

Published Apr 5, 2026 4:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Swedish Coast Guard released the detained shadow fleet product tanker Flora 1, saying the environmental violations related to...

Published Apr 5, 2026 3:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

With Russia’s Yamal LNG exports rebounding amidst the war in the Middle East, new research reveals that a logistics challenge is l...

Published Apr 5, 2026 3:26 PM by Glenn Schatz

Conflict in the Middle East has practically halted shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The narrow passageway is not tec...

Published Apr 5, 2026 2:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

The merchant marine tends to sail on regardless in time of war, notwithstanding the risk. As the risk goes up, so do cargo rates....

Published Apr 5, 2026 1:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed a drone strike on an MSC container ship at a position in the Gulf re...

Published Apr 4, 2026 3:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Swedish prosecutors reported that they have now filed charges against two of the crewmembers aboard a shadow fleet tanker related...

Published Apr 3, 2026 8:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

Somalia officially registered its first ocean-going ship in more than 30 years on Wednesday as part of what the government calls a...

Published Apr 3, 2026 7:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Russian seafarer, believed to be the last held by the Houthis, was released and flown out of Yemen by the United Nations on Apri...

Published Apr 3, 2026 3:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Chinese bulker briefly disrupted traffic for the southbound convoy of the Suez Canal on April 2 after the vessel experienced a r...