IMO Pauses Persian Gulf Evacuations After Containership is Attacked

Published Jun 25, 2026 2:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Reports are coming in that a containership sailing south of Oman near the eastern exit from the Strait of Hormuz was struck by a p...

French Forces Detain Tanker in Continuing Crackdown on Shadow Fleet

Published Jun 25, 2026 12:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

French officials are reporting they stopped a sanctioned tanker operating in the shadow fleet on Tuesday, June 23, off the coast o...

Published Jun 25, 2026 10:23 AM by The Maritime Executive

Tensions have arisen between Iran and Oman as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) - coordinated plan to manage the exit...

Published Jun 24, 2026 10:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a brief message released Wednesday night, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said that it rejects the newly-announce...

Published Jun 24, 2026 6:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

Traffic levels in the Strait of Hormuz are showing signs of improvement as a formal plan for outbound transits begins to take effe...

Published Jun 24, 2026 4:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

China’s Ambassador to the United States is asserting that China’s increased inspections of Panama-flagged ships are due to fishing...

Published Jun 24, 2026 2:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Nigerian Navy is reporting that it again seized several stowaways as it is grappling with a growing problem of stowaways attem...

Published Jun 24, 2026 2:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

Officials in both the Philippines and Ukraine are reporting that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has released at least so...

Published Jun 23, 2026 12:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Building on the agreement between the United States and Iran and news of “constructive talks” with reports of “encouraging progres...

Published Jun 22, 2026 10:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

Despite some new conflicting guidance from U.S. and Iranian forces on the safest route through the Strait of Hormuz, commercial sh...