Containership Demolition Hits 20-Year Low as Orderbook Continues to Grow

Published Jan 28, 2026 6:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

The disposal of container ships during 2025 remained at record low levels as the industry sought to maintain capacity in part due...

Russian Strike Damages Port of Pivdennyi

Published Jan 28, 2026 6:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

Russia has once again conducted a drone strike on the Ukrainian seaport of Pivdennyi, according to the Ukraine Sea Ports Authority...

Published Jan 28, 2026 2:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

The situation around a stateless, sanctioned tanker that has been drifting in the Mediterranean remains unclear, with reports sugg...

Published Jan 27, 2026 3:34 PM by John Nicholson

Inspection reports across much of the commercial fleet paint a reassuring picture. Fire detection systems are operational, fixed f...

Published Jan 27, 2026 2:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

German authorities launched a large-scale search and rescue operation after being informed of a missing seafarer from a tanker sai...

Published Jan 26, 2026 1:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

A drama is playing out along the central Portuguese coast as a cargo ship reportedly lost its rudder as it departed and is now awa...

Published Jan 26, 2026 10:52 AM by Andrei Grigoras

In the first week of January 2026, US and UK forces seized a Russian-flagged tanker in the North Atlantic. Finland detained a frei...

Published Jan 25, 2026 2:50 PM by Michael Kei

Advancing battery technologies stand out as next-generation solutions to help reduce carbon emissions for marine and offshore appl...

Published Jan 25, 2026 12:50 PM by Charles Watkins

If mental health is not treated as safety-critical, we risk losing a whole generation of seafarers who are not willing to sacrific...

Published Jan 23, 2026 6:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

Seafarer abandonment hit a record level in 2025, marking the sixth year in a row the number of vessels abandoned broke the record,...