Turkey Calls on Russia and Ukraine to Ensure Safe Navigation in Black Sea

Published Aug 4, 2026 12:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey issued a statement on Tuesday, August 4, again calling for both Russia a...

Top Container Lines Lean Towards Ownership Over Chartering

Published Aug 3, 2026 8:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

At the outset of the pandemic, ocean carriers chartered-in the majority of their tonnage, giving them the flexibility to grow or s...

Published Aug 3, 2026 7:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Seafarer Happiness Index continues to slip, reports The Mission to Seafarers, not only due to the shocks from the war in the P...

Published Aug 3, 2026 1:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

Swedish prosecutors confirmed over the weekend that they had requested that the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship be arrested and...

Published Aug 2, 2026 6:12 PM by The Conversation

[By Anthony Clarke and Chris Kirkland] Few episodes occupy a darker place in maritime history than the wreck of the Batavia. Wreck...

Published Aug 2, 2026 5:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

A fire on board a crowded Indonesian ferry has killed at least five people, according to authorities in Java, and dozens of passen...

Published Aug 1, 2026 1:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine struck a container vessel operated by Fesco, a division of Rosatom, while the vessel was transiting the Black Sea bound fo...

Published Jul 31, 2026 8:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Danish ferry operator Scandlines retired the oldest vessel in its fleet, the Kronprins Frederik, which had become a well-known fix...

Published Jul 31, 2026 6:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

After three months, Somali pirates continue to hold four smaller vessels with no reports of progress in the efforts to free the 67...

Published Jul 31, 2026 3:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Swedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday...