Egypt Disavows Association with Cargo Ship Attacked by Houthis

Published Aug 13, 2026 6:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

Egyptian authorities issued statements disavowing any association with the small cargo ship Tihama that the Houthis attacked, kill...

Swedish Prosecutors Extend Detention of Captain in Fatal Boating Collision

Published Aug 13, 2026 5:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Swedish prosecutors on Thursday, August 13, asked the court for a two-week extension of the detention of the captain of the cargo...

Published Aug 12, 2026 4:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Indonesian authorities reported that, at the last tally, 212 people have been rescued from a ferry burning in the Lombok Strait lo...

Published Aug 12, 2026 3:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

The price shipowners and operators are willing to pay to transit the Panama Canal is once again on the rise as delays at the vital...

Published Aug 11, 2026 3:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

China’s Ministry of National Defense reported on August 11 that it will continue its escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and Somali...

Published Aug 11, 2026 1:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

Activists with the group Greenpeace “marked” the hull of the abandoned tanker Kairos anchored off Bulgaria as they launched a new...

Published Aug 10, 2026 6:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

MSC Shipmanagement, as the operating company for the containership that took a full-speed runaway trip through Charleston harbor i...

Published Aug 10, 2026 4:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Chinese shipping company Sea Legend Line is poised to launch its container route along Russia’s Northern Sea Route, marking wh...

Published Aug 10, 2026 2:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

Under pressure from the United States, and possibly others, Ukraine has reportedly agreed to stop attacking foreign-flag tankers i...

Published Aug 10, 2026 2:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

The slow transition of containerships back to the Suez Canal is continuing, with Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd reporting that an addition...