Swedish Coast Guard Boards and Detains Suspected Stateless Cargo Ship

Published Mar 7, 2026 3:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

Swedish police and the Coast Guard swooped down on Friday afternoon, March 6, on a small cargo ship sailing through its territoria...

The Iran War and Global Trade: Will the Cape Route Become the New Normal?

Published Mar 6, 2026 7:26 PM by The Conversation

[By Francois Vreÿ] Events in the Middle East during February and March 2026 again disrupted the flows of shipping trade to the eas...

Published Mar 6, 2026 5:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

With the global energy markets in disarray, the Trump administration moved quickly and, late on Friday, March 6, announced more de...

Published Mar 6, 2026 4:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

Container shipping continues to reel as the war in the Persian Gulf reaches its first week, and U.S. and Israeli officials are say...

Published Mar 5, 2026 4:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

As the security situation in the Gulf region remains dangerous for vessel transits, industry voices differ on the question of whet...

Published Mar 5, 2026 4:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

The captain of the port of Las Palmas and the Maritime Authority in the Canary Islands reported that they had to chase down a tugb...

Published Mar 5, 2026 3:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukrainian officials are reporting that another commercial vessel was struck in Russia’s ongoing campaign against the export operat...

Published Mar 4, 2026 9:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

Much attention has been paid to the effects of the Strait of Hormuz shutdown on the oil and LNG markets, but there are half a doze...

Published Mar 4, 2026 5:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

Shipowners and managers, and ultimately ship masters, have the ultimate responsibility for assessing risk to their vessels and the...

Published Mar 4, 2026 5:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

Transformation in shipping is no longer a distant objective — it is an immediate responsibility. On April 21–22, the Hamburg Marit...