Container Rates Near a Two-Year High Amidst Renewed Tariff Concerns

Published Jun 26, 2026 10:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

2026 was widely expected to be a quiet year for container shipping, but events are proving the forecasts wrong. Containerized frei...

Full Steam Ahead In the Strait of Hormuz? Not So Fast

Published Jun 26, 2026 8:49 PM by Erik Broekhuizen / Poten & Partners

On June 17, the US and Iran signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding (the “Islamabad Memorandum” or MoU). This set up a 60-da...

Published Jun 26, 2026 3:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

The fitful reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is under way, and is beginning to have a meaningful impact on oil markets, according...

Published Jun 25, 2026 9:12 PM by Chad Fuhrmann

Alternative fuels are introducing new traits and challenges that impact marine engine combustion and lubrication. But providers ar...

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...

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...