Tanker Struck Near Black Sea Terminal as Both Sides Continue Attacks

Published Aug 17, 2026 2:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

The pace of attacks and retaliations between Ukraine and Russia is continuing, with both sides reporting striking additional ships...

Somali Pirates Board Cargo Ship as Regional States Plan Security Effort

Published Aug 17, 2026 12:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Reports are coming in of a new security incident off the coast of Somalia involving an unnamed cargo ship that was boarded. It is...

Published Aug 14, 2026 7:33 PM by Erik Broekhuizen / Poten & Partners

For several decades, there has been one reliable growth engine for oil demand in the world: China. China’s massive growth in oil d...

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...

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...