Finland Prosecutes Captain and Bosun in Anchor Dragging Incident

Published Jun 15, 2026 3:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

Finnish prosecutors filed charges against the captain and bosun of a small cargo ship that they reported damaged two subsea teleco...

Report: Trump Signs Strait of Hormuz MOU With Iran

Published Jun 15, 2026 2:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S.-Iranian memorandum of understanding on a 60-day ceasefire and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz has been signed, five d...

Published Jun 15, 2026 12:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

The incidents of commercial shipping being approached by pirates between Somalia and Yemen are continuing and appearing to get mor...

Published Jun 14, 2026 9:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

Pacific Island countries have formalized a regional shipping pact, which is expected to deliver clean energy transition for the ma...

Published Jun 13, 2026 11:28 AM by The Maritime Executive

Reports surfaced overnight of another tanker being struck by a projectile, even as government officials in Pakistan were saying th...

Published Jun 12, 2026 6:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a surprise development, the new Norwegian government budget restored hope for the construction of the world’s first ship tunnel...

Published Jun 12, 2026 5:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

The master of the shadow fleet tanker Bella 1, which was pursued for weeks by the U.S. Coast Guard, pleaded guilty today, June 12,...

Published Jun 12, 2026 1:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Nigeria’s Federal High Court on Thursday, June 11, accepted a plea deal struck with 11 Indian nationals who were the crew of a bul...

Published Jun 12, 2026 11:40 AM by The Maritime Executive

The situation in the Persian Gulf and with the Strait of Hormuz remains very unstable, with both the United States and Iran making...

Published Jun 11, 2026 1:35 PM by Capt. Volodymyr Smirnov

Risk in navigation is often attributed to individuals — the pilot or the Master. This is a convenient simplification. In reality,...