South Korean Containership Rescues Four Sailors Adrift in a Life Raft

Published Aug 5, 2026 6:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

The South Korean shipping company Janggeum Marine, part of the Sinokor Group, shared the details of the rescue of four crewmembers...

Pilot Charged in Incident Where Cargo Ship Ran Over Pleasure Boat

Published Aug 5, 2026 4:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

Swedish prosecutors charged the pilot who was aboard the cargo ship Misje Verde for his role in the incident in which the cargo sh...

Published Aug 5, 2026 2:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Eight of the world’s leading shipping trade associations, representing elements from containerships to tankers, bulkers, and passe...

Published Aug 5, 2026 1:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

Officials in Ukraine are reporting that they were informed that Sweden’s Supreme Court has upheld a lower court decision to hand o...

Published Aug 5, 2026 12:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Houthi rebels in Yemen asserted that they are expanding their blockade against Saudi tankers, reporting an attack on a vessel...

Published Aug 4, 2026 12:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey issued a statement on Tuesday, August 4, again calling for both Russia a...

Published Aug 3, 2026 8:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

At the outset of the pandemic, ocean carriers chartered-in the majority of their tonnage, giving them the flexibility to grow or s...

Published Aug 3, 2026 7:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Seafarer Happiness Index continues to slip, reports The Mission to Seafarers, not only due to the shocks from the war in the P...

Published Aug 3, 2026 1:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

Swedish prosecutors confirmed over the weekend that they had requested that the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship be arrested and...

Published Aug 2, 2026 6:12 PM by The Conversation

[By Anthony Clarke and Chris Kirkland] Few episodes occupy a darker place in maritime history than the wreck of the Batavia. Wreck...