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Why Network Engineers Are Worried About the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

Published Apr 16, 2026 1:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Strait of Hormuz blockade has been widely analyzed from a global energy impact perspective, but network engineers are also con...

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U.S. Treasury Takes Aim at Iran's Shamkhani Shipping Network

Published Apr 15, 2026 10:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Treasury is once again taking aim at the network of Iranian "shadow fleet" industry leader Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, so...

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Two Sanctioned Tankers May Have Bypassed U.S. Navy Blockade on Iran

Published Apr 15, 2026 6:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Despite U.S. Central Command's claims of a total lockdown of Iranian shipping, vessel tracking consultancies have identified Iran-...

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How Iran and the U.S. Justify Differing Views on Freedom of Navigation

Published Apr 15, 2026 2:20 PM by The Conversation

[By Elizabeth Mendenhall] The Strait of Hormuz exists in the eye of the beholder. While everyone agrees that, geographically speak...

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Report: U.S. Navy Destroyer Turns Back Two Iran-Linked Tankers

Published Apr 14, 2026 9:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. blockade of Iranian shipping is unfolding successfully so far, according to U.S. Central Command, including enforcement a...

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New Hazmat Liability Convention Could Enter Into Force Next Year

Published Apr 14, 2026 9:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

The global merchant shipping industry is about to get a new layer of liability with the impending entry into force of a treaty tha...

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Chagos Climb-Down Calls for a New Plan

Published Apr 14, 2026 3:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

In the arcane fashion under which the unwritten British constitution works, a clear signal has been given that the Treaty under wh...

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Report: Saudi Arabia Pushes U.S. to Lift Blockade on Iranian Traffic

Published Apr 14, 2026 3:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

Saudi officials are pushing the White House to abandon the brand-new blockade of Iranian shipping, hoping to avoid a new cycle of...

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U.S. Claims Success in First 24 Hours of Iranian Shipping Blockade

Published Apr 14, 2026 1:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday, U.S. Central Command reported that no Iran-linked shipping traffic had made it past its blockade during the first 24 h...

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Singapore's Straight Talking on Strait Blockade

Published Apr 13, 2026 11:51 AM by The Maritime Executive

Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has outlined to the parliament in Singapore why his country strongly supp...

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