Italy and UK Each Find Cocaine Hidden in Shipments of Bananas

Published Jul 23, 2026 5:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

European authorities are reporting that refrigerated shipments of bananas continue to be one of the favored means of smugglers for...

Chinese Space Firm Launches Commercial Rocket From E. China Sea

Published Jul 23, 2026 3:39 AM by The Maritime Executive

China's Gravity-1 launch vehicle, the world's most powerful solid-fuel rocket, has successfully launched from a sea-based platform...

Published Jul 22, 2026 5:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK’s National Crime Agency is reporting the details of a bumbled smuggling effort that nearly saw the gang lose the drugs befo...

Published Jul 22, 2026 3:59 PM by Victor Tasiemski

Imagine a liquefied natural gas (LNG) or an oil tanker transiting some of the world's most strategically important waterways while...

Published Jul 22, 2026 10:56 AM by The Maritime Executive

Further to vessels suspected of having reversed course on July 21 to avoid potential Houthi hostile action, more ships have been i...

Published Jul 21, 2026 11:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation has secured a step forward for the deployment of onboard carbon cap...

Published Jul 21, 2026 4:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Panama Canal Authority is continuing to take steps to preemptively manage against an anticipated weather pattern that could ag...

Published Jul 21, 2026 2:38 PM by Chad Fuhrmann

Classification societies no longer serve solely as compliance inspectors at vessel delivery. Evolving pressures demand they mainta...

Published Jul 21, 2026 1:31 PM by Capt. Volodymyr Smirnov

The modern shipping industry has become increasingly proficient at demonstrating compliance. Documentation is available. Procedure...

Published Jul 21, 2026 1:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

The first indications have been seen that the Houthi blockade declared against ships traveling to Saudi ports is beginning to have...