The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Study: Scrubbers Have Less Environmental Impact Than Low-Sulfur Fuel
Since the introduction of a global sulfur cap in marine fuel oil by IMO (International Maritime Organization) in 2020, t...
Iran Has Thousands of Ballistic Missiles. Here's Where They Are.
The deployment of B-2 Spirit strategic stealth bombers and KC-135 refueling aircraft to Diego Garcia, plus the dispatch...
CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Delivers Final CMA CGM Container Ship
[By: Bureau Veritas] Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has successfully delivered the CMA CGM TIGA, the last of te...
Vard Signs a New Contract with Dong Fang Offshore for a Subsea Vessel
[By: Fincantieri] Vard, the Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group and one of the major global designers and shipbuilder...
Work Starts on the First "Fremm Evo" Unit for the Italian Navy
[By: Fincantieri] Fincantieri has started construction on the Italian Navy’s first of two next-generation FREMM frigates,...
St. Johns Ship Building Receives Two New Contracts Valued at Over $17M
[By St. Johns Ship Building] St. Johns Ship Building, a Palatka, Florida-based Jones Act facility, today announced the award of...
USACE, Eastern Shipbuilding, Royal IHC Start Construction of New Dredge
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined contractors Eastern Shipbuilding Group and Royal IHC on April 4, 2025, in Panama...
Kongsberg Maritime Secures Equipment Contract for Offshore Support Vessel
[By: Kongsberg Maritime] Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to announce that it has secured a contract to supply an integrated...
Seaspan Begins Construction on Heavy Polar Icebreaker
[By: Seaspan] Today, Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) cut steel on the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) new heavy polar icebreaker...
Cruise Passenger Charged with Assault After “Barefoot Dancing” Incident
In recent years there have been many reports of passengers acting badly and even a few brawls aboard cruise ships. Agent...