The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Fincantieri's US Shipyards Recognized by Shipbuilders Council of America
[By Fincantieri] Fincantieri reaffirmed its leadership position in advanced shipbuilding and maritime innovation, announcing that...
RINA Awards AiP for Energy Harvesting Ship That Could Become Green Supplier
RINA awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to a unique concept vessel that would be an energy-harvesting ship, design...
Singapore Issues First Authorization for Ammonia Bunkering Trials
Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority recently granted the first authorization for an ammonia bunker operation that will use shi...
US Seizes Cocaine and Arrests Sailor on Tanker Carrying Drugs for Mexicans
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, working with U.S. Coast Guard and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, seized 227 kg of...
NATO Monitors Russian Surveillance Ship Loitering Near NATO Exercise
It was a case of who’s watching whom, according to reports from NATO Maritime Command. A Russian “intelligence collection” warship...
Presidential Message on National Maritime Day
[By The White House] For over two and a half centuries, the dedicated members of the United States Merchant Marine have powered ou...
Russian Patrol Ship Improvises Using Fencing to Protect Against Drones
In the more than four years since Russia invaded Ukraine in an all-out war, Ukraine has become proficient in drone technology and...
Seven Crewmembers from MSC Elsa 3 Casualty Seek Release from India
A year after the MSC Elsa 3 containership rolled onto its side and sank off the Indian coast, seven officers and crewmembers from...
Iran Continues to Assert Hormuz Transits Are Increasing Under Its Control
Iran continues to make unsubstantiated claims that under its control, transits are increasing in the Strait of Hormuz. It cites th...
Tanker Near Somalia Fires Warning Shots to Chase Off Suspicious Approach
A tanker sailing in the Gulf of Aden reported on May 22 that its security team was forced to fire warning shots during a suspiciou...