The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Ships Carrying Humanitarian Aid Continue to Arrive in Cuba
Mexico, Belize, and Colombia are all reporting that they are continuing to send humanitarian aid to the beleaguered people of Cuba...
Markets Expect Oil Shortage if Hormuz Stays Shut, Oversupply Once it Opens
The oil market is telling two distinct stories, and future pricing depends upon which one prevails. In the short run, energy marke...
India Asserts Maintenance and Training Issues Caused MSC Elsa 3 Loss
A year after the MSC Elsa 3 containership sank off the coast of India, the Directorate General of Shipping filed its preliminary r...
Dutch Arrest Captain and Stop Containers Violating Russian Sanctions
Dutch Customs reports it has started a crackdown, intercepting sanctioned goods bound for Russia through the Port of Rotterdam. Ov...
EU Commences Mediterranean Dark Fleet Stop and Search Operations
The European Union has launched a coordinated campaign to crack down on vessels that are false-flagged, fraudulently certified, or...
Helmsman Charged with “Drunk Driving” After Hitting Sailboat and Pier
Danish authorities reported placing the helmsman of a general cargo ship under arrest on Monday evening after the vessel he was co...
USV Rescues Two U.S. Army Helicopter Pilots Who Were Shot Down by Iran
A U.S. Army helicopter was shot down by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday morning, prompting a high-stakes rescue...
EU Calls for Sanctions on Bunker and Support Vessels in New Russian Package
Saying that the goal is to maintain the pressure from the West on Russia, the European Commission outlined its plans for the 21st...
EU Steps Up to Fund Ocean Data Collection as U.S. Pulls Back
Following the Trump administration's decision to remove the global ocean sensor network run by the NSF/Woods Hole's Ocean Observat...
AFL-CIO Calls for Strengthening of U.S. Cargo Preference Rules
The AFL-CIO's maritime unions are calling for comprehensive cargo policies to generate the revenue base for an American maritime r...