Treasury Blacklists Six More LPG Carriers for Moving Iranian Gas

Published Jun 7, 2026 3:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Friday, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control put sanctions on six more Iran-linked LPG carriers, adding to the long list o...

Kinahan Cartel Linked to Iran’s IRGC Dark Fleet Operations

Published Jun 7, 2026 12:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

Reports in the UK's Sunday Times are linking the seizure of an OFAC-sanctioned VLCC tanker, the Majestic X (IMO 9198317), to the K...

Published Jun 6, 2026 3:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

On June 2, the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) tightened its controls on Iranian dark-fleet activities by de...

Published Jun 6, 2026 2:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

For several days, US forces have responded to a number of IRGC attacks in the Strait of Hormuz area by launching counterattacks of...

Published Jun 4, 2026 8:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

The carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has had a challenging year, including a 334-day deployment and a significant shipboard fire. The ve...

Published Jun 4, 2026 6:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

Negotiations between Iran and the United States appear to be continuing, but with misleading statements emerging from both sides a...

Published Jun 4, 2026 5:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies intercepted and rescued a rustic vessel carrying no fewer than 240 maritime m...

Published Jun 4, 2026 3:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy has fired the entire top leadership of its largest overseas ship maintenance and modernization facility, which is cr...

Published Jun 4, 2026 12:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

Vietnam has become the latest Southeast Asian country to sign a procurement contract for BrahMos anti-ship cruise missiles. News o...

Published Jun 4, 2026 2:34 AM by The Maritime Executive

Giant portal cranes are a photogenic icon of the shipbuilding might of a past era, but a recent delivery from Konecranes suggest t...