Kuwait Detains Four IRGC Officers in a Boat off Bubiyan Island

Published May 13, 2026 8:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran and Kuwait are trading words over the capture of an Iranian boat near its maritime border with Iraq. Kuwait claims that the f...

Iranian Oil Afloat is Keeping China Well Buffered

Published May 13, 2026 5:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

As President Trump lands in Beijing to discuss the 4 Ts (Tehran, Trade & Tariffs and Taiwan), a backdrop to the talks will be Chin...

Published May 13, 2026 5:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

The current ceasefire between Iran and the United States was indefinitely extended in April, but to facilitate negotiations that a...

Published May 12, 2026 7:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

With the ceasefire talks stalled, the Trump administration continues to seek to use economic pressure to bring Iran to the negotia...

Published May 12, 2026 6:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Russian Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9 is normally a display of military might. This year, however, it was a greatly sc...

Published May 12, 2026 5:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Canada is reportedly discontinuing construction at the long-delayed Nanisivik naval refueling station in the High Arctic. The nava...

Published May 12, 2026 3:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

A new report from the US news outlet CNN, based on leaked information, is adding new speculation to the Russian claims that its ca...

Published May 10, 2026 7:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

While the exploration cruise ship Hondius has now reached Tenerife and passengers are being evacuated to specialist medical facili...

Published May 10, 2026 6:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine has struck another Russian Navy Karakurt Class corvette, an as-yet-unnamed vessel which was hit on May 7 while at sea off...

Published May 10, 2026 4:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

Among the concluding serials of Exercise Balikatan, the Philippines and Japan jointly conducted a live ground-launched anti-ship m...