CENTCOM's Commander Conducts an Inspection Flight in Strait of Hormuz

Published Oct 25, 2026 4:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a demonstration of confidence in the control Central Command exercises over the Strait of Hormuz, Commander CENTCOM Admiral Bra...

Closing the Sea: Lessons from Ancient Mediterranean Blockades

Published Oct 25, 2026 3:18 PM by CIMSEC

[By Dr. Stephen DeCasien] Nearly a century ago, Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, U.S.N., wrote in the foreword to Arthur M. Shepar...

Published Oct 23, 2026 6:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

It is generally accepted that the U.S. naval blockade on Iran, targeting both Iranian ships and ports, is nearly 100 percent effec...

Published Oct 22, 2026 5:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Thursday, the continued Houthi attacks on Saudi energy targets prompted a jump in oil prices, driving Brent futures upwards to...

Published Oct 22, 2026 4:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

London’s Daily Telegraph has published a lead story outlining how a Russian fleet of trawlers has been surveying and loitering ove...

Published Oct 22, 2026 3:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

TaiwanPlus TV’s investigative journalist Cadence Quantara has filed a report on an unexplained cluster of shipping which is linger...

Published Oct 21, 2026 10:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury announced new sanctions on a Panama-based law firm and five of its staff for allegedly helping Ira...

Published Oct 21, 2026 9:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Wednesday, the French navy issued an alert reporting an unlawful drone incursion - this time, during a military exercise. Accor...

Published Oct 21, 2026 7:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

Three weeks after the training ship Empire State arrived in Virginia for preparations for a government mission, MARAD has notified...

Published Oct 21, 2026 4:51 PM by Mongabay

[By Elizabeth Claire Alberts and Andrés Alegría] U.S. ambitions to mine the deep sea are rapidly expanding across the ocean, not o...