U.S. Seizes Fifth “Ghost Fleet” Tanker in the Caribbean

Published Jan 9, 2026 11:59 AM by The Maritime Executive

In what they are describing as a “re-dawn action,” U.S. forces boarded another shadow fleet tanker and took control of the vessel,...

Iranian Navy Frigates Leave Bandar Abbas as Protests in Iran Intensify

Published Jan 9, 2026 9:08 AM by The Maritime Executive

While much of Western media has focused in recent days on the situation in Venezuela and connected maritime activity, protests, an...

Published Jan 8, 2026 10:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

This week, the U.S. government captured its first vessel flying the colors of the Russian flag, much to Moscow's disappointment -...

Published Jan 8, 2026 7:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from another 66 UN organizations and entities, the latest in its pullback...

Published Jan 8, 2026 4:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has picked a longtime member of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy team to lead the college...

Published Jan 8, 2026 2:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

The US State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale package for Denmark, at the heart of which is the procurement of thre...

Published Jan 8, 2026 1:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that it has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Yemen, in an operation conduc...

Published Jan 7, 2026 8:32 PM by The Conversation

[By Andrew Serdy] Relations between the US and Russia have hit a fresh bump after the US coastguard boarded a vessel sailing in th...

Published Jan 7, 2026 5:59 PM by Prof. Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed

When the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC) entered into force on...

Published Jan 7, 2026 12:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Wednesday, in addition to the boarding and seizure of the fugitive tanker Bella 1, U.S. forces captured the stateless, sanction...