Hot Weather and Politics Bring Yemen Back to the Brink in the Bab el Mandeb

Published Jul 16, 2026 3:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Weather rarely has a direct impact on political tensions, but the ultra-extreme heat of the summer in Yemen is an exception to the...

Report: Greece Blocks EU Sanctions on Yamal LNG to Protect Shipowners

Published Jul 16, 2026 3:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

Under pressure from domestic shipping interests, the government of Greece has blocked the latest EU sanctions package on Russian e...

Published Jul 16, 2026 1:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

A former master in the U.S. merchant marine pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court in New York on Wednesday, July 15, seven years af...

Published Jul 15, 2026 11:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Overnight Wednesday, U.S. forces carried out another wave of strikes against targets in Iran, the fifth day in a row of a back-and...

Published Jul 15, 2026 6:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

For the first time since the reimposition of the naval blockade on Iran's seaports, the U.S. military has conducted an enforcement...

Published Jul 15, 2026 12:46 PM by CIMSEC

[By Captains Al Collins and Kevin Eyer] Recent naval operations in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz have demonstrated that the...

Published Jul 14, 2026 10:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Repeated exchanges of fire with U.S. forces appear to be prompting Iranian leaders to contemplate further escalation. Late Tuesday...

Published Jul 14, 2026 8:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

As naval forces begin to get used to the idea of unmanned surface vessels and put together a concept of operations for how to use...

Published Jul 14, 2026 3:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The United States is resuming its blockade of shipping related to Iran today, July 14, but in a reversal of course, Donald Trump n...

Published Jul 14, 2026 10:23 AM by The Maritime Executive

While the effect had already been almost completely achieved, the U.S. Navy attack on the submarine maintenance facility in the Ba...