Coast Guard Awards Largest-Ever Construction Contract for Cape May Revamp

Published May 7, 2026 9:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $400 million contract to Whiting Turner Contracting Co. for a comprehensive upgrade to the trai...

Amidst Ceasefire, U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes in Strait of Hormuz

Published May 7, 2026 6:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

As the ceasefire between Iran and the United States continues, both sides traded fire Thursday in an escalating tit-for-tat exchan...

Published May 7, 2026 5:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

For several months now, the sole Russian warship in the Mediterranean has been the Steregushchiy Class corvette RFS Stoykiy (F545)...

Published May 7, 2026 1:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

This week, President Donald Trump announced "great progress" towards a quick ceasefire deal with Iran, to be accompanied by the re...

Published May 6, 2026 8:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Following the indefinite suspension of the U.S. security corridor for the Strait of Hormuz, France has dispatched its aircraft car...

Published May 6, 2026 7:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

A local immigration advocacy group and other community groups are reporting that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents boarded...

Published May 6, 2026 5:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Despite assurances from the U.S. military that transits through Omani waters of the Strait of Hormuz could be protected from Irani...

Published May 6, 2026 12:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

Eagle-eyed ship spotters confirmed what had been anticipated for days as the supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford transited the Strait...

Published May 5, 2026 8:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday, a cargo vessel was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, according to UKMTO - the latest in a series of ship...

Published May 5, 2026 3:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Larak Island, to the south of and covering the approaches to Iran’s largest port at Bandar Abbas, has achieved some notoriety in r...