Russian Escort Accused of Killing Senior Russian Navy Officer in Sevastopol

Published Aug 16, 2026 5:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Russian authorities have arrested a Russian escort and accused her of killing a Russian Navy officer, ex-Ukrainian Navy defector R...

Trump Pledges to Make Hormuz a "Territory of the United States"

Published Aug 16, 2026 3:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

Amidst the ongoing Iranian campaign to control and close the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump promised Friday to make the...

Published Aug 14, 2026 9:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

The invasion of Ukraine has crystallized the rapid changes in warfare brought about primarily by advances in electronic applicatio...

Published Aug 14, 2026 8:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

Following claims of poor conditions aboard the long-deployed carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, the Navy asserts that it does not have a...

Published Aug 14, 2026 5:33 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

In the South China Sea, power is usually measured in ships, patrols and presence. In July, the Philippines opened a quieter front:...

Published Aug 13, 2026 10:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Nine years after announcing his preference for steam catapults, President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to remove the ele...

Published Aug 13, 2026 7:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

German barge line HGK has put out a policy recommendation for a generational investment in new tonnage for the nation's inland fle...

Published Aug 13, 2026 3:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

The second of the United States’ Ford class supercarriers, USS John F. Kennedy, got underway Wednesday afternoon, August 12, for h...

Published Aug 13, 2026 12:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

President Vladimir Putin paid a visit to the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet during its major annual exercise, which began on August...

Published Aug 13, 2026 3:39 AM by The Maritime Executive

A new awareness of the vulnerability of subsea infrastructure is leading to enhanced scrutiny with every break, particularly when...