Lost in the Small Surface Combatant Wilderness

Published Jun 1, 2026 4:09 PM by CIMSEC

[By Kevin Eyer] Between January 13 and 15, the 38th Annual Surface Navy Symposium convened in Crystal City, Virginia, offering a d...

U.S. and Iran Trade Fire as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Continue

Published May 31, 2026 9:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

Over the weekend, Iranian and U.S. forces traded fire in a continued low-level contest over the control of the Strait of Hormuz. F...

Published May 31, 2026 3:12 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

More than 600 million people around the world seek to make their living through fishing or from processing the catch. Most of thos...

Published May 31, 2026 1:47 PM by William P. Doyle

The recent Jones Act waiver debate has largely focused on vessel availability, fuel prices, and emergency logistics. Far less atte...

Published May 31, 2026 12:24 PM by John Maggs

The IMO’s Net-Zero Framework is back on track. A majority of International Maritime Organization member states continue to support...

Published May 30, 2026 4:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

CENTCOM reported on May 30 that U.S. forces had disabled a small cargo ship on May 29 that it asserted had ignored warnings and wa...

Published May 29, 2026 5:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

New Zealand is planning to extend the service life of three aging navy ships that have been the cornerstone of the country’s marit...

Published May 29, 2026 4:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Listing out his conditions for the ceasefire agreement on social media on Friday, Donald Trump said the U.S. would lift its naval...

Published May 29, 2026 3:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

The United States Treasury and Department of State continued with their efforts of “maximum pressure” with sanctions on Iran as th...

Published May 29, 2026 1:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

The still relatively-new Thai government, reflecting a greater concern than previously over fractious relations with Cambodia, is...