The Blockade on Iran is Deepening – But Also Widening

Published Oct 23, 2026 6:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

It is generally accepted that the U.S. naval blockade on Iran, targeting both Iranian ships and ports, is nearly 100 percent effec...

Oil Prices Jump After Houthi Strikes and Iranian Shipping Attacks

Published Oct 22, 2026 5:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Thursday, the continued Houthi attacks on Saudi energy targets prompted a jump in oil prices, driving Brent futures upwards to...

Published Oct 22, 2026 4:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

London’s Daily Telegraph has published a lead story outlining how a Russian fleet of trawlers has been surveying and loitering ove...

Published Oct 22, 2026 3:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

TaiwanPlus TV’s investigative journalist Cadence Quantara has filed a report on an unexplained cluster of shipping which is linger...

Published Oct 21, 2026 10:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury announced new sanctions on a Panama-based law firm and five of its staff for allegedly helping Ira...

Published Oct 21, 2026 9:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Wednesday, the French navy issued an alert reporting an unlawful drone incursion - this time, during a military exercise. Accor...

Published Oct 21, 2026 7:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

Three weeks after the training ship Empire State arrived in Virginia for preparations for a government mission, MARAD has notified...

Published Oct 21, 2026 4:51 PM by Mongabay

[By Elizabeth Claire Alberts and Andrés Alegría] U.S. ambitions to mine the deep sea are rapidly expanding across the ocean, not o...

Published Oct 21, 2026 2:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

An overview of a series of separate developments suggests that a string of Asian nations facing pressure from China across maritim...

Published Oct 21, 2026 1:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

After the strikes on commercial vessels off the coasts of Bulgaria and Romania, NATO has agreed to provide additional support to t...