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Epic Fury Settles Into an Uneven Slogging Match

Published Mar 2, 2026 9:39 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

After the shock of two days of intense warfare, Operation Epic Fury on the morning of March 2 appears to be settling into a sloggi...

Container Lines Adjust to New Risks in Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea

Published Mar 1, 2026 11:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Following the exchange of attacks between Iran, its neighbors and American forces in the Mideast, ocean carriers are proceeding wi...

Cruise Lines Navigate Gulf Conflict Amidst Continued Iranian Strikes

Published Mar 1, 2026 10:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Cruise Ships

Given the centrality of the oil trade to the GCC states, tankers have rightfully received the most attention of any vessel class i...

Ukraine Carries Out Another Strike on Russia's Novorossiysk Oil Terminal

Published Mar 1, 2026 9:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

Amidst ongoing back-and-forth strikes between Iran, its neighbors and U.S. forces, Ukraine has carried on with its campaign of lon...

Three U.S. Servicemembers Killed in Iranian Strikes on Kuwait

Published Mar 1, 2026 5:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Three U.S. servicemembers have been killed and five more injured in Iranian retaliatory strikes in Kuwait, according to U.S. Centr...

Study: Forced Labor Persists Aboard Fishing Vessels in South-East Asia

Published Mar 1, 2026 2:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

In Southeast Asia, some actors in the fishing and seafood processing sectors have long utilized various forms of forced labor to r...

World Leaders Call for Restraint After Strikes on Iran

Published Mar 1, 2026 2:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Following multiple Iranian attacks on shipping, resulting in seafarer injuries and at least one shipboard fatality, IMO Secretary...

Op-Ed: Gulf States Face a Strategic Choice After Iranian Attacks

Published Mar 1, 2026 12:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Early on March 1, barely 24 hours after the launch of Operation Epic Fury, the impact of the war on trade in the Gulf region has b...

Iran Tries to Intimidate Shipping With Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz

Published Mar 1, 2026 12:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

Iranian authorities are attempting to close the Straits of Hormuz by warning traffic over Channel 16 that the Straits are closed....

Belgium Detains Falsely-Flagged, Sanctioned Tanker Linked to Iran

Published Mar 1, 2026 9:49 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Belgium, with the assistance of French forces and other EU partners, overnight detained a product tanker that was sailing along it...

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