The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
TSB Highlights Free-Fall Lifeboat Risk as Accidental Release Injures Crew
Maritime investigators are yet again highlighting the dangers associated with free-fall lifeboats on commercial vessels after an...
US Navy Takes Delivery of 25th Virginia-Class Sub, Future USS Massachusetts
The U.S. Navy announced that it accepted delivery of the Submarine Force’s newest attack submarine, the future USS...
Racing Team Launches Scientific Mission to Antarctica on Aluminum Sailboat
A team of researchers led by environmental advocate Boris Herrmann is undertaking an audacious scientific expedition to a remote...
US Expands Sanctions on Iran’s Energy Trade Snaring Wide Array of Companies
The United States expanded its sanctions against Iran’s energy trade with coordinated actions by both the State Department...
Thessaloniki Port Expansion Begins as US Calls for Alternatives to COSCO
An agreement was signed to put into motion the planned expansion of the Port of Thessaloniki in northeastern Greece. Whi...
LNG Shipping Shortage Behind Dramatic Hike in Atlantic Rates
Increased production of LNG in West Africa and the United States, and delays in discharges at Egyptian LNG terminals, ha...
Iranian Navy Loitering in Bandar Abbas Harbor
On a visit earlier this month to the headquarters of the IRGC Navy's 2nd Naval District in Bushehr, Deputy Chief of...
Report: US Destroyer Blocks Sanctioned Shadow Tanker’s Route to Venezuela
It appears the Trump administration is further tightening its pressure on Venezuela, using one of the destroyers deployed to the...
NOAA Ocean Mapping Expedition in Cook Islands Hailed as Resounding Success
[By: NOAA] Exploration Vessel Nautilus, operated by the Ocean Exploration Trust, successfully completed a groundbreaking three-...
Odfjell SE & Nissen Kaiun Co., Ltd Establish Joint Venture
[By: Odfjell SE] Leveraging Odfjell’s worldwide trading platform and Nissen Kaiun’s modern chemical tanker fle...