The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
NGO Seeks Answers After CBP Removed Crew from Cruise Ships
A local immigration advocacy group and other community groups are reporting that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents boarded...
Sarah McCoy Takes Helm as CEO of Port of Virginia
The Virginia Port Authority has named its next chief executive officer: Sarah J. McCoy, a longtime veteran of port operations at V...
New Zealand Fines Ferry Operator for Grounding and Lack of Crew Training
New Zealand has ordered inter-island RoRo ferry operator KiwiRail to pay a fine of NZ$400,000 ($234,671) after it was found culpab...
After Strike on CMA CGM Ship, US Claims it Wasn't Part of Security Program
Despite assurances from the U.S. military that transits through Omani waters of the Strait of Hormuz could be protected from Irani...
OOCL Seeks to Overturn $45M Award Alleging FMC Process is Unconstitutional
Lawyers for Orient Overseas Container Line filed suit in U.S. District Court on May 5, challenging the Federal Maritime Commission...
Australia Bans Bulker After Finding Unpaid Wages and Charges for Water
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is demonstrating its continuing determination to safeguard the well-being of seafa...
Cruise Ship Hondius Underway After Three People Were Medically Evacuated
The expedition cruise ship Hondius, dealing with the outbreak of hantavirus, got back underway late on Wednesday, May 6, with its...
U.S. Navy Fighter Shoots Out the Rudder of an Iranian Tanker
The U.S. military is matching Iran's new kinetic methods of blockade enforcement, switching to more forceful means to prevent an i...
Greeks Arrest Captain of Cargo Ship After Rescuing Crew from Sinking Ship
The Hellenic Coast Guard is reporting the rescue of nine crewmembers after a small cargo ship grounded and sank near the island of...
Supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford Transits Gibraltar into Atlantic
Eagle-eyed ship spotters confirmed what had been anticipated for days as the supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford transited the Strait...